Tim and I are playing Catchphrase. This is why it's hard to get good directions in China.
Tim: This word means what you should do if you don't know something.
Me: Research? Look it up? Dictionary?
Tim: No. Someone asks you, but you don't know the answer.
Me: I've played this game a quadrillion times with various students, so I know what all the words are. Tell a lie?
Tim: That's right!
Me: That's sad.
Amamda and I are playing Catchphrase.
Me: When you see something beautiful and you want to remember it, what will you do?
Amanda: Potato!
Me: Potato?
Amanda: Potato. Potato...photo! Take a photo!
In a class of 12 students, we are playing a game called "What did I do yesterday?" The class has decided where Stuart went (Walmart) what he thought about it (crowded) and what he bought (shampoo). Just a note here: Peter says Wal-Mart smells like China.
Stuart: Did I go somewhere in China?
Class: Many countries have this place.
Stuart: Disneyland?
Me: It's a big store from America.
Stuart: Oh, Wal...Wa...wo er ma!
Me: Yes, Wal-Mart.
Class: What did you think about it?
Stuart: Confusing.
Class: No!
Stuart: Smelly?
Me: Yes, but no.
Class: Like riding the bus at 6pm.
Stuart: Crowded!
Later in that class, Michael approaches me. There's about an hour left of this four-hour class.
Michael: I'm sorry teacher, I have to leave early. I have something to do. (This is a standard Chinese excuse. I guess they don't feel obligated to make up an actual lie.)
Me: Okay, that's fine.
Michael: Okay, teacher, thank you so much.
Me: Tell your girlfriend I said hi.
Michael: How did you know?!
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