The new Broadway show Chinglish, which opens XX, seeks to explore what happens when an American business man seeks to start a business in China and doesn't speak Chinese. To make matters worse, he's falling in love with the one girl he definitely can't have.
Here's a video explaining a bit more about the show and some perspectives from the cast :
All my readers are in luck! I'm giving away a pair of tickets to see Chinglish on Broadway! There are 5 easy ways to win and each comment counts as an entry. Please include your email in any comments so I know how to contact you if you are the winner.
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Congratulations to Elizabeth Weiss! She was the 38th commenter and wins 2 tickets to Chinglish! I LOVED all of your culture class stories so feel free to keep them coming. Thanks to everyone who entered and stay tuned for more contests!
To save on tickets through November 13th, use code CDDMX815 when calling 212-947-8844, going online at broadwayoffers.com, or visiting the Longacre Theatre Box Office (220 W. 48th Street). Orchestra/Front Mezz. tickets will be $74.50 - $79.50 (regularly $116.50 - $121.50) and Rear Mezz. will be $62.50 - $66.50 (regularly $86.50 - $91.50).
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ReplyDeleteI've had some interesting culture clash stories but one of the best was recently in Mexico City when someone I work with wanted more of our USBs from NY that are shaped look like lipstick. My co-worker started asking me for lipstick...needless to say I was confused!
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ReplyDeleteMy mother grew up & had her schooling in Hong Kong. She speaks English perfectly fine but with a mixed Chinese/British accent. I'm always correcting her in her pronunciation of words... then one day she asked me to pass her a sheet of paper, except with the way she says it she was actually asking me for a s*** of paper. Instead of correcting her I just busted out laughing in her face. To this day she still can't say "sheet" without me laughing at her.
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I had some major culture clash when I first moved to England from California as a kid, but it was more painful than funny, lol; kids mocked me mercilessly for my American accent among other things. I also stood out like hell once we moved from there to Hong Kong, where I was a tall, blonde girl in a sea of Asians. :) Hmm, drawing a blank when it comes to funny stories, though! Oh, well, I do suppose it's funny that when I moved back to the States after all this, I was befuddled by all the Bart Simpson stuff I saw everywhere - Simpsons mania was huge in the U.S., but we hadn't had it in Hong Kong, so I had no idea who Bart was or what all the "don't have a cow, dude" catchphrases meant!
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ReplyDeleteI think my funniest culture clash story (and timely too) was while I was an exchange student in Madrid I got into an argument with a girl in a nightclub over how to pronounce the name of the band R.E.M.
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ReplyDeletethe funniest culture clash for me has been moving to the south 2x and speaking a lot of yiddish which does NOT translate. HEHEH
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My grandparents and I love visiting this Vegetarian Chinese restaurant in Chinatown(in NYC). The restaurant never have knives, so we bring our own plastic ones!I guess Chinese restaurants just don't give knives!
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My funniest culture clash story is one day passing by the Empire State Building, I met a family who could barely get out a word of English. I stood with them while they talked to me with hand motions and crazy facial expressions. It took another 6 people passing by to figure out together with me that they were searching for a bathroom. As soon as we figured that out, they bowed their heads and ran in desperation for that bathroom!
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ReplyDeleteCulture clash? Oh so many. I'll start small: In elementary school we had an bi-annual roller rink party and it was the event of the winter and spring season---all the kids would go, feast on pizza and pose silly in the photo booth. Unfortunately, I was never once able to go. Why? Because my mom wouldn't let me skip one day of Greek school, even after seven years.
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