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  • shoes that screamed "Mai!"

    Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008 8:17PM / Standard Entry / Members only
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    Gloria brought me a pair of beautiful purple shoes as a gift from Malaysia.
    She said when she saw them, they were screaming "Mai!" and had to get them for me.

    I gave her 1000yen to avoid walking away from her.
    We're not accustomed to the jinx but I believe it now.

    Any other Chinese cultural superstitions that I may not be aware of?

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  • Divarose
    Official artist
    posted on Wednesday, Jun 25, 2008 5:44PM
    oh no, I think you all got it wrong. sorry for my bad explanation.

    I meant that when Gloria saw them shoes, she thought they were so "me" and kindly got them for me as a gift. She knows I love shoes (who doesn't if you're a girl) and that my favorite color is purple.  
    But according to the Chinese saying, buying a pair of new shoes as a gift is bad luck, as the receiver will walk away from you wearing them, right? So we had to break the jinx. That's why I gave her money (1000yen is about $10) to pretend it wasn't a present.

    I did not know my name meant buy in Chinese!
    I'm studying Chinese now but I learn new words every day!
  • rottendoubt
    posted on Wednesday, Jun 25, 2008 1:39AM [Report]
    what do you mean, gave her $1000 to avoid walking away from her?
  • stephen
    posted on Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008 11:57PM [Report]
    Is it telling that your name means "Buy!" in Chinese?... or "Sell!" depending on how you say it.
  • paddychow
    Official artist
    posted on Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008 9:53PM [Report]
    i have never had shoes that have talked :oP
  • Etchy
    posted on Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008 9:28PM [Report]
    no, just demon talking shoes,  i think thats the major superstition. :-P

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