The interviewer’s initials are denoted through the initials BD, while the informant’s responses are marked as HZ. HZ: This involves a Mandarin wordplay, so it might not translate into English, but I think it’s funny. So there’s a saying in China, that in January—like lunar calendar January, the whole month of New Year—you can’t cut… Continue Reading »
The interviewer’s initials are denoted through the initials BD, while the informant’s responses are marked as SH. SH: It’s a German thing to open presents on the evening of the 24th. Christmas in Germany isn’t the 25th—the 25th is nothing. My family celebrates in the morning of the 25th because my brother and I grew… Continue Reading »
The interviewer’s initials are denoted through the initials BD, while the informant’s responses are marked as KP. KP: New years. For Koreans, new years is huge, right? New years, for us at least, we have like a family reunion, with like our other extended family. If you are like, considered a child, you bow, and… Continue Reading »
The interviewer’s initials are denoted through the initials BD, while the informant’s responses are marked as DG. DG: Over the summer, I learned the stick game. Basically how it works is that you’ll have sticks, and you play with a group of friends around you in a circle. You tell them you’ll put the sticks… Continue Reading »
The interviewer’s initials are denoted through the initials BD, while the informant’s responses are marked as MW. MW: My mom told me not to point at the moon. I don’t know why, but she said that if you point at the moon with your hand, your ear will get cut off. BD:Where did your mom… Continue Reading »