Thursday, June 29, 2006
Lan qiu 篮球
Basketball.
Top five differences between pick-up lan qiu in China vs. the US:
5. You say 犯规 "fan gui" instead of "foul"
4. When "fan gui" is called, play happily resumes immediately, without the typical 5 minutes of bitching that inevitably ensues at home.
3. Instead of shirts and skins you play home Yao Ming red jerseys vs. away Yao Ming white jerseys. Yeah, he's popular here, but I also see a lot of Wade / James / Carter and unfortunately Bryant jerseys too.
2. No "check" to start play. When you try this, the other team will assume it was a really stupid pass and take the turnover.
1. The hoop is usually only about 9'8", which turns me into a dunking power forward instead of a point guard.
Top five differences between pick-up lan qiu in China vs. the US:
5. You say 犯规 "fan gui" instead of "foul"
4. When "fan gui" is called, play happily resumes immediately, without the typical 5 minutes of bitching that inevitably ensues at home.
3. Instead of shirts and skins you play home Yao Ming red jerseys vs. away Yao Ming white jerseys. Yeah, he's popular here, but I also see a lot of Wade / James / Carter and unfortunately Bryant jerseys too.
2. No "check" to start play. When you try this, the other team will assume it was a really stupid pass and take the turnover.
1. The hoop is usually only about 9'8", which turns me into a dunking power forward instead of a point guard.
# posted by tim @ 1:23 PM 
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