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Re: The Random Facts Thread
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2017, 11:15:08 am »
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SPD Smith (the Australian Cricket captain)'s name is Steven Peter Devereaux Smith!
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« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2017, 11:22:49 am »
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Some personal facts:
- I am somewhat related to Michael Hussey (oldish cricketer)
- I am also somewhat related to the guy who started the Scouts movement :)
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Re: The Random Facts Thread
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2017, 11:29:02 am »
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Some personal facts:
- I am somewhat related to Michael Hussey (oldish cricketer)
- I am also somewhat related to the guy who started the Scouts movement :)
Ah, but are you related to David Hussey? :P
My church was visited often by the famous cricketer Viv Richards
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Re: The Random Facts Thread
« Reply #18 on: December 18, 2017, 11:32:11 am »
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Ah, but are you related to David Hussey? :P
My church was visited often by the famous cricketer Viv Richards
That too :P

That's pretty cool! ;D
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« Reply #19 on: December 18, 2017, 11:37:52 am »
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Some personal facts:
- I am somewhat related to Michael Hussey (oldish cricketer)
- I am also somewhat related to the guy who started the Scouts movement :)
Well, if you go back far enough, we're all somewhat related.

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« Reply #20 on: December 18, 2017, 11:39:23 am »
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Well, if you go back far enough, we're all somewhat related.
True true. I'm even related to heids!
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« Reply #21 on: December 18, 2017, 03:11:26 pm »
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Anyone watch Eurovision? Well, the Australian contestant for Junior Eurovision 2017 is in my younger sibling's cohort.
She came in third, the highest place Australia's ever scored thus far.
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« Reply #22 on: December 18, 2017, 03:20:54 pm »
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Anyone watch Eurovision? Well, the Australian contestant for Junior Eurovision 2017 is in my younger sibling's cohort.
She came in third, the highest place Australia's ever scored thus far.
She also starred on State School Spectacular, which was on TV during the weekend iirc. :)
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« Reply #23 on: December 18, 2017, 03:32:00 pm »
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Well, if you go back far enough, we're all somewhat related.
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Re: The Random Facts Thread
« Reply #24 on: December 18, 2017, 11:18:00 pm »
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In Chinese, the titles you refer to your seniors and your own generation (like aunt, cousin etc.) are divided based on relation to your father or mother, AND on their relative age to your parents

It's so confusing

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« Reply #25 on: December 18, 2017, 11:24:21 pm »
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In Chinese, the titles you refer to your seniors and your own generation (like aunt, cousin etc.) are divided based on relation to your father or mother, AND on their relative age to your parents

It's so confusing
To add onto Rui's post, here is what he means :P . It doesn't go straight down like a normal family tree,

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« Reply #26 on: December 18, 2017, 11:26:02 pm »
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To add onto Rui's post, here is what he means :P . It doesn't go straight down like a normal family tree,
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Not to mention, that's just like 10% of the puzzle.

It doesn't look too bad when you just jump one generation, but when you go TWO generations and start talking about your GRANDPARENT'S siblings...

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« Reply #27 on: December 18, 2017, 11:29:06 pm »
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Not to mention, that's just like 10% of the puzzle.

It doesn't look too bad when you just jump one generation, but when you go TWO generations and start talking about your GRANDPARENT'S siblings...
Oh yeah, that's a nightmare.

When I visit people, I just say
"Hello,how are you? I hope you had a  happy xmas or CnY" and avoid the names :P

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Re: The Random Facts Thread
« Reply #28 on: December 18, 2017, 11:31:02 pm »
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In Chinese, the titles you refer to your seniors and your own generation (like aunt, cousin etc.) are divided based on relation to your father or mother, AND on their relative age to your parents

It's so confusing
Worse, you also use similar titles when being polite with family friends - and sometimes when you're trying to be thankful to someone who has helped you. Fortunately that is lumped into singular words, but they are still divided according to obvious age gaps of you relative to them.
For example, I may be called the word for "older sister" if a little boy was forced to say thanks from his mother, after I give back a toy he dropped, even though they're absolute strangers to me.
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Re: The Random Facts Thread
« Reply #29 on: December 18, 2017, 11:33:31 pm »
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Worse, you also use similar titles when being polite with family friends - and sometimes when you're trying to be thankful to someone who has helped you. Fortunately that is lumped into singular words, but they are still divided according to obvious age gaps of you relative to them.
For example, I may be called the word for "older sister" if a little boy was forced to say thanks from his mother, after I give back up a toy he dropped, even though they're absolute strangers to me.
Tbh I reckon courtesy ones are easier. You use less things than in that flow chart.

I only use six. For women/girls, I would just use 奶奶,阿姨,姐姐. For men/boys, 爷爷,叔叔,哥哥.
And when in doubt with the age factor, pick the younger of the two valid alternatives. Like there's someone I know that I really could call 奶奶 but I just pick 阿姨 anyway