How to say "no" in 5 different Asian languages

Now that you have learned how to say "yes" in 5 different Asian languages, how about learning to say no?

Japanese: iie

Korean: anio

Mandarin: bu shi

Cantonese: ng hai

Thai: mai

How to say "yes" in 5 different Asian languages

Japanese: hai

Korean: ne

Mandarin: shi

Cantonese: hai

Thai: khrap (male); khaa (female)

When do Asians eat rice?

Yesterday I talked about rice being the main staple for Chinese. In fact, other Asians such as Japanese, Filipino and Korean also treat rice as a major part of their meal. Most of them have rice as their breakfast as well. I visited one of my Japanese friends in Tokyo two years ago. She made breakfast for me and my husband and surely rice was one of the items.

When I was a kid, I grew up eating rice and meat for my breakfast during winter. My mother said it would help keep me warm...considering that there was no heating in the classroom and we were on public transportation a lot, rice did help give me energy and warmth. I still have the habit of eating rice almost every day. Bread is considered a snack for me. If I don't have rice for a particular meal, somehow I feel that I didn't quite feed myself well.!

10 richest countries in the world

According to http://www.xinhuanet.com/, 4 out of the 10 richest countries in the world in 2006 are from Asia:

1. Tokyo, Japan (GDP: US$784.8 billion)



2. New York, United States (GDP: US$407 billion)



3. London, United Kingdom (GDP: US$284.7 billion)



4. Seoul, Korea (GDP: US$198 billion)



5. Los Angeles, United States, (GDP: US$196 billion)



6. Osaka, Japan (GDP: US$191 billion)



7. Hong Kong, China (GDP: US$164 billion)



8. Chicago, United States (GDP: US$146 billion)



9. Toronto, Canada (GDP: US$141.9 billion)



10. Mexico City, Mexico (GDP: US$125 billion)

Note: The GDP figures are in 2004.