In China, there are different hand symbols for certain numbers.
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One to five are what you learned on Sesame Street. But six? It’s similar to a surfer’s hang loose sign. Seven? Your fingers are pinched together as if making a duck for a shadow picture. Eight is a gun. Nine reminds me of the “Red rum” finger from the SHINING. Ten is either a crisscross of your index fingers or a fist.
Well, if a picture is worth a thousand words–Zì–what hand gestures do you give these twenty photos?
- Morning Market, Bangkok. Kha Sahn District.
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2. Lady in Red, Tuanjie village, Kunming
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3. Ashtray on the fourteenth floor of Kunming’s Second Affiliated Hospital.
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4. Nineteen thousand steps noodle shop. My reward after hiking Western Hills in Kunming.
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5. Poster for teeth repair, now available at your local mani-pedi shop.
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6. Favorite vendor at Kunming Central River Market.
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7. Gangham Style “Psy” at school Prom
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8. Appetizer sent to my table by a group of guys. Roses would work better. Note: roasted larva taste like overly roasted pumpkin seeds.
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9. Mother and daughter restaurant owners snickering about the bugs.
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10. Me dreaming of Nineteen thousand step noodles while I eat the bugs.
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11. My cat examining a thank you card from a second grader.
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12. A former student returning home from the USA to surprise his mother for Mother’s Day, only to discover she is in jail for attending an illegal meeting.
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13. Pre-school Chinese students on a field trip.
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14. One of them wondering who turned off the lights.
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15. A Chinese policeman who lost his job for tweeting.
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16. My fish guy.
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17. Chinese Willie Wonka
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18. Hole in the Wall restaurant, Sukhumvit, Bankgok
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19.The Cows are coming well, you know. Lake FuXian village.
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20. Me trying to figure out what pictures to put in this post
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15. Me trying to figure out what pictures to put in this post.
Great blog and photos, Ginger.
Thankyou Mike!