Monday, January 15, 2007
China Eyes
There was much talk of China on Start the Week and, coincidentally, I have just discovered that more Chinese are visiting this site than either Brits or Americans. They are, as one would expect, inscrutable. They leave no comments. Perhaps they are eagerly buying my book. Who knows? I feel as though I am dining at the Royal China in Queensway, a vast restaurant where the waiters say nothing and just watch. I wonder what they are thinking. Anyway, er, hi, guys.
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A blog about, among other things, imaginary ideas - What ifs? and Imagine thats. What if photographs looked nothing like what we see with our eyes? Imagine that the Berlin Wall had never come down. What if we were the punchline of an interminable joke? All contributions welcome.
You are your book. Nearly every post you manage to slip a plug in somewhere. I've a good mind to just buy a copy for each regular contributor and be done with it! Would that do the trick? Or are you trying to crack the Chinese market?
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Neil, I apologise. The problem is I have very little faith in bookshops, so I feel the need to do all the work myself. And, yes, I do wish to carck the Chinese market.
ReplyDeleteThat extract in the Times might sell a few copies, if my wife is anything to go by. She saw it and was impressed (by the book, that is!). I told her a copy was in the post.
ReplyDeleteI see what you mean about the interesting spelling...
ReplyDelete他们想知道什么您认为也是
ReplyDeleteAh, thanks, Slicker, but only I know those question marks were, in fact, Chinese characters. What did they mean?
ReplyDelete"we are wondering what you are thinking, hence the visit."
ReplyDeleteWhen the full moon falls silent
ReplyDeleteWho will catch the ripples
For me, your book is not cheap.
ReplyDeleteMy English is not good so that I don't wanna leave some message.
For exemple, the title "China Eyes" is confusing.
Why not "Chinese Eyes"? What is the difference between the two?
Frankly speaking, visiting your blog is to improve my English!
Yi
Yi, There is a line in a Tim Buckley song - 'She had those sad China eyes..' - which I always found very beautiful. I used China because it is more poetic. Chinese sounds like cheese.
ReplyDeleteWhat's wrong with cheese?
ReplyDeleteYou must learn to overcome your likes and dislikes.The All is in all.
What's wrong with cheese? You must learn to overcome your likes and dislikes.The All is in all.
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