Happy Chinese Lunar New Year

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in General Discussion edited January 2014
To all chinese folks:



This is the year of the goat and I wish all of you a prosperous and Happy New Year!!



Gong Xi Fa Coi!!
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  • Reply 1 of 41
    haha this is primarily a non-chinese audience but happy new year!
  • Reply 2 of 41
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    little early but alright





    Happy New Year folks
  • Reply 3 of 41
    the year of the (dark) horse is coming to an end....
  • Reply 4 of 41
    >>But the year of the horse was sure a bad day at the races



    No luck at Happy Valley then? Nor me. I lost money on every race when I was there in October. the stadium puts every UK racetrack to shame tho



    (I suspect your comment was a bit more general than my interpretation! would be interested to discuss Tung Chee Hwa and HK politics in general. but another time).



    Hang loose

    G

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    weather: a sunny day on Euston Road

    now playing: Miles Davis / Sketches of Spain
  • Reply 5 of 41
    stunnedstunned Posts: 1,096member
    Many people dun like the year of the goat. But I do. I was born in the goat year, and so is my mother.



    Trust me, this is gonna be a good year!
  • Reply 6 of 41
    rooroo Posts: 162member
    i've seen quite a few boston people on the board-- anyone know what/when the celebrations will be here? chinese new year is my favorite holiday, but i've never seen the parade out here. i wish i had money to go to new york to see their parade... damn it!
  • Reply 7 of 41
    Do you guys even know what Gong Hei Fat Choi means?



    First of all, you shouldn't be saying it in Cantonese as it is a minor dialect.



    Gong Xi Fa Cai is the correct pinyin adaptation.





    Plus, this isn't the primary thing you say to people at new year.





    You should maybe, wish them Happy New Year first?





    Anyway,

    Thanks for the topic.



    Am I the only real Chinese in this forum?
  • Reply 8 of 41
    firehcfirehc Posts: 368member
    Am I the only real Chinese in this forum?[/QB][/QUOTE]

    no, me

    happy new year!

    i switched to mac (imac) almost one year now and i love it!

    thanks also you guys answering this newie's stupid questions.
  • Reply 9 of 41
    giaguaragiaguara Posts: 2,724member
    I thought the new year was this year later than now ...



    But happy ... goats year?? <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />

  • Reply 10 of 41
    stunnedstunned Posts: 1,096member
    [quote]Originally posted by stevegongrui:

    <strong>

    Am I the only real Chinese in this forum?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Me Chinese too. New Year eve today, hope all of us will be able to have reunion dinner with our beloved families.



    Have a prosperous New Year!!
  • Reply 11 of 41
    firehcfirehc Posts: 368member
    year of goat actually starts on 1st Feb
  • Reply 12 of 41
    Guo nian hao!

    Xin nian hao!



    Wo shuo yi dianr Zhongwen.
  • Reply 13 of 41
    stunnedstunned Posts: 1,096member
    [quote]Originally posted by firehc:

    <strong>year of goat actually starts on 1st Feb</strong><hr></blockquote>





    Singapore time is 24 hours faster than USA. Happy New Year!! May good luck and prosperity be with u and everyone else in AI!!
  • Reply 14 of 41
    stunnedstunned Posts: 1,096member
    [quote]Originally posted by adpowers:

    <strong>Guo nian hao!

    Xin nian hao!



    Wo shuo yi dianr Zhongwen.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Gong Xi Fa Cai. Wan Shi Ru Yi!! Xin Nian Kuai Le!!
  • Reply 15 of 41
    大家新年好!



    我在意大利给大家拜年!





    Hope you can all see these characters.





    I'm stuck in Rome away from all my family so I didn't celebrate it much but thankfully we have a satellite reciever so I watched the new years programme.



    It wasn't great, but gave me back the feeling of being a Chinese.



    I'd like to know how you all celebrated New Year!
  • Reply 16 of 41
    stunnedstunned Posts: 1,096member
    [quote]Originally posted by stevegongrui:

    <strong>

    I'd like to know how you all celebrated New Year!</strong><hr></blockquote>





    After my renunion dinner, I went for the Jackie Chan Movie - Shanghai Knights and then took a walk in my country's Chinatown. It was a happy night with plenty of New Year atmosphere!!



    So how's Italy?? Is there a Chinatown there? Did u get to have renunion dinner with your family??
  • Reply 17 of 41
    nah there's no chinatown here in rome... you can't get more homogeneous population than that of rome... the only officeworkers here are italians... if you see minorities they clean windows or work for some international organization like FAO... Rome aint the most socially advanced of cities...



    anyway happy new year guys (for yesterday )
  • Reply 18 of 41
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    uhg... christmas, chinese new year, valentine's day, birthday



    all within 2-3 months....



    im gonna go broke with buying gifts :eek:
  • Reply 19 of 41
    giaguaragiaguara Posts: 2,724member
    Hey it was also a Korean new year, not just the Chinese... A great discovery in Nyack ... <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[surprised]" />
  • Reply 20 of 41
    [quote]Originally posted by pumpkin:

    <strong>nah there's no chinatown here in rome... you can't get more homogeneous population than that of rome... the only officeworkers here are italians... if you see minorities they clean windows or work for some international organization like FAO... Rome aint the most socially advanced of cities...



    anyway happy new year guys (for yesterday )</strong><hr></blockquote>



    as an englishman living in rome, i'm sad to say that i concur with pumpkin. it's a very singular culture. for a holiday, it's beautiful. as a place to live for a non-caucasian, i'd say you'd best have a good sense of humour.



    belated happy new year to all!
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