An Italian, and Irishman and a Chinese fellow are hired at a construction site. The foreman points out a huge pile of sand and says to the Italian guy. “You’re in charge of sweeping,” to the Irishman, “You’re in charge of shoveling,” and to the Chinese guy, “And you’re in charge of supplies.”
“Now, I […]
Once there was a debate between two countries, USA and China, one thousand years ago.
Ten distinguished people from each country met in the Himalayas for the debate. The debate was on who was most important - the sun or the moon. Each side presented their arguments and counter-arguments for days but they could […]
A man walks into a Chinese restaurant but is told by the maitred’ that there will be at least a twenty minute wait, would he like to wait in the bar. He goes into the bar and the bartender says, “What’ll it be?”
The man replies, “Give me a Stoli with a twist.”
The […]
Once there was an old grandmother who believed in taboo. On New Year’s Year’s Day and other festival days, she would try only to say nice things, and never let the word “no” rashly fall from her mouth.
One lunar New Year’s Day, as soon as the granddaughter passed her a bowl of sweet rice […]
During the reign of Dali of the Tang Dynasty, a man named Feng Xile in Jingzhou was very good at flattery. He once had an audience with the magistrate of Changlin County and was treated to dinner.
“You are so kind that even the tigers and wolves are moving away,” he told the magistrate.
Just […]
A and B were good friends. One day, B heard that A was ill and went to see him. He asked the worried A, “What disease do you suffer and what do you want? Tell me and I will try my best to help you out. ”
“I’m suffering from a disease called Money Shortage […]
A man who was going away for some time enjoined his son: “If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been called away to attend to a minor matter and be sure to ask him in for a cup of tea.”
Afraid that his idiotic son might forget his instructions, […]
A Chinese man arranged for a hooker to come to his room for the evening. Once in the room they undressed, climbed into bed, and went at it. When finished, the Chinese man jumped up, ran over to the window, took a deep breath, dove under the bed, climbed out the other side, jumped back […]
Walking through Chinatown, a tourist is fascinated with all the Chinese restaurants, shops, signs and banners. He turns a corner and sees a building with the sign, “Hans Olaffsen’s Laundry. “Hans Olaffsen?”, he muses. “How the heck does that fit in here?” So he walks into the shop and sees an old Chinese gentleman behind […]
A man went to the wine seller’s at midnight to buy wine. The wine seller, hearing several knocks at the door, said without opening it: “Just throw in your coppers through the crack in the door.”
“But,” inquired the man, “how are you going to get the wine out?”
“Through the crack,” was the reply. […]