Re: CHAT: cross-culturation

>From: Anton Sherwood <bronto@...>
>Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 22:04:23 -0800
>
> > ( . . . Unfortunately my staff consultant
> > on matters Hebraic hasn't come back from Trader Joe's.)
>
>When she did return, she brought a calendar from a Thai restaurant.
>It's labelled in Chinese.  I knew the weekdays (sun, moon, fire, water,
>wood, metal, earth) but the months are labelled with what appear to be
>special elaborate numerals.  ?
>
Hmm.  I think that might be Japanese?  In Chinese the days are Sun, One,
Two, Three, Four, Five, Six.  And the "elaborate" forms of the Chinese
numerals are quite unrecognizeable as having any connection to the ordinary
forms except for "five" and one of the options for "ten".

Adam

>
>--
>Anton Sherwood  --  http://www.ogre.nu/

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