tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893932553120598729.post5561679079541498581..comments2023-07-28T08:32:02.818-07:00Comments on amateurs de thé chinois: Why Drink Tea?LaoChaGuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088458603246488712noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893932553120598729.post-28235547293136071452008-09-27T01:52:00.000-07:002008-09-27T01:52:00.000-07:00No problems Will,I understood correctly your way o...No problems Will,I understood correctly your way of thinking.<BR/>You don't seem condescending at all.I'm proud to read some french word upon your blog.I thought it was funny to compare "amateur de thé chinois" and "amateur of chinese teas"...I was only joking.<BR/>As my friend Matt who is the master of a splendid Korean blogwh<BR/> http://mattchasblog.blogspot.com/<BR/>I'd like to say: <BR/>"Peace"T.alainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580422701168894602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893932553120598729.post-82489991385441649352008-09-26T05:59:00.000-07:002008-09-26T05:59:00.000-07:00I hope I didn't seem condescending trying to expla...I hope I didn't seem condescending trying to explain in French the meaning of my blog title. The last thing I want is to drive people away who are leaving such nice compliments! I didn't mean that you wouldn't understand if I explained in English. I just think the word sounds better in French.<BR/><BR/>yumcha I was very affected my the story of Mr. Yamada's life as well. What a set of circumstances... He was in line for a suicide mission to crash into an allied warship; but instead, his destiny was to be adopted by an American, then to spend many years bringing such a beautiful part of Japanese culture to America.LaoChaGuihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088458603246488712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893932553120598729.post-54272409681165419562008-09-25T15:03:00.000-07:002008-09-25T15:03:00.000-07:00How fortunate that tea master was able to escape t...How fortunate that tea master was able to escape the fate of a Kamikaze pilot and find fulfillment in the peaceful ways of tea. Many of his contemporaries were not so fortunate. Even sadder, most Kamikaze pilots were not mindless drones without sense of human life but well-educated young men not at all eager to sacrifice a life only half lived.<BR/>Before he plunged his plane into an Allied vessel, Nakao Takanori left a poem that began,"How lonely is the sound of the clock in the darkness of night..." I'm happy to learn of a man who lived long enough to see many peaceful dawns and counted away the days with each cup of tea.yumchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436179021299019535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893932553120598729.post-15599062712559216732008-09-25T13:08:00.000-07:002008-09-25T13:08:00.000-07:00as i'm french,i'm an "amateur of chinese teas".i'm...as i'm french,i'm an "amateur of chinese teas".i'm very fond of Rock teas,anxy Tie Guan Yin (roasted or not),Keemun red teas,Dan Cong and all Oolong teas (from China or Taiwan)<BR/>I live in France,i've got a rather badly level in english,but i understand what i read...<BR/>i wish a long life to your interesting blog.T.alainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580422701168894602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893932553120598729.post-40873404057210556572008-09-25T09:36:00.000-07:002008-09-25T09:36:00.000-07:00Au sens propre, un amateur est quelqu'un qui aime ...Au sens propre, un amateur est quelqu'un qui aime une ou plusieurs choses, un art. On parle par exemple d'amateur de musique, d'amateur de chevaux... Pour beaucoup de gens, le terme 'amateur' perd alors sa connotation négative, et devient une distinction.<BR/><BR/>I don't really speak French. I just copied it off the French Wikipedia page. It seems as though the two words amator and amateur must be related, and when the later is taken in the above connotation have at least a similar meaning. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the nice comments both of you. And thanks also to Toki for posting that link. I probably wouldn't have read that NYT article otherwise.LaoChaGuihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088458603246488712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893932553120598729.post-82895283687325127462008-09-25T04:36:00.000-07:002008-09-25T04:36:00.000-07:00I've just found your blog....but are you an amator...I've just found your blog....but are you an amator or an "amateur" of tea?<BR/>Very interesting blog I'll often come back...T.alainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580422701168894602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893932553120598729.post-35606015076421349442008-09-24T13:46:00.000-07:002008-09-24T13:46:00.000-07:00That was a really good post. Something we can all ...That was a really good post. Something we can all relate to.Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328523694226680438noreply@blogger.com