Sunday, May 15, 2005

Bra shopping in China

I had a great day today! School went well and I was in a good mood for no apparent reason. All my kids seemed smart too, which made me feel like the bestest teach ever. Woohoo!

After I finished classes and tutoring I decided to wander through Parkson, a big department store nearby. When I hit the 2nd floor, I couldn't help but notice the big lingerie sale. Now I just can't resist going into lingerie stores and looking at all those pretty undies and other goodies, even though I rarely find something that fits. So I mosied on over, just to take a gander at what they had. There were a lot of nice things, but all I could see were As or Bs. So I finally got up the courage to ask a sales assistant for help.

"D?" I asked. She didn't seem to understand. "a, b, c....D," I explained. It clicked.

"D? Mayo" (= don't have.) But she pointed to a girl in another area. So I asked her the same simple question, followed by the alphabet for clarification. "D!" she understood. But unfortunately, I had to continue."Liang ge D" I told her. Roughly translated: "Two Ds." The shock was easy to see. Damn those tiny little Chinese bodies!

She sized me up with her eyes. Then reached out and felt my boobs. Yup, she nodded. Another girl came over for a quick feel. Honestly, I felt like I was being weighed! I was starting to laugh a bit, this really seemed quite funny. She rummaged through a few bras as I told her which ones I did or didn't like. Finally there was one that was okay.

Did I get sent to a change room? Oh no! She lifted it up to my chest and proceeded to put it on over my t-shirt! I was laughing pretty hard by this point, and I'm sure my face must have been a little rosy, but it was just too ridiculous not to laugh. So there I was, in the middle of the department store, with a bra fastened overtop of my clothes. Nice.

Eventually I did take a few to the changeroom, only to be followed in by the salesgirl, who put them on me. Tuck tuck, poke poke, pull pull. It's a good thing I'm not that shy! I did manage to carry on a small conversation with her in Chinese, which always makes me proud. Just about what colours I liked or didn't, too small etc. A lot of what she said was just made clear through gestures, the only word I really caught was piao liang (beautiful). Ah, salespeople are the same everywhere!

In the end, I didn't take anything, and I don't know if I'll be trying again any time soon. But what a funny experience!

16 comments:

islandgirl said...

Oh my god, I would have been in the fits of giggles....in fact I am, you describe it so well!!! No matter where you go people are very different yet on another level we are all sooooooo much alike.

Anonymous said...

hmmm... I think I\'ll keep my status quo :)

Unknown said...

Hahahah thats PRICELESS!!!! Woot! No pun intended!Ang xox

Isabella said...

Oh my gosh, i would\'ve died on the spot, lol. Keeled over dead from a fit of giggles for sure.~Cheers~

peabody said...

ah, to be big boobied in a different land.. the way i see it (as per my experiences with my gf) it\'s tough to be big boobied in this land too! bra shopping isn\'t always easy for the more endowed..

Corrina said...

Hahaha! Depending on my mood I would have either been laughing myself silly or looking at her like she was nuts and grab her boob in retaliation. :-P

Jade said...

I guess it\'s a good thing you\'re not tickelish or it would have been all over! (crap, I\'m still giggling about the cow)

Theresa said...

Holy smokes that is just the funniest thing I\'ve read today! I can picture it perfectly! Hahaha- not too perfectly though- don\'t worry!

benjamin said...

Hiya Mandersblue..!!!I\'m so sorry I couldn\'t reply u earlier...I was into alotta things in school and it\'s just those busy days I tell you...Thank you for the comment u left on me blog and for pooping too...!!! ^^I\'m so happy u enjoyed staying in Malaysia and I sincerely hope people here don\'t molest you in shops like u experienced in China... lol lol that was hillarious...!!!And I really loveyer blog too...Kep rawking, aaight...Take care, -fud-

Brenda said...

heeheee, i never read long blogs, but today for some reason i did and it was well worth it! HILARIOUS!

Josie said...

at least you know where to go when you.... forget that thought .. he he he ...just teasing .. I absolutely love (exagerated..) to go bra shopping ....

Unknown said...

man! i need to get me a job as a lingerie salesman in china! LOL! sounds like you had fun?

Jen said...

LMAO ohhh sh*t .. that\'s hilarious.. I can\'t even imagine if that was me.. ohh I\'d be pissing myself laughin

Tracie said...

Ha, ha, ha.....lmbo. I am sure those ladies woulda been grabbing my spare tires and stuff them into the bra\'s as well. Man this background is frustrating to type on...it is delayed in it\'s typing...and god forbid I make a mistake like I have a few hundred times already to have to backspace back and correct it and overshoot the letter......eerrrrrr!!!!!!! Gots to go...(((HUGZ)))

benjamin said...

Doug...!!!!Can I come up and join in tooooooopwease...!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

noroom said...

I want a job selling bras in china!

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