On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 17:02:45 GMT, Mydnight wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 09:21:26 -0600, Derek > wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 13:31:58 GMT, Mydnight wrote:
>>
>>>>I'm sure this question has been answered many times but I'm to lazy to
>>>>google it. Whats "gungfu"?
>>>>
>>>
>>> *clears his throat* Step in boys and girls if I miss anything. heh.
>>
>>[snip]
>>
>>And *THIS* is what RFDT is for. Sharing of information. Long live
>>RFDT!
>>
>>
>>> By the way, our understanding of the words Kung-Fu may provide a
>>> misnomer in the understanding of why it's called gongfu cha. In
>>> Chinese, gongfu (kung fu is the Cantonese, Gongfu is the mandarian) is
>>> often attached to anything that someone shows high skill, profiency,
>>> and control over. You don't actually throw any cups around or
>>> anything that would resemble gongfu, although some shops in China
>>> feature some interesting variants on how they serve the tea.
>>
>>Yeah, but I bet more people would be interested in it if stuff did get
>>thrown. It'd definitely attract more American males.
>
> Why 'American' males as opposed to all the other versions of 'male' on
> the planet and why not females?

Because I'm familiar with that group as opposed to the other versions,
and I'm smart enough not to disparage the ladies.

--
Derek

The secret to success is knowing who to blame for your failures.