On May 13, 9:04 pm, "puhk oz" <p...@oz.com> wrote: "baldeagle" <botakea...@yahoo.com.sg> wrote in message news:f7a987be-1d80-4ccb-937d-c34d6449e7d4@p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com... On May 14, 10:19 am, "puhk oz" <p...@oz.com> wrote: Are you good = good = alread eaten rice or mantau, having a full tummy. As explained earlier, this is a cultural thing, born out of ...

"baldeagle" <botakeagle@yahoo.com.sg> wrote in message news:f7a987be-1d80-4ccb-937d-c34d6449e7d4@p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com... On May 14, 10:19 am, "puhk oz" <p...@oz.com> wrote: The meaning of "ni hao" is..."are you good ?" Why are you good... because you have eaten rice or mantou. The words have changed, but they refer to the same thing. LOL! Are you...