my big nose
there are a few things i find myself inexplicably proud of:
- my belgian heritage
- my long hair (past tense... *tear*)
- my electronics
- my nose
you can make fun of my nose all you want (but don't tell me it's small), because it's just as much a part of me as anything (in fact, it's a rather large part of me...). perhaps Saulemander understands this more than anyone. it doesn't really make sense, but it's something i tout around with pride.
and apparently, chinese people seem to get this as well (but then again, what don't they get?). a phrase they often use to describe white people is 大鼻子，"big nose", "da bizi". even if, by white people standards, you don't have a big nose, if you have a white person nose, it's big. in fact, my hong kong friend described my nose as "tall, like a tree. or a mountain!"
anyway, daisy and i joke that when i get special treatment here in china, it's because of my big nose. today i got a lot more food than everyone in the cafeteria. why? 因为我有大鼻子. little kids stare at me all the time. why? 因为我有大鼻子. all the ladies swoon over me. why? 因为我有大的...
comments:
"Tout" is usually used in advertising lingo, and it does have the show-off connotation that I think you're looking for. (That's not an insult). However, you can't really "tout" things around in the sense that you carry them. You can "tote" your nose around, I suppose, which is what I think you're implying. If there's a word that fuses the bragging connotation of "tout" with the transporting utility of "tote" -- well, we'd really be in business.
kate | January 29 @ 12:17am
well put dink, i'm proud of my nose, and to tell u the truth i think some people might be jealous.
Saulemander | January 29 @ 12:35am
Saulemander, except for you and me, i think everyone is jealous
THE Lowly Peon | January 29 @ 1:07am
Yeah, but can you guys inhale vigorously as to make you appear like Michael Jackson? Yeah, Abby and I can do that.
Will | January 29 @ 2:20am
That's how I feel about my beard. *tear*
Benji! | January 29 @ 10:40am