OT: I met a princess from China

[Mr Punch]

Now am I missing something here? Unless we're talking about another "Bonnie Prince Charlie" he isn't old enough to have sired one of your ancestors!

Only the point... by a mile or two!

Bonnie Prince Charlie died at 68 in the late 1700s.

Simon, do you mean your ancestor was Charlotte?

[SimonM]

Now am I missing something here? Unless we're talking about another "Bonnie Prince Charlie" he isn't old enough to have sired one of your ancestors!

The Scottish one who led an unsuccessful revolt against England.

[SimonM]

Not certain.

Certainly illegitimate. It's on my Maternal Grandmother's side of the family and I don't know many details.

[unkokusai]

So I was waiting in line to check out some books from a bookstore warehouse in east LA.

All of a sudden, a lady introduced to the store owner that this is Ai Xin Jui Luo. She is a Ge Ge.

She is an older brother???

Get it? An older brother! Haha!.........ha?..........no?............hello?.. .........is this mic working?

[SPJ]

Pu Yi had a brother Pu Jie passed away in the 1990's.

Pu Yi also had a sister and passed away.

Ai Xin Jue Luo is the last/family name.

However, there are many indirect relatives.

Ge Ge is a title for a princess or daughter of a king or the emperor.

Da Ge is big brother.

http://english.people.com.cn/200409/...09_156402.html

http://sacu.org/pujie.html

http://earnshaw.com/other_writings/content.cfm?ID=325

http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/106574.htm

http://www.iht.com/articles/2000/02/08/mia.t.php

[unkokusai]

Ge Ge is also 'older brother', its a thing with the tones. That's what makes it so hilarious..................

[SPJ]

Yes.

[WanderingMonk]

So I was waiting in line to check out some books from a bookstore warehouse in east LA.

All of a sudden, a lady introduced to the store owner that this is Ai Xin Jui Luo.

okay

She is a Ge Ge.

probably not.

she would be a "ge ge", if she is a daughter of the emperor.

if she is a daughter of one of the "wang" or western equivalent of lord, then, she has to be the oldest daughter.

Only the oldest son can inherit the title of the father. the oldest daughter might still be call a ge ge, but any of the subsequent sons/daughters cannot inherit the title. Hence, can't be called ge ge.

因此劉備原本乃是庶民也

Hence Liu bei was originally a commoner although he was descended from the roayl Liu blood line of Western Han Dynasty.

I moved away right away and let her check out first.

apparently, the proper modern day way of greeting roaylty such as "fu ma ye" is to give hot stock tips, inisder information, and outright bribery.

so, to be proper, you should have given her your wallet.

just to show that you are "down" with the time.