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^ Henry Kissinger is still alive?!
Only the good die young.
^ Henry Kissinger is still alive?!
He's only eighty-seven.
All joking aside, how long was he Secretary of State?
Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan made Mr. Hu laugh when she told him that at age 30, she was too old to compete.
For Ms. Kwan, whose parents are both ethnically Chinese and who is now studying public policy, the dinner was a gee-whiz opportunity to gaze at celebrities like former President Jimmy Carter and Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state. She made it a point to say hello to Mr. Carter, who once awarded her a Goodwill Games medal. “I was like stunned, stunned that he remembered me,” she said.
"I was like stunned..."
apparently we need to take a few more speech courses to get rid of that stupid irrelevant "like" habit.
Only the good die young.
Aw, Michelle! She looks absolutely fantastic! Yes, the dress is a stunner and not conservative, but it's not as if her boobs are hanging out or the dress is too short. I think she looks classy, sophisticated and very chic. I feel like a proud mom! We really have watched this little, jumping bean grow up into the beautiful, inside and out, woman Michelle is today. As much as I (selfishly) want her to be on tour with SOI or to create some other tour, I am in awe of what she has accomplished and how she continues to grow as a person, one we can all be inspired by. She truly has transcended the sport and is a terrific role model for people of all walks of life.
When hosting a foreign dignitary, it is common for the President to invite famous Americans from that dignitary's country. So, when the Japanese premier was hosted, Kristi Yamaguchi and Rena Inoue went to the State dinner. Michelle first went to a state dinner hosted by then Pres. Clinton for the Chinese premier; then, she went to a state lunch hosted by then Pres. Bush, Jr. for Chinese president Hu. At that luncheon, she spoke with Condi Rice ... that led to Michelle's public diplomacy envoy job.
^ Henry Kissinger is still alive?!
Actually, Kristi Yamaguchi is from San Francisco, California. In the 1980's, when she was an unknown teenage skater making her first television appearances, she was so shy back then, that no one other than her family members and skating coach had ever heard her speak. but when she started to appear on television, she had no choice but to speak for interviews. After one of her first interviews, an executive from one of the television networks came up to Kristi and said, "Kristi, your English is GREAT!!!", to which she responded ,"I'm a third generation Japanese-American."
I'm sure Attyfan meant people whose heritage is of the country in question. Michelle Kwan and Vera Wang weren't born in China, any more than Kristi was born in Japan. And YoYo Ma was born I think in Paris--at any rate, somewhere not in either China or in the U.S.
Isn't it amazing that people in the 1990s would assume she was born somewhere else, especially with a first name like Kristi? But people will always surprise you.
"I was like stunned..."
apparently we need to take a few more speech courses to get rid of that stupid irrelevant "like" habit.
I'm sure Attyfan meant people whose heritage is of the country in question. Michelle Kwan and Vera Wang weren't born in China, any more than Kristi was born in Japan. And YoYo Ma was born I think in Paris--at any rate, somewhere not in either China or in the U.S.
Isn't it amazing that people in the 1990s would assume she was born somewhere else, especially with a first name like Kristi? But people will always surprise you.
I don't like "like" in this way either. It's like a teenager way of talking. And I agree with Olympia's explanation. Maybe she was just down playing her comment.
Maybe the English is evolving in this way. 50 years ago, people definitely talked differently. 50 years from now, people will be surprised that how big a change the language has made too.
Oh my generation has definitely forced an evolution in the American English language. We've really butchered it. "Like" is high on my pet peeve list.
You can add "not using commas" to the list. I kid, I kid.
Typically, I do. However, sometimes I just type to get it all out. I'm not, however, being interviewed for the world to see/hear. She's a public figure, I'm not, I can critique little miss perfect all I want, she has flaws, just like the rest of us. It's not something to be defensive about. I'm not the only out there who cringes when someone uses "like" incorrectly, or says "um" several times during a speech. I would hope that Michelle doesn't over use "like" and that she was caught offguard with the interview or something, considering she is a diplomat of sorts now. Let's represent the States right!
...she is a diplomat of sorts now. Let's represent the States right!