I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and Other Intriguing Idioms from Around the World

Bhalla, Jag

ISBN 10: 1426204582 / ISBN 13: 9781426204586

Published by National Geographic Society, 2009

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1426204582I4N00

Synopsis:

"I’m not hanging noodles on your ears." In Moscow, this curious, engagingly colourful assertion is common parlance, but unless you’re Russian your reaction is probably "Say what?" The same idea in English is equally odd: "I’m not pulling your leg." Both mean: Believe me. As author Jag Bhalla demonstrates, these amusing, often hilarious phrases provide a unique perspective on how different cultures perceive and describe the world. Organized by theme—food, love, romance, and many more—they embody cultural traditions and attitudes, capture linguistic nuance, and shed fascinating light on "the whole ball of wax." For example, when English-speakers are hard at work, we’re "nose to the grindstone," but industrious Chinese toil "with liver and brains spilled on the ground" and busy Indians have "no time to die." This surprising, often thought-provoking little tome is gift-friendly in appearance, a perfect impulse buy for word lovers, travelers, and anyone else who enjoys looking at life in a riotous, unusual way. And we’re not hanging noodles from your ear.

About the Author: An Oxford-educated technology entrepreneur and business and marketing specialist, Jag Bhalla holds five master's degrees. He co-produced the feature-length documentary "Voices in Wartime." He is an avid traveller who, in the course of his enterprises and global adventures, has meticulously collected idioms for I'm Not Hanging Noodles from Your Ear.

Bibliographic Details

Title: I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and ...
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket