no i don't. please tell! actually i have never heard of that.

 

Who owns who's

BMW owns:
-BMW
-Mini
-Rolls Royce

Daimler/Chrysler owns:
-AMC (brand discontinued -- Chrysler bought AMC primarily for the Jeep brand which was owned by AMC)
-Chrysler
-Dodge
-Eagle (brand discontinued)
-Hyundai (Daimler/Chrysler only owns 10% --13 May 04 changes!)
-Jeep
-Maybach
-Mercedes-Benz
-Plymouth (brand discontinued)
-Smart

Fiat owns:
-Alfa Romeo
-Ferrari
-Fiat
-Lancia
-Maserati

Ford owns:
-Aston Martin
-Ford
-Jaguar
-Land Rover (bought from BMW)
-Lincoln
-Mazda (Ford owns 33% of Mazda)
-Mercury
-Volvo cars

Fuji Heavy Industries owns:
-Subaru

General Motors owns:
-Buick
-Cadillac
-Chevrolet
-Daewoo (GM owns 44%)
-Fiat (GM has decided to divorce itself from Fiat as of Feb '05, but will retain 10% ownership.)
-GMC
-Holden
-Hummer
-Oldsmobile (brand discontinued)
-Opel
-Pontiac
-Saab
-Saturn
-Suzuki (2.5%, from 20%)
-Vauxhall

Honda owns:
-Acura
-Honda

Hyundai owns:
-Hyundai
-Kia

Isuzu owns:
-Isuzu
(Mitsubishi Corp., Itochu Corp. and Mizuho Corporate Bank owns part of Isuzu.)

Nissan owns:
-Infiniti
-Nissan
-Renault (Nissan owns 15%)

PSA Peugeot Citroen owns:
-Citroen
-Peugeot

Porsche owns:
-Porsche
-VW (20%)

Renault owns:
-Nissan (Renault owns 44%)

Toyota owns:
-Daihatsu (~51%)
-Fuji Heavy Industries -- Subaru (Toyota owns ~20%. Toyota bought this from GM in late 2005. )
-Lexus
-Scion
-Toyota

Volkswagen owns:
-Audi
-Bentley
-Bugatti
-Lamborghini
-SEAT
-Skoda
-Volkswagen

 

it's a sign of respect and thanks to whoever pours you tea

sometime a long long time ago in china it happened because something blah blah blah during one of the dynasties but i dont remember

 

toyota owns part of subaru

 

reading > you
-Fuji Heavy Industries -- Subaru (Toyota owns ~20%. Toyota bought this from GM in late 2005. )

its ok i missed it my first time around also hehe

 

i think it goes like this. Juan of the emperors (i'm fo-get which juan) liked to venture out of the palace from time to time to see what his kindom (outside of the palace) was actually like. He would dress as a commoner and go to town. One day, he stopped at a resteraunt where the workers recognized him, they were asked to no blow his cover. Upon being served tea the emperor wanted to say thanks, however, the rule of thumb is that the emperor thanks no juan... So, emperor made the kneeling thing with his knuckles (index and middle fingers) and tapped the table a couple of times... So now, the tapping is a way of saying thank you... at least that was the story someone told me, i could be wrong. Because before i heard the story, i always thought i was a way to say "when" to stop pouring..

 

orly?


I thought it meant check at texas holdem

 

lol.. um, I suppose it could be. I don't play poker (well not the card version anyway) so your probably right lol

 

i thought it ment F U go away

 

my pops told me that it was from the old days of the triads. there were secret handshakes to let people know what sect you are from. the tapping of your 2 fingers is based on that same idea. back in the day people in the triads would use 2 fingers (forefinger and middle) and knock on the table with fingers bent when tea was poured for you. that gesture represented a kowtow. as time passed it has evolved to present day form of just tapping the table with a finger or 2.

but im sure there are many versions of this story but the gist of it is to show respect.

 

hmm. I never knew that. Well now I know

 

know i know? hahahaha

spanglish alert

 

so do you still believe in santa claus?

 

no but the tooth fair is real