Table tennis, anyone?

[tongyun]

In the United States, table tennis is played as a leisurely game with long volleys. However, as a kid growing up in San Francisco's Chinatown, it was a fast paced game filled with spins, volleys and kills. Each of my friends had their own table tennis paddle and we carried them around all the time.

[Postman]

When I was a lot younger, I used to play it with my friends but as go older I have less practice. Now, I don’t remember how to play this sport now.

[tongyun]

When I was in college, I played in a tournament for intermediate players. One of the guys I played against thought it was unfair that I used spins so I took his easy volleys and slammed them back at him. Interesting how two countries play the same sport so differently.

[Maylin]

table tennis is a very good sport. and it is pretty amazing to watch professional player play this because you can see how fast and good they are. i used to play this i am not really that good at it. but this is an interesting sport.

[princee18]

Its a wonderful sport and it is also called PING-PONG. I play it in my office during lunch time. It is one of the most entertaining indoor sport if you have a competent opponent.

[tongyun]

Originally Posted by princee18

Its a wonderful sport and it is also called PING-PONG. I play it in my office during lunch time. It is one of the most entertaining indoor sport if you have a competent opponent.

I think there is a movement under way to call it table tennis instead of ping-pong. As I was growing up and playing, it was always called ping-pong so I'm not sure why the change.