He smiled again and I said I knew it was Mandarin and not Cantonese. Both he and his handler said I said it
well. I smirked and said it was with a
Jersey/Shanghai accent. I said that between
Xi Xi and Ni Hoa, I got pretty far in Shanghai.
Then we talked Shanghai and Hong Kong. I kept it brief. Very brief. I can go on and
on about my trip to China.
Now, the million dollar question...why was I speaking Chinese to someone from Vietnam?
Oh, that's easy: because I'm an idiot and I tried to show off. Ugh.
He was polite and never let me know I'm idiot.Now, the million dollar question...why was I speaking Chinese to someone from Vietnam?
Oh, that's easy: because I'm an idiot and I tried to show off. Ugh.
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