Today lunchtime I spoke Hokkien to the apparently Chinese lady
over the cashier counter. After I finish
speaking, she answered "你不会讲华语吗？". Then I told her what
I spoke in Mandarin, later I asked her what dialect she
is. She told me "中国" (as usual a lot of Chinese from PRC dun
like to tell exactly where they are from). I asked what "省"
la, and she finally told me she's from "福建". I asked her
which part of Fujian and she said she from "闽北" (bloody hell, still
want to beat around the bush), so I asked her which part of
Min-Bei, and she finally said "福州那边". Kannasai,
then I told her in Hockchiew "I also know how to speak Hockchew
la" and she suddenly turned so happy and was so
willing to converse with me in Hockchew and I wonder
why she waste so much time in the beginning dun wan to tell
me.
