my lack of real world experience in the field of actually speaking cantonese to living, breathing human beings is probably my biggest downfall. today, that downfall was somewhat remedied by a nice lady at the chinese buffet down the street from my new house. it was nice to be able to see if my comprehension skills have really improved well enough to be able to have a fast-paced, 'though i know you're a beginner, you're speaking chinese to me so i'll treat you as though you've mastered the language anyway' sort of conversation. they were, and i was pleasantly surprised.
fortunately, my lack of vocabulary is less of an issue now, but as soon as the other person mentions something outside my realm of experience, i start stammering and sweating like obama without his teleprompter. it's okay though, because most chinese [especially in america] speak a good deal of english. the woman in question was malaysian, but she spoke cantonese well enough, which makes sense given that the business is owned by two hong kong people. it was good, i'm sure i'll be coming back there for the food [which was pretty good for buffet food] and some conversation.
tonight, we're off on a date. johnny rocket's for burgers, bow-tie cinemas annapolis for shutter island. it's gonna be great.
I for one am happy we have a president that can embrace technology and not rely on note cards! heh
ReplyDeletei'd prefer one that can actually speak off-the-cuff. a.k.a. one that has original thoughts in his brain. a.k.a. one who isn't a tool and puppet of the wealth machine. a.k.a. none of the presidents in the past century with the exception of kennedy.
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