I was on board bus 260. An older lady, together with her grandchildren, children and a foreign looking follower board the bus too. She ushered her grandchildren to the back of the bus in English. That was quite rare for a Taiwanese to converse in English, I thought.
So she was talking to her grandchildren and suddenly she mention "singapore". I turned around and ask if she's Singaporean, and bingo. First Singaporean I met in Taiwan.
As we talk, she did what most Singaporean are fond of doing-Complaining. There was language barrier, she claimed. Taiwanese couldn't understand her broken mandarin that was littered with Behasa Malayu and Singlish. Neither could Taiwanese converse in English.
Next, she complained about food. She couldn't agree with the food here. Actually, I think she went to the wrong place. She mention food that I've not come across, for e.g., duck tongue. Strange.
Actually, the reason why she come to Taiwan is because her son wants to marry a Taiwanese girl. Her son wants to move to Taiwan too. And she just couldn't understand why.
Come to think of it, I think I am adapting quite well. Just like a chameleon.
1 comment:
DUCK TONGUE! My mum loves that! I'm on the old lady's side though. Great to hear that you are adapting very well with foreign cultures. Greater to know that you aren't there to find a wife. I know ur 'type' is in India, bro. Haha!
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