Teaching 'Ang Mo'
Hah! No, I haven't changed my career.
I just happened to teach an ang mo to say Chee Cheong Fun! I was queuing for my yam cake and this ang mo was standing in front of me. He asked what's the name of main dish sold here (DUH! and he was queuing already...) so I said Prawn Noodle. Yes, the noodle is not bad (at Arcade, one of the many food stalls from the back).
Then he asked again for the dish served with black sauce and I was stumped. How do I tell an ang mo 'Chee Cheong Fun'. Well, he really learnt it and ordered it all by himself.
I figured that he must have had walked past many times coz he even knew that there are different type of noodles for the prawn noodle. Heh!
I admire these foreigners who takes the effort to learn. There are many I know who insist not using the chopsticks...
posted by Jall @ 1:17 pm
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The caucasian in my dept uses the chopsticks, eat porridge with raw fish, takes chicken rice complete with chilli and black soya sauce. And he loves sugar cane drink :)
The aussie in my department LOVES sugarcane (and strangely, he says there's no sugarcane drink in Australia though they are one of the major exporters!!)... and enjoys indian food and well other local delights as well. Ah Singapore food paradise yesireee!
That's right. No sugarcane here.
That explains it. The guy from my dept is an Aussie too.
As the resident caucasian here :), I do use chopsticks, love sugar cane drink (when in Singapore or Vietnam, alas none in NZ or Aust). Even my son uses chopsticks when eating out, even though Alfred wouldn't teach him to use them better :p.
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