CONFUSION OF TONG.UES
MELBOURNE, May 14
Two men met in a Chinese cafe in Melbourne. One was a native of Peking, but had lived most of his life in the Netherlands East Indies. The other came from Kwantung, but had had many years in Malaya. Both being refugees, they tried to swap experiences, but the Chinese they had learned in their widely-sep-arated home provinces led only to misunderstanding and confusion. So they gave it up and finished their meal in silence. Then one had a brain wave. "Do you speak English?" he said. "Of course," said the other. "Then why didn't you say so before?" asked the first. "I did," was the replv, "but you didn't understand my Chinese!"
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 121, 25 May 1942, Page 6
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