>>...
>>>>LOL.
>>>>Now I see what the title of the thread is about.
>>>>Asians have hard time with the English "L"s.
>>>>Is this racist? :)
>>>
>>>A lot of people where I work are Chinese, and listening to them is a hoot. They speak Chinese to each other, but you hear a lot of English words and phrases in the mix. One Chinese woman with whom I worked fairly closely, calls it "Chinglish".
>>
>>I've posted this before but once in a Chinese "Chippie" (Fish & Chip shop) I was asked
>>
>>"You wan' sore finger on your chi'?"
>>
>>Of course it was "You want salt and vinegear on your chips?" (remember that chips over here are what Americans call "fries" (although they're different animals entirely).
>
>Strangely enough, we call them 'chips' when it's "fish & chips", but 'fries' almost everywhere else.

Yes, I was aware of that distinction. Once in Boston Aquarium I was surprised by the tour guide (or one of those info films) who said "Remember this next time youbut are your "chips" actually made from chips of solid potato (ike ours), or from a sort of potato mash formed into a strip (fries).

I'm getting a deja vu here. Next Jim will pop up talking about his favourite chippie, or how his mum did/does them.

:-)

:-)