>>Fish and chips served by the Chinese? Now there's a concept. I'm sure there are lots of jokes just lying on the ground, waiting to be picked up. Too bad my brain is running slow today.
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>When we visited Israel in '94, one night, we went to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. This was mind-boggling. Chinese waiters serving in Tiberias, Israel, and speaking a mix of Chinese, Hebrew and English.
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>Tamar

I know what you mean. Once when I was in Quebec city, we went to a Chinese restaurant and the Chinese waiter came to our table and spoke French to us. It was obviously perfectly normal, but it really struck me as weird. Of course, I have no idea if he spoke French with a Chinese accent.

There is a DJ on Jazz FM here in Toronto who is amazing with accents (she's also a terrific singer). She was talking one time about when she was growing up in Newfoundland and the teacher who taught French was a Scot. She started speaking French with a Scottish accent, and it was hilarious. She kidded that it was how she learned French. Incredibly talented lady.