Gourmet Asia Facts

Welcome to the Wandering GourmAidan factoid restaurant! We have a table available for whatever number of you there are. We'll start with a mild appetizer of Hong Kong-brand factoid, then branch out into some Asian dishes for the main course.

Course One: Hong Kong Appetizer

Mandarin is the more well-known variant of Chinese. However, when Hong-Kongers speak Chinese, they use the Cantonese dialect. All of the symbols (in Chinese, each word has a symbol) in Cantonese are the same as Mandarin, but they are pronounced so differently that an expert Mandarin speaker wouldn't understand a Cantonese speaker.

Course Two: Singaporean Main Course

This is one of our specials, brought fresh from Singapore.

Singaporean citizens speak perfect English, as the language is required learning in school. However, they speak it with an accent that makes it seem like they are inexperienced unless you listen carefully. This language mixture is colloquially referred to as "Singlish".

Course Three: Balinese Main Course

This is one of our specials, fresh out of Bali and seasoned with Hong Kong and Singapore sauce.

In Hong Kong, citizens drive on the left side of the road, as Hong Kong was once a British colony. In Singapore, citizens also drive on the left side of the road, as Singapore was once a British colony. Balinese citizens also drive on the left… but they were once a Dutch colony, and the people of the Netherlands (Nethanderthals?) drive on the right. Perhaps left-side driving is some sort of fad.

Dessert: Hong Kong Finisher

I mentioned earlier that Cantonese is the Chinese of choice when in Hong Kong. However, Mandarin is catching on, so people in Hong Kong will constantly say they speak Mandarin even though few actually do.

Thank you for visiting. We hope you come again soon.