When I am going out, mainly for buying food, I am in a conflict: I want people to speak Chinese to me (not English), but my Chinese is not really good enough to speak normally with people. And I really don't want to explain every time "Please speak Chinese with me, but please be patient."
So I made this little sticker written in Chinese characters and pinned it to my sweater. It says "I am a foreigner, please speak slowly." My teacher commented today: "Oh, you are so cute." Haha!
Similar news from going to a food place which usually displays a menu on the wall or on a little sheet of paper. Cook asking: "What can I get you?" Me replying: "I can't read. What do you have?"
Life can be so fun, if you admit your weaknesses upfront!
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