By Edwin Tan (c) 2012
Chinese lady at clinic: “Ni shi yi sheng ma?”
Translation: “Are you a doctor?”
Me: “Wo bu shi yi sheng. Wo shi…umm…gei ren chi yao… de ren”
Ed’s translation: “I’m not a doctor. I’m a…umm… gives people medicines
eat…person.”
Chinese lady: …
Translation: “Given your poor command of the Chinese language, you have
not only embarrassed yourself, but you have also dishonoured both me and my
country.”
Yeah, I dunno the Chinese word for pharmacist. Sue me. Those years of
Chinese school sure paid off.
1 comment:
If you can't say pharmacist in mandarin, i dont think your years in chinese school paid off.
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