Help needed: Transport a battery from Tokyo to US

[aw614]

yeah my family speaks toisan, but they understand most cantonese, unfortunately for my parents were born in latin america so yeah, Im stuck speaking spanish instead doh

[qwerty1235]

Mostly HK and parts of Guangzhou I think. The rest speak Mandarin.

Went to Guangzhou to Panyu and most people incl. hotel people spoke mandarin.

[yamanote]

Went to Guangzhou to Panyu and most people incl. hotel people spoke mandarin.

Basically, then:

HK/Macau = Cantonese
Mainland = Mandarin
Taiwan = Taiwanese Hokkien and Mandarin

[Kyoex]

Yamanote

Thanks for clearing that up ^_^

[eddieroolz]

Don't forget a huge overseas Cantonese population in Vancouver. You hear it more than Mandarin.

Though, I can understand ~half of general Mandarin conversations but the only thing I know in Cantonese is "gweilo"

[qwerty1235]

Don't forget a huge overseas Cantonese population in Vancouver. You hear it more than Mandarin.

Though, I can understand ~half of general Mandarin conversations but the only thing I know in Cantonese is "gweilo"

Even though my family's from HK, I'm not really *that* Chinese as I'm raised up in Australia. Though my HK friends have been using the term 'gweilo' so much that even my Korean and Indian friends now refer to Caucasian people by that term.

[yamanote]

Don't forget a huge overseas Cantonese population in Vancouver. You hear it more than Mandarin.

Though, I can understand ~half of general Mandarin conversations but the only thing I know in Cantonese is "gweilo"

Oh yeah. I flew YVR-NRT on Air Canada and the announcements/service were/was in English, French, Japanese and Cantonese. Goes to show how huge the Canto presence is in Vancouver. (this is a flight going nowhere near Hong Kong/China)

Even though my family's from HK, I'm not really *that* Chinese as I'm raised up in Australia. Though my HK friends have been using the term 'gweilo' so much that even my Korean and Indian friends now refer to Caucasian people by that term.

My family's from HK and I was raised in Canada (like many of the Cantonese pop. in Vancouver/Toronto eddieroolz mentioned above), and we still consider ourselves Chinese

[Sarv]

My family's from HK and I was raised in Canada (like many of the Cantonese pop. in Vancouver/Toronto eddieroolz mentioned above), and we still consider ourselves Chinese

It's not like it's invalid as long as you know the language.

[yamanote]

It's not like it's invalid as long as you know the language.

Does only being able to speak it count?

[Sarv]

Does only being able to speak it count?

In my books, it would, since I'm more or less on the same boat as you are.

[aw614]

at least you can speak...I'd be lost! some jook sing i am

[yamanote]

In my books, it would, since I'm more or less on the same boat as you are.

Boat, you say?

at least you can speak...I'd be lost! some jook sing i am

We're throwing you off the boat then

[IonNuke]

We're throwing you off the boat then

Keep him on the boat still..... the boat requires manual laborers hahahahha!

[yamanote]

Keep him on the boat still..... the boat requires manual laborers hahahahha!

Well... okay then.

aw can 駛.