i’m thinking something exotic, so they can tell me all the neighborhood gossip in a language no one else understands. or maybe just english, so i can finally figure out why they stare at walls so intently. either way, the secrets they hold…
i’m thinking something exotic, so they can tell me all the neighborhood gossip in a language no one else understands. or maybe just english, so i can finally figure out why they stare at walls so intently. either way, the secrets they hold…
The Hong Konger variant of Cantonese where they randomly interject English words into everyday sentences. This confuses English speakers and also so that my parents can’t fully understand my cat either. So I’m just proficient in both good enough that I can converse with her properly. It’s kinda feels like a special sort of hybrid language that very few people understands, so it makes the connection more unique.
I do this with Mandarin. It’s funny.