More Taxi Talk

The Scene: a taxi in Xiamen, China

Me [getting in taxi]: Ni how. (hello)
Him: Ni how.
Me: Bin Lang Lu, Lian Yi Guang Chang. [street and building name]
Him [perplexed]: Huh?
Me: Bin Lang Lu, Lian Yi Guang Chang.
Him [still perplexed]: Hu Bin Lu?
Me: No, Bin Lang Lu.
Him: Ah... Lian Yi Guang Chang!
Me: Doy, Doy. (yes)

[Smiles and nods all around as the taxi pulls away and the camera fades to black.]

Comments

[Erin Wilson]

:) So freaking sweet.

[Dave]

Hey Bud: Seems to me your new language-objective is progressing very nicely though as you practice it you may occasionally end up at the wrong street-destination!! Stick with it! Does Xiamen have the equivalent of Yonge Street that takes you into Mongolia?