My husband and I went to a Chinese restaurant for lunch the other day.
My husband and I went to a Chinese restaurant for lunch the other day.
When I made an additional order, an elderly female staff didn’t hear what I said in the Japanese language clearly.
I thought she might a hard of hearing Chinese old woman.
I yelled to her, “I would like to order Chinese dumplings. in the Chinese language.
She didn’t respond at all. I said to her, “Are you Japanese?”
She said to me, “I am Japanese. Our chef and staff are Japanese.”
Many Japanese guests were staired at me. They must be thinking this woman might be a Chinese who brought a coronavirus from China.
Nowadays Japanese people are very sensitive to Chinese talking sounds.
I was very embarrassed. I am Japanese. However, It is difficult for the Japanese to distinguish my nationality.
It was a bad day.
Search from various English teachers...
Corrections · 5
1
My husband and I went to a Chinese restaurant for lunch the other day.
When I made an additional order, an elderly female staff didn’t clearly hear what I said in the Japanese language. *or you could put "in Japanese", no need to add language."
I thought she might be an old, hard of hearing Chinese woman.
In Chinese, I yelled to her that, “I would like to order Chinese dumplings".
She didn’t respond at all. I said to her, “Are you Japanese?”
She said to me, “I am Japanese. Our chef and staff are Japanese.”
Many Japanese guests were staring at me. They must be thinking this woman might be a Chinese who brought the coronavirus from China.
Nowadays, Japanese people are very sensitive to other people speaking Chinese.
Even though I am Japanese, I was very embarrassed, because it is difficult for other Japanese people to distinguish my nationality.
It was a bad day.
Hello, Banboke! You did a very good job. I suggested some other ways to describe what you are trying to say in order to make it sound more natural.
0
My husband and I went to a Chinese restaurant for lunch the other day.
My husband and I went to a Chinese restaurant for lunch the other day.
When I'd made an additional order, an elderly female staff didn’t hear what exactly I said in Japanese.
I thought she might be a hard of hearing Chinese old woman.
I yelled to her, “I would like to order Chinese dumplings in Chinese.
She didn’t respond at all. I asked her, “Are you Japanese?”
She told me, “I am Japanese. Our chef and staff are Japanese too.”
Many Japanese guests were stared at me. They must be thinking this woman might be a Chinese who'd brought a coronavirus from China.
Nowadays Japanese people are very sensitive to Chinese talking sounds.
I was very embarrassed. I am Japanese. However, It is difficult for the Japanese to distinguish my nationality.
It was a bad day.
0
I am a Chinese, but I am sorry to hear that. Thank you for loving Chinese culture.
Want to progress faster?
Join this learning community and try out free exercises!
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn a language from the comfort of your own home. Browse our selection of experienced language tutors and enroll in your first lesson now!
Start Learning Today
