30 September 2011, 3:18 pm
I have helped many middle-aged Chinese folks who are trying to shop in an English-speaking mall and about half of them have asked me "Are you a Fujian person?" It always surprises me that they're right because in school, all my friends think I'm either mix or Japanese (we're an Asian-dominant school so we know what Asians look like). I am a 100% Chinese person from Fuzhou but how can people tell the difference between people from one region from another? I can't even spot a difference between Chinese, Korean, and Japanese people. I don't think it's the way I speak Mandarin that gives it away. I grew up learning Mandarin from my mom while my dad worked and my dad's the one from Fuzhou while my mom is from Zhuzhou in Hunan province so I should have her accent, right? Or are the two accents similar? For those who aren't too keen to read all that: What are characteristics of a Fujian person? Or even, how do you tell a person is from one region of China rather than another?... Read More »
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