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[-] [email protected] 42 points 3 months ago

Close; it's usually Cantonese and not Mandarin. But yes, otherwise true.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

My understanding is Fuzhounese is also very common to be heard in Chinese restaurants. Fujian cuisine is one of the more commonly exported forms of Chinese cuisine.

But let's face it a P.H.D. Quantum mechanics is probably easier than understanding the regional languages and dialects of spoken Chinese.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I can usually tell Cantonese apart but you really have to be exposed to the sounds as a kid. I don't know any of it, though, I can only figure out the language being spoken and there's no way I'd know every dialect, haha.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

You have me beat the best I have is knowing it is some form of Chinese. They only way I know it mandarin is if I catch some one saying "nǐ hǎo"

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Can you order my food for me in quantum mechanics?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Sure quantum entanglement should allow for instantaneous ordering and instantaneous delivery.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

But what if I can't decide what I want instantaneously?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

It is always the human factor screwing things up.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah was gonna say the majority of Chinese immigrants who own restaurants in America speak Cantonese. Definitely true in SF an NYC.

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