written English that are common in China and which can, indeed, be
quite amusing. I've decided not to comment on the phenomenon because
however poor the English may be, it's a lot better than my Chinese and
I'd be completely lost without it if I was travelling alone.
However I must relate one incident that made me laugh. In a
restaurant in Dali old town today there was a bottle of soy sauce on
the table. The waitress saw me smelling it and said "If you don't
like it, we also have vagina." She presented me with a bottle which I
sniffed reluctantly.
It was vinegar.
