Monday, October 17, 2011

not as culturally sensitive as I'd like to be

I'm sure Cantonese is lovely and comforting if it's your mother tongue
(though I have Cantonese-speaking friends who have affirmed that it is
"not pretty" and "sounds like people arguing over the price of fish")
but since my proficiency is limited to all of two phrases
("do you have pain?" and "no problem!")
I sometimes find it, em, a challenge, to listen to all day
especially when I hear my name interspersed quite frequently
into what sounds like a tirade of angry denunciation
but is more likely just scheduling more patients for my panel

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