Re: Languages in China's Fujian and Taiwan

Lee Sau Dan wrote:
> >>>>> "Dung" == Dung Ping <dungping5@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> Dung> Came back from the restaurant a moment ago. The guy said he
> Dung> spoke Fuzhou only, but the girl spoke both Minnan and
> Dung> Fuzhou. They talked to each other in Fuzhou.
>
> That already indicates that this guy considers Minnan and Fuzhou to be
> two different tongues, doesn't it?
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>
> Dung> The guy and I chatted a lot, but the girl was busy around
> Dung> with customers. I didn't have chance talking to her.
>
> Did you ask that guy whether he understands Amoyese?
>
> BTW, when you have the change to meet that girl, could you ask her
> from where she learnt Fuzhou? My understanding is that Minnan and
> Fuzhou are quite different, and should be mutually UNintelligible.
>
>
>
> Dung> By the way, the restaurant is just in our mutual global
> Dung> village, and is easy to locate. Enjoy great food.
>
> Sorry, what's a "mutual global village"?

Its definition is in dictionary.
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