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On the train, there was a(n elderly) lady sitting in front of me. ''How old are you?" She asked. "Thirty-something", I answered. "You look even younger than my daughter, but why do you have so much white hair? As much as mine. What did you do in Tianjin? Visiting or working (or "business or pleasure")?" "My hometown in Tianjin." (or "Tianjin is my hometown", for emphasis) "But you speak with a Beijing accent." "It's a Tianjin accent." "It's a Beijing accent. I have been (living) in Beijing more than three decades."
A very talkative and lovely (elderly) lady.
I climb up, gazing toward home. Who would recognize a tired traveller in the capital?
Sep 26, 2022 12:59 AM
Xin
Language Skills
Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), English, German, Italian, Japanese, Tibetan
Learning Language
Chinese (Cantonese), English, German, Italian, Japanese, Tibetan
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