Once upon a time, three adventurous and unsuspecting friends named Lhooh, ChehCheh and Niao-Miao (the names are changed to protect their secret identities!) went to Beijing to see the great and famous sights of the fabled city.
On the second day, Niao-Miao had unfortunately not been able to get rid of her toothache which had plagued her, so ChehCheh asked Lhooh to go to the pharmacy to help the ailing Niao-Miao, since he was the one only one in the trio who could understand the subtle nuances of the city's ancient language.
Lhooh ambled off confidently and went to ask the pharmacist for medicine for the tooth.
The conversation somehow went this way (no thanks to my imagination after it was retold by the leading character).
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Pharmacist (nods sagely and brings out a box of medicine):
Where is the pain located, Foreigner-Who-Looks-Chinese?...is it in the tooth itself or is it the gum surrounding the tooth?
Lhooh a.k.a. Foreigner-Who-Looks-Chinese:
I am unsure... O Great-Pharmacist-of-this-Pharmacy.
Pharmacist a.k.a. Great-Pharmacist-of-this-Pharmacy (looking bored):
......
Lhooh a.k.a. FWLC (deciding quickly):
It may be the tooth itself, O Great-Pharmacist-of-this-Pharmacy.
Pharmacist a.k.a. GPOTP:
Well then, Foreigner-Who-Can-Understand-Chinese, take this..
(hands over the box of tooth medicine she had taken out earlier)....
it is for the pain in the tooth you have said.
Lhooh a.k.a. FWLC (curious):
Great-Pharmacist...
GPOTP (looking more bored):
......hmm?
Lhooh a.k.a. FWLC (clears throat): .
If this is for pain in the tooth ...may I also have the one which is for the pain in the gums? Just in case?
Pharmacist a.ka. GPOTP:
Oh, it works on both the tooth and gum.
* Eh? then why did you ask in the first place? *DISCLAIMER: the tales being shared by the writer in this series of blogs, while true, have been admittedly exaggerated for humorous purposes. It is not meant to imply anything derogatory about the Chinese culture or people.
- Aug 24, '09 12:03 AM
Lhooh a.k.a. FWLC (curious):
Great-Pharmacist...
GPOTP (looking more bored):
......hmm?
Lhooh a.k.a. FWLC (clears throat): .
If this is for pain in the tooth ...may I also have the one which is for the pain in the gums? Just in case?
Pharmacist a.ka. GPOTP:
Oh, it works on both the tooth and gum.
* Eh? then why did you ask in the first place? *DISCLAIMER: the tales being shared by the writer in this series of blogs, while true, have been admittedly exaggerated for humorous purposes. It is not meant to imply anything derogatory about the Chinese culture or people.
- Aug 24, '09 12:03 AM
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