Me: I ordered pasta. These are noodles.
Chinese man: No, this is pasta.
Me: No, noodles.
Chinese man: Okay, this is spaghetti.
Me: The menu said pasta with pesto.
Chinese man: Ah! Pesto…wait.
(Pause)
Me: This is tomato ketchup.
The new China has forgotten a slice of old Shanghai. Read more
Hindustan Times


