>I tend to agree that alot of Taiwanese conversation sounds rather abrupt.
>But I don't know how many times I've heard Taiwanes say the same thing about
>Cantonese which I love to listen to. Most commonly they'll compare it to
>two dogs barking or most *humane*ly to people fighting. I guess it's all in
>the ear of the behearer. *g*
I've trotted this old saw out a couple of times on this list, but:
The traditional Chinese saying goes:
It is more pleasant to listen to two beggars fighting over a piece of
fish in Suchow (Suzhou) dialect than it is to listen to two lovers
bill and coo in Cantonese.
Kou