In my previous entry, just a little while ago, I said "I'd rather have stinky tofu." And so I did. And it was as good as it was on Tuesday. It was so good that I hardly noticed how easy the communication between me and the stinky tofu maker was. I think it may be a break through actually, I understood 90% of the words, and he understood me. There weren't many words of course, but I said "I'd like to buy a thing of stinky tofu." And he said "To eat here, or to take and go?" I said "To take and go." And he said "Please wait a minute." So I waited a few minutes then he said "40 kuai" and I gave him 40 kuai, exact change, and he said "Thank You." It was like a dream, even better, way better, than the time I bought garbage bags. I would like to add, as an amusement, that while I waited in the dining area I watched Japanese Samurai puppets having a heated argument in the woods on TV. They really have the walking motion down pretty good, it looks like they're really walking even though you can't see their legs. (edit 297) Permalink