The Chinese families nearest mine were a Cantonese and a Hainanese family. As I spoke only a smattering of Teochew, I did not mix much with them.

• 住得最靠近的华人家庭，有一家是广东人，一家是海南人，由于我只会讲几句潮州话，因此跟这些华族邻居没有什么来往。