Tony, can I ask you a personal question?
About what?
Well, I was wondering about how you are received here in China.
What do you mean?
Well, since you are Chinese-Canadian and only speak English and French well; how do native Chinese treat you?
Oh, well. Sometimes it can get pretty difficult. When people find out that I am a Canadian citizen who can't speak Chinese well,they usually call me a banana. You know, yellow on the outside and white on the inside.
How does that make you feel?
Well, I first feel mad. Then I feel sad, because I am seen as someone who has forgotten his roots. All this is because my parents left to find a better life and I decided to return in order to find something I lost. Sometimes I am not sure if I like what I found.