A Taiwanese man with very poor, practically no, English knowledge once visited the US.
His name happened to be : Teng Xiao Ping. At the Immigration, the officer asked him a few questions to verify his true intention of coming to the US:
First he was asked : " What is the last name of our first President ? "
Not knowing English neither what was the question, he guessed they must have asked him for his family name. So he replied : " Wa Sing Teng. " (in Hokkien meaning My Last Name is Teng).
The officer heard of " Washington ! " (same sound) so passed him of the first question.
Second question was : " What do u come to the US for ? "
This time the Taiwanese thought, naturally he wud be asked of his first name. So he replied : " Xiao Ping. "
The officer heard of : " Shopping ! " so nodded and proceeded with his third question. " What car do u drive back home ? "
The tourist thought he was asked of his marital status, so he exclaimed : " Wa Bo Bo." (in Hokkien meaning I have no wife).
And the officer heard of : " Volvo ! " So smiled with compliment and asked again.
The fourth question was : " Who is the most popular basket ball player here in the US ? "
By this time our Taiwanese friend was getting a bit impatient and annoyed hence shouted : " Mai Ho Wa Ja Dan. " (meaning Don't let me here wait).
The officer heard of : " Michael Jordon ! " With great appreciation of this tourist's wide knowledge, the officer let him passed without further harrassment.
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