doing a social experiment

是要測試

to see if we can get around

看看

downtown Taipei

如果不說半句中文

without a word of Mandarin

可以在台北自在的遊走嗎？

Hi

嗨

is it possible to get a map?

可以要個地圖嗎？

for the subway

捷運的

no sorry no

不好意思，沒有

No? There's no map?

沒有地圖嗎？

and is there ah~

那請問有...

map go to another station

沒有去其他站的地圖

sorry?

抱歉？

this station no map

這站沒有地圖，

this station no map

沒有去其他站的地圖

maybe go to another station

你可以去其他站問問看

maybe have maps

說不定會有地圖

which station you wanna go?

你想要去哪個站

um I just want to get to the city hall

呃，我想去市政府

city hall

市政府

BL

藍線

Blue BL

藍色

Oh okay

噢好

the blue line

藍線

alright thank you so much

了解，太謝謝你

Hi sorry excuse me

嗨，不好意思

where can I get the taxi?

我在哪裡可以找到計程車？

the cab

計程車

yes

是

B4

地下四樓

So basement down

所以地下室往下

do I take the elevator?

我搭電梯下去嗎？

or do I take the...

還是...

go straight and you can see the elevator

直走就可以看到電梯

oh okay thank you

噢好，謝謝你

Hi excuse me

嗨，不好意思

sorry

抱歉

I'm just wondering

我想請問

where the Howard Plaza Hotel is

福華飯店往那裡走

is it this way?

是這個方向？

Do you have Google map?

你有 Google 地圖嗎？

This is Google map,

這就是 Google 地圖

but I wasn't sure which way I should go

但我不確定我該往哪個方向走

So I think we are at the blue dot

我想我們現在在這個藍色點點上

It's ok I use mine

沒關係，我用我的

Thank you

謝謝你

so sorry

真是不好意思

Yes, it's this way

對，這個方向

and then

然後

the big road

大馬路上

Okay the big intersection

好，在大十字路口

Yes

對

Is it far though?

會很遠嗎？

Is it five minutes walk?

走路五分鐘到的了嗎？

or 20 minutes?

或要20分鐘？

Yea about five to ten minutes

對，大概五到十分鐘

Ok thank you so much

好，非常謝謝你

Thank you! Have a great day!

謝謝！祝你有個美好的一天！

Sorry excuse me

不好意思

Yes

是

Do you happen to know where the subway is?

你知道地鐵往那裡走嗎？

The metro?

捷運？

The train?

火車？

MRT?

MRT

She is looking for the MRT (Mandarin Chinese)

她在找捷運

How do you say traffic light? (Mandarin Chinese)

紅綠燈怎麼講？

The...

那個...

traffic light (Mandarin Chinese)

紅綠燈

red yellow green

紅、黃、綠

Do I go straight here?

我要直走嗎？

Yes that's the big

對，那裡有個大

the intersection?

十字路口嗎？

Yes

對

Left

左轉

Okay turn left

好，左轉

So I go straight hit the road and turn left

所以直走到底左轉

yea yea yea

對、對、對

Head straight,

直走

turn left,

左轉

and go around

然後轉彎

and you will

你就會

you will see

就會看到

MRT

捷運

Okay I will see the sign

好，我會看到指標

Yes

對

thank you so much

非常謝謝你

Hello (Mandarin Chinese)

你好

Are these all the...

這些都是...

Oh, ok

噢，好

What would you like to drink?

你想喝什麼？

I'm looking for

我在找

green tea?

綠茶？

Yes

對

Our #1 is milk tea

我們排行第一的是奶茶

How about you try this

還是你要試試這個

Oh smells really pungent

噢，它聞起來很刺鼻

Green tea

綠茶

Okay these are all green tea

好，這些都是綠茶

and that one was

然後那個是

which one sorry?

是那一個啊？

That one was...

那個是...

that tube

那個瓶子

which one

那一種口味

was this

是這個

like on the menu

在菜單上的

We just smell

我們只能用聞的

oh we smell them!

噢，用聞的！

oh that's really cool

這很酷

okay um

好，

are there other green tea?

還有其他種綠茶嗎？

you want green tea?

你要綠茶嗎？

yes

對

this #1

這是第一名的

yea that was the one I smelled right?

那個是我剛剛聞的對吧？

yes

對

you want this?

你要嗎？

sure I will take that

好，我買這個

Hi

嗨

um...

嗯...

can I have a pork bun?

我可以來個肉包嗎？

yea of course

好啊，當然可以

just one?

一個就好嗎？

yea just one

對，一個就好

sorry I just want to try it

我只是想試試看

ok

好

if you like it

你如果喜歡

we have cabbage

我們有高麗菜口味

and leek

還有韭菜

bamboo

竹筍

and for sweet flavours

還有甜的口味

we have red bean

我們有紅豆

oh there are also sweet ones

噢，還有甜的

I will just take the cabbage?

我想我就買一個高麗菜口味

whatever that's signature here

只是想試試看

one or two?

你要一個還兩個？

just one

一個就好

yep thank you

對，謝謝

NT$16 (= US$0.50)

這樣16元

okay

好

talk about real life social experiment

來談談這個社會實驗

are you impressed?

你感到驚訝嗎？

Because I was able to get

因為我可以買到

pork cabbage bun

肉包

and a cup of green tea

還有一杯綠茶

so delicious

超好吃

without a word of Mandarin

不用任何中文

I think this

我覺得這件事

calls for a toast

值得大肆慶祝

because

不等你

I know you will be heading to Taiwan in no time

你很快就會來台灣

now pack your bags

現在快去打包行李

because

因為

all these yummies

這些好吃的東西

doesn't wait

是不會等人的