In mid March I moved in with a 'family' of Chinese. The house was the nicest of the many I saw in the price range I could afford. We have a 4 Bed terrace close to all the main shops, market, rail and tube links. Of course it's a 3 bed with the front room converted to a bedroom as they all are.
My new Chinese friends are my young landlord and his wife, and his two friends. They are all lovely people. Quiet and hard working - just like me! I am fascinated with my new housemates and their way different to my own. I am not quite sure what a lot of the foods are that I see being prepared, but hope one day to understand more as we go. When I first moved in there was something different everyday. Including a terrapin appearing on the lounge sofa one day.
Just before I moved in I went round early one morning to give over the deposit and meet once more with my new landlord who was having breakfast with his wife. We talked and agreed dates etc. I noticed they were eating cornflakes, and was surprised as I had hoped to be introduced to lots of new Oriental cuisine (I have not been disappointed so far) but back then I looked upon their breakfast as nothing special, until I noticed they were eating cornflakes with chopsticks! Now that's just showing off.
