To me, I thought I knew what it meant tobe Chinese. There is a lot more to it than I thought. I learned that a lot of the Chinese culture in Toronto is more Cantonese based. Things like bubble tea, dim sum, tapping the table as respect for saying thank you are all Cantonese things. Going to China and seeing how small Hong Kong is compared to the “real” china makes me wonder what else is a Cantonese only tradition. This trip has re-enforced the idea for me to learn Cantonese and more so learn Mandarin now.