Summary

Chang is a retiree living with his son's family in Ontario. As a Chinese-educated former teacher, he has many difficulties adjusting to his host culture.

He thinks pert tennis skirts are “too dressy”…

He has never read Harry Potter, never heard of him…

He had a Chinese education…

He had to learn how to pronounce prosciutto…

Looked up the word pergola…

He always drove the same route…

Felt happy in Chinatown as he felt more comfortable being surrounded by Chinese faces and buying from Chinese stores…

Had difficulties using the foreign ATM machine…