Originally Posted by
BuildingMyBento
Thanks for the photo, moondog.
Is that just a dolled up bbq place, the types ubiquitous in the 大陆? Dolled up because it looks like that display case can be kept cool...
Also, just lamb for 80 kuai? No vegetables/starch? Is it that there isn't much street food in Nanning, and/or does every option (meat/vegetables/other snacks) cost a lot?
Think that even with your Chinese skills you are subject to tiered pricing?
Like I said, food is a priority in China, so I'm genuinely curious.
I actually haven't experienced that specific lamb yet because the minimum order is 2
jin (for y156), so I usually go to the 串 place next door to eat chicken, ginger oysters, pork fried rice, and some sort of vegetable.
I don't feel that I'm being subjected to tiered pricing because my colleagues are also quoted the exact same y156. It seems that if you want quality food in Nanning, you need to be prepared to pay for it.
Insofar as language is concerned, similar to Shanghai and Beijing, Nanning is a "working city", meaning that the majority of people here come from other places. As such, 普通话 is the primary language, and accents are fairly standard. But, I would say that at least half of the people in these parts speak Cantonese as well.