Originally Posted by
StuckInYYZ
Assuming the chinese community you're speaking of is in YVR, I'm guessing it's leaning heavily towards the mainland type. While it might be hard to find, I'm pretty sure there are quite a few over there. Finding good SEA food might be a challenge though.
We've got quite a mix on this side of the mountains. That said, I get a kick out of hearing hokkien/teochew in the supermarkets when the speakers don't think the chinese people around them understand the dialect.
It used to be almost all Cantonese or TaIShan around YVR. I don't think I've heard anything other than those, Mandarin and the odd ShangHai (I'll know Hokkein when hear it, just don't understand it). Yes, SE Asian chinese food is very far and few between around YVR, even worst (non-existent to the point I think I can claim that I may serve the only HaiNan chicken rice in my parts) where I currently am (YYJ)..