Kuey teow and Mee

It was a really annoying yet funny situation I encountered this evening

while I was ordering for my dinner in a hawker center in Sibu

Looking at the menu hanging on the wall of the stall,

the conversation began with:

来老板，你要吃什么？ 'What you want to order?'

炒粿条面 'Fried kuey teow mee.'

She suddenly stared at me and stopped her work in hand

粿条面？ 'Kuey teow mee?'

你要粿条还是面？ 'You want kuey teow OR mee?'

I insistingly said

粿条面 'Kuey teow mee'

She felt a bit annoyed, me too

你要mee kahwin是吗？ 'You want mee kahwin orh?'

'Mee kahwin?' -- a new word in my own 'dictionary'

是不是粿条掺面？ 'Keuy teow mixed with mee larrr'

Ok。。。Ok。。。给我一盘 'Okay...okay...give me one'

I went back to my seat

and started thinking back

'Kuey teow + mee is not kuey teow mee?'

From here, you can see the differences between West M'sia and East M'sia

the same thing may

have different name

or

totally have different look/presentation

I want my Kuey teow mee goreng!!