i don't speak chinese at all, but i'm 100% chinese.. born in indonesia.. my grandparents were from fujian and spoke mandarin and I'm learning mandarin now hehe=D. my dad can understand mandarin =)
I can speak: Cantonese (Learned from schoolmates & Hong Kong Movies) Hakka (Learned from my Family) Mandarin (Learn from my wife) I am what people here call a Banana ... a white man wrapped in a yellow skin. I only know how to talk, but dunno how to read & write Keng Woon @ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ;o)
parler-tu anglais? Excuse mon francias. Je parle un peu francais. 2 ans de learning et ne pratique pour years.
Cantonese and ok Mandarin. I use Cantonese mostly and seldom get chance use my Mandarin skills. (0_0)
oh malaysian mandarin by the way, if a person from china spoke their mandarin to me i wouldn't understand one bit. can't write at all.