The odd facts of life continue to fascinate me. Here in Benque all the shops are owned by Chinese people. It is unclear to me whether they are from the mainland or Taiwan, but at any rate I understand that Belize used to be part of smuggling route bringing Chines emigrants to the United States. Some of those involved decided to stay and quite literally set up shop. The result is that very nearly every retailer in the town is Chinese. So here in Benque one has the opportunity to speak four languages: Chinese, Creole, English, and Spanish.
Jonathan
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