Why is it that Chinese restaurants of a certain calibre, inevitably possess one or more of the following words in its name and/or description?
# Golden
# Imperial
# Palace
# Treasure
# Jade
# (Some funky Chinese poet)
# Crystal
# Garden
# House / House of
One day when I set up _my_ Chinese restaurant, I’m going to call it House of Imperial Jade Golden Palace Li Bai Crystal Treasure Garden.
But what are the odds of that � I’m more likely to be the owner of a restaurant by the name of Maharajah, Delhi, or Gandhi.
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Why is it that Chinese restaurants of a certain calibre, inevitably possess one or more of the following words in its name and/or description?
# Golden
# Imperial
# Palace
# Treasure
# Jade
# (Some funky Chinese poet)
# Crystal
# Garden
# House / House of
One day when I set up _my_ Chinese restaurant, I’m going to call it House of Imperial Jade Golden Palace Li Bai Crystal Treasure Garden.
But what are the odds of that � I’m more likely to be the owner of a restaurant by the name of Maharajah, Delhi, or Gandhi.
possibly related
Chinese Singaporean’s Guide to Talking to Indians / A Hello and Goodbye Place / Funky Red Star / Twitter Updates for 2007-12-15 / Best Ways To Spend Your Last $50 /