p30-37 Mean Lady Ming

I like to inter-cultural encounter in this section where the girls have to go get Chinese takeout food from a woman who’s language sounds angry to them and also breaks an alternative form of english. Mrs. Ming’s first reaction to the girls that they are looking for “free egg rolls” is also interesting. I’m curious if their relationship with this woman will progress to have more cultural understanding or if this is just one opening to talk about culture and interactions between culture and the assumptions we make of those from other cultures.