MyfriendwenttoShanghailastMonday.Hecouldnotunderstandtheirdialect.But,theycouldspeakMandarin.However,sometimes,itwashardtounderstandtheirMandarin.Myfriend'slastnamewasWang.Hisfriend'slastnamewasHuang.ButShanghaipeoplehadthesamepronunciationforWangandHuang.So,whentheycalledmyfriends,myfriendsdidnotknowwhotheywerecalling.However,mosttime,theycouldunderstandeachotherverywell.Infact,myfriendhadlearnedsomeShanghaidialectwhenhewasthere.Hewashappythereandhewillgothereagain.