Citizenship in Canada

DOUGWONG

An immigrant from Hong Kong is applying for citizenship in Canada.  He is to be interviewed by a Canadian immigration officer.  He does not speak English well and knows nothing about Canada.  Therefore, he invited a special translator to help him in his interview:

Officer:  Do you know who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?

Translator: (told to this man in Cantonese) The officer asked you, Where do you usually go if you want to eat hamburger?

Man: (answered to the officer) Oh..... McDonald (the first minister of Canada is Sir John MacDonald.)

The officer nodded his head and then asked the second question.

Officer: Could you tell me which province you're living in now?

Translator: (said to this man in Cantonese) The officer just asked you, What is the dirtiest thing in your nose?

Man: (replied to the officer in Cantonese) Ah..... Bay See (which means nose dirt in Chinese)  (The man lives in the province of British Columbia, commonly known as B.C.)

The officer nodded his head again and asked the final question.

Officer: Do you know what your privilege is when you become Canadian?

Translator: (told to this man in Cantonese) The officer asked you, How does a dog sounds like when it barks?

Man: (demonstrated the sound to the officer)... Woe, Woe.  (One of the privileges of a Canadian is the right to vote.)

The officer told the man that all the questions were answered correctly, shook hands with him and congratulated him that he had passed the interview to be a Canadian citizen.

TKT