Some time ago, I was talking to my mom about Taiwanese (also known as Hokkien, a regional dialect that originates from the Fujian province of China):
Me: I met an Uber driver in Singapore who was an immigrant from Fujian. He spoke to me in Hokkien, and I could understand him! I’m surprised that there was no difference in accent: Taiwanese developed separately from Hokkien around 300 years ago…
