Scene #1
Location: At a famous fast-food restaurant.
Customer: I would to order a double cheeseburger meal.
Worker: Would you like to up 'sai' it?
Customer: (paused for a while) Err... no thanks. (with a smile)
Scene #2
Location: At a famous local fashion outlet.
Customer: Do you have bigger size for this blouse?
Worker: No. Here all free 'sai'. That side (pointing at another section of the store) got big 'sai'.
Customer: Oh...(hehe! thanks but no thanks!)
Scene #3
Location: At a well-known shoe store.
Customer: Excuse me, my son's feet cannot fit into this pair of shoes. Can you let him try another size?
Worker: Orr... you want big 'sai' is it? Wait, I 'chain'.
The word SIZE is usually mispronounced as 'sai' (which means SHIT in Hokkien).
Similarly, the word CHANGE is usually mispronounced as 'chain'.
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