This may be the first of many postings concerning the culture observed within "Potstickers," the restaurant I currently work at. As the title suggests, it is an Asian-fusion style restaurant specializing in fried dumplings (aka potstickers). The workplace often feels like a cultural anomaly from my American perspective. All of the workers, aside from myself, speak fluent Mandarin Chinese, which dominates the common discourse between workers. I tend not to feel left-out because Peter, the restaurant owner, speaks very fluent English. He received his second Master's Degree in Computer Science from a Canadian college, where he lived for 8 years learning English. He is often self conscious of his lingual skills, despite speaking more eloquently than a majority of native speakers he encounters. Operating an American business, he feels pressured to act stereotypically American in an effort to "better appeal to his clientele." His code switching is masterful but he do...