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On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:18:09 +0000, Rich Teer wrote:

> On Tue, 8 Jul 2008, terryc wrote:
> 
>> Umm, I guess you guys and gals need to go to a real chinese restaurnt
>> where they have Yumcha. Basically, you choose what you want to eat from
>> little carts as they are wheeled around the restaurant.
> 
> Ahh, understanding dawns.  :-)
> 
> On this side of the pond, I think the term used is usually "smorgasbord"
> rather than "yumcha".  I have no idea which is more correct, although
> yumcha does sound more oriental to me.

Smorgasbord here is more food set out on a table and you go and help
yourself. Also refered to as "buffet" in commercial world. Aka self-serve.

Over here, you need to go to better chinese restaurants at Yum-cha time.
you are given a card and sit at a table and wait for the passing waiters
to tell you what they have in their carts. when you take a basket of
whatever, they stamp your card with a stamp signifying something (probably
cost category). it all gets tallied up at the end.

We often did it as a group thing and split the bill.

What is really interesting s spotting the carts that are passing
you(westerner) bye and enquiring what they are selling. usually it is the
real chinese food like chickens feet, pigs trotter or other stuff I can
not pronounce.

But yes, you have the idea. 

I started yum-cha'ing my PCs about the time when Amstrad started fiddling
their hardware to try and force you to buy their hardware. At the time, my
local computer dealer had closed shop and I just moved up the supply
chain. Also had two CPM computers that were just unrepairable.