Mustapha
Senior Member
Oddly enough, I thought of you when I was there last. The owner, myself, and a friend were having a great talk about the Chinese community in Toronto years ago. The summation was that it was a three-degrees of separation world, where most people were in a few occupations (laundries and restaurants being primary). Interesting things about saving to bring family over and there was lots more that I've forgotten; it was 3 in the morning or so.
"...three degrees?" It's less than that. I just spoke to my father-in-law. He knew the owner and his son in the 1960s, and traveled with them from Vancouver to Hong Kong on the same Canadian Pacific steamer. The owner and his son returned to Hong Kong never to come to Canada again. My father-in-law (who went to HK to find a wife) believes the present owner was a partner from the 1950s/60s who bought the place.
A cultural tidbit for you all. Ever go into a Chinese restaurant and it's full of waiters/waitresses? ... as in too many? Well,... they're not salaried employees; they're most likely partners. Now you know.