Instead of the olden spirit of enterprise, the city seemed to be the home of inertness—one grey and great temple of lassitude. Except the few money-getting American merchants who sojourned there, the only lifeful creatures to be met with are the myriads of insects that swarm in every house, as I found, to my great discomfort, on my second visit; not remaining sufficiently long on my first, to acquire a knowledge of their numbers and strength.

Yes! You are Teochew. Aiyah, don't you know, our people are known for being pirates, smugglers, and greate businessmen. [The Hong Kong billionaire] Li Ka-shing is Teochew, you know!

No Liming or Loitering - No Shouting or Loud Noise (written on a sign in Port of Spain shopping mall).

The lady, it is said, will inherit a fortune of three hundred pounds a year, with two cool thousands left by an uncle, on her arriving at the age of twenty-one, of which she wants but a few months.