> In everyday life, we do have some similar words. In Singapore,
> and some Chinese provinces it is "lah". In the old style
> speeches by the Chinese government officials, it was "this"
> and "that". You can still occasionally hear "this" and "that"
> from the government officials but now it can be deemed as
> "low efficiency" and the new officials tend not to do that.

Interesting. I did mean to make it clear that even in the man-on-
the-street and informal interviews people spoke confidently
without hesitation, and I deliberately listened out for it, just out
of curiosity

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