嘉嘉的學業挑戰仍在繼續，而她的求生技能亦不斷進化。經過幾個星期的適應，她終於不再只是「I totally agree with you.」的女孩，甚至開始主動參與課堂討論。
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然而，真正的難關來了——老師宣布，所有學生都需要進行一場 五分鐘個人演講，主題是「My cultural identity and how it shapes my perspective」。
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嘉嘉一聽完，立即崩潰：「表哥，我完啦！」
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阿楓抬頭看著她：「咩事？又發生咩事？」
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「老師要我哋做五分鐘演講，講自己嘅文化背景！」嘉嘉緊張得咬住筆蓋，「五分鐘呀！五分鐘係300秒！如果我每句講五秒，我就要講60句英文！」
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阿楓無奈地笑：「咁妳準備咗啲咩？」
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「咪講自己係香港人，然後點解選擇移民加拿大囉……但問題係，我講兩句已經冇嘢講啦！」嘉嘉癱坐在沙發上，「五分鐘喎！你知唔知五分鐘有幾長？！」
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阿楓點點頭：「的確幾長……但妳可以試下加啲自己嘅感受同經歷。」
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嘉嘉愁眉苦臉：「例如？」
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「例如……妳可以講妳喺香港嘅生活同加拿大有咩唔同，妳點樣適應，仲有咩地方仲未適應？」
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嘉嘉雙眼放空：「你知唔知……我最大嘅適應問題係咩？」
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「咩？」
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「呢邊啲薯條唔夠脆！」
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阿楓：「……」
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嘉嘉一本正經地解釋：「香港啲薯條無論係麥記定茶餐廳都好，都會炸到香脆，但呢邊啲薯條成日軟趴趴，冇靈魂！」
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阿楓扶額：「妳係咪想喺演講講薯條？」
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嘉嘉正色道：「文化認同可以從食物開始！你有冇聽過 ‘You are what you eat’？」
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「……咁妳打算點講？」
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嘉嘉拿出筆記本：「我計劃咁開場：‘Hi everyone, my name is Ka Ka, and today I’m going to talk about my cultural identity. I’m from Hong Kong, a place known for its amazing food. One thing that shocked me when I moved to Canada was… the French fries!’」
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阿楓：「……」
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「然後我會詳細分析，點解香港啲薯條同加拿大啲唔同，呢個代表咗兩地文化嘅差異！例如香港人講求效率，所以快餐都要快、靚、正，而加拿大人比較 chill，所以食物都冇咁趕時間炸得咁脆！」
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阿楓忍住笑：「咁妳有冇諗過，老師可能會expect一個比較 serious 嘅文化分析，而唔係一篇『炸薯條研究報告』？」
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嘉嘉摸摸下巴：「咁……我加多少少 serious 嘅嘢囉！例如講語言轉變點影響我嘅文化適應，講我由細到大都講廣東話，忽然之間要用英文學習，覺得好有壓力。」
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阿楓點頭：「呢個方向好啲。」
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「但我依然會用炸薯條做開場，等大家有興趣聽落去！」嘉嘉堅持，「畢竟，冇人會想聽一個枯燥無味嘅文化分析嘛。」
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阿楓笑：「好，等妳練習比我聽。」
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於是，嘉嘉站在客廳中央，正式開始她的演講練習：「Hi everyone, my name is Ka Ka, and today I’m going to talk about my cultural identity. One thing that truly represents the cultural difference between Hong Kong and Canada is… French fries!」
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阿楓邊聽邊笑，但也不得不佩服嘉嘉的勇氣。
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正式上場
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第二日，嘉嘉的演講終於來到正式場合。她手心冒汗，深呼吸數次，然後踏上講台。
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「Hi everyone, my name is Ka Ka…」
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一開始她有點緊張，但當她提到炸薯條的時候，台下開始傳來笑聲，老師也露出了感興趣的表情。當她繼續講到語言轉變帶來的挑戰時，氣氛逐漸變得嚴肅起來。同學們聽得很專心，最後還給她一個熱烈的掌聲。
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她鬆了口氣，走回座位。坐下後，旁邊的同學輕聲對她說：「That was a really fun speech! I totally get what you mean about the language barrier. I struggled too when I first moved here from Korea。」
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嘉嘉驚訝地看著對方：「你都係新移民？」
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「Yeah, I moved here two years ago. English was really tough at first, but it gets better. You’re doing great!」
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嘉嘉聽到這句，頓時覺得心裡一暖。她第一次感受到，原來自己並不孤單。
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當日放學回到家，阿楓問：「點？成功咗未？」
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嘉嘉舉起手指：「五分鐘，一句都冇 NG！」
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阿楓讚賞地點點頭：「妳越嚟越進步喇。」
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嘉嘉笑了笑，這一次，她真的有種融入新環境的感覺了。
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