我啥时候吃过这呀
“When have I ever eaten stuff like this?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我 啥时候 吃过这呀
“When have I ever eaten stuff like this?”
这不浪费嘛
“Isn't it a waste?”
“I have never tasted anything this fancy, so do not expect me to know how to handle it properly.”
Downplaying one's familiarity with luxurious meals highlights humble roots and reinforces moral values against extravagance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when; at what time (colloquial)
An informal spoken equivalent of '什么时候', common in Northern and everyday spoken Mandarin.
eaten this kind of thing before
A casual way to refer to unfamiliar or surprisingly luxurious culinary offerings.
Enhances the rhetorical force of the question and expresses disbelief or indignation.