"Fine," Shi replies looking up at her. His accent is Chinese natively and is about as thick as her own. He really is tiny for a guy, more petite than anything, but hopefully most of that is hidden while he's sitting. Probably not though because even he can tell that most of the other men's torsos end way above where his does. He never really felt short back home, but out here in the Western world, 5'2" is just tiny.
"Je vais prendre une bière." One thing he's learned over the years through all his travels are those little phrases that you need everywhere, though he's the best at his native language and English. You tend to be able to get along on those.