Yu remembers one occasion when he attended a formal dinner given by the governor of Hawaii. All of the male guests came in dark-colored Western suits. They were taken aback when the governor reminded them that the invitation to the event clearly stated that it was to have a local cultural theme.
余玉照記得一回參加夏威夷州長的正式晚宴，來自各國的賓客都是一襲深色西裝赴宴，沒想到州長大驚失色，提醒賓客：我不是在請帖中特別聲明是「國宴」嗎？