Doyle tells a humorous story that occurred due to his marvelous Chinese. One day he received a phone call from a Western friend. As the two spoke English, a Chinese friend standing nearby exclaimed, "Chris, your English is pretty good!" Once in Beijing he bumped into Taiwan architect Teng Kun-yen in an elevator.
杜可風因為中文太好，曾發生過一個笑話：有一天他接到一個外國朋友的電話，兩人講英文，周圍的中國朋友大惑不解，「老杜，你英文講得不錯嘛！」