This is the hilarious moment a pet cat in China seemed to prefer English over Mandarin. Pumpkin, the one-year-old Golden British Shorthair, only obeyed its owner's commands when they were in English.

Initially, the owner gave the command in Mandarin, "坐下" (sit down), to no avail. When the command was switched to English, "sit down," the dog promptly sat, causing its owner to burst into ...