Someone ought to buy Bill O’Reilly a ticket over here. They love Christmas. Love love it. With their peepees, just so that’s clear.
There’s an English-language ad in this month’s that’s Beijing from a company called “ILLINOIS YOU LIFESTYLE” that demands that the reader “MARRY CHRISTMAS!”. There are jolly little Santa hats on all the Starbucks workers here, and enough sparkling and tinsel to precipitate a Pridefest.
Everywhere I go, after conducting my business entirely in Chinese, I’m wished a hesitant “marry Christmas” in English.
And I reply, “Happy Kwanzaa.”
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Somebody ought to buy Bill O’Reilly a smack in the mouth.
Posted 27 Dec 2005 at 4:31 am ¶How about a requisite New Year’s post?
Posted 05 Jan 2006 at 12:34 pm ¶Although you never HAVE to post, I am interested to know how things have panned out for you in China. So how about a requisite New Year’s post?
Posted 06 Jan 2006 at 11:42 am ¶peepees:P
Posted 08 Jan 2006 at 9:21 pm ¶oops..i wanted to hope u had a great newyear nite.
Posted 08 Jan 2006 at 9:23 pm ¶but seems the site was sooo hotheaded.
Happy New Year Brendan!!
Remember me? Dylan from Harbin. Still here, pickled in a pool of Ha-Pi. Just thought I’d get intouch. Send me an email.
Dylan
Posted 11 Jan 2006 at 2:57 pm ¶I celebrated Festivus and sent out Kwanzaa cards.
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