The World of Chinese - 2022-11-15

• BUYING NECESSITIE­S WAS ONE OF THE FEW PERMISSIBL­E REASONS TO GO OUT, SO PEOPLE LINGERED IN THE SUPERMARKE­T AISLES, INSPECTING PRODUCTS AS IF THEY WERE PONDERING A MASTERWORK IN A MUSEUM.
• PAVING PARADISE
• FOR LAND’S SAKE
• PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE AN OPINION IF A PARENT IS “RIGHTLY EXERCISING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.”
• “THE MOST PRECIOUS THING IS, UNLIKE MOST PARENTS, MY PARENTS NEVER PERCEIVE THEMSELVES TO BE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.”
• WORKERS ARE DRAWN BACK TO THE GYM, PARTLY TO KEEP HEALTHY IN SPITE OF AILMENTS FROM OLD AGE, BUT MORE FOR THE SHARED MEMORIES OF THE PAST AND THE PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE.
• YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS? SHE'S GOT ANSWERS (BUT YOU PROBABLY WON'T LIKE THEM)

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