I dont know if there is some sort of netiquette concerning length of comments on other people’s posts. I wrote a comment on a Daniel post, which turned out to be quite long. I also had some trouble uploading it, so I put it here as well. Here it is:
I really enjoyed this post by Daniel (and [...]

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Sometimes, the fabulously inexplicable happens to put me in my place, to give me perspective on my total lack of perspective. This morning I asked a  2nd year student to fetch some hot water in my teapot. He is a smart boy and not prone to antics. But just to be certain, I made the [...]

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Today I came across a post on Daniel’s blog about typical Taiwanese responses to “How has your week been?” type questions that leave the questioner wanting more. Here is an excerpt:
” A new foreign teacher enters the room and greets the students. They smile at him happily and he introduces himself. He then asks a [...]

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A useful boy is a happy dad, in any case. It was fun watching him get into it, get all lathered up. I hate to be the one to break it to myself, but the utilitarian aspect of our relationship makes for good loving. To watch Isha do things which would normally have taken [...]

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