Wish List

I wish that lambs would stop being slaughtered then presented in the whole in my honor. Oh, what the heck, let's make it 'honour' as a shout out to my British pals.

Last night, there we were treated to dinner at this Mongolian-hut type place and had a whole roast tiny little lamb. The lamb was accompanied by some wine ceremony. Which brings me to wish number two.

I wish that people would stop toasting me.

And lastly, I wish for, among many other foodstuffs, Chinatown food. Is it wrong to miss Chinatown food whilst in China? Not Chinatown as in the faux-Chinese restaurant in Brunswick, but Chinatown as in places where people of Chinese origins congregate when in another country. I don't miss Americanized Chinese food. But Chinatown food, definitely longing for it right now.

To make up for the lack of Chinatown food, however, I've grown attached to the potato crips here- the Pringles rip off variety. I haven't seen the greasy Lays-type potato chips yet. Like in the UK, the crisp flavours here are plentiful and funky, and quite different from those in the US, but unlike the UK, they're unbelievably affordable here. Less than a quarter USD for a snack-sized bag. My love for this exchange right pales only slightly for my love of Asian junk food.