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eader’soungeX孓i吾Hj代·84Anonymous编番专麓(了≮;氕嗄),:壬《j替ummlbeingsareremarkableintheircapacityforsuffering.Theycanbeardeath,deprivation?brutality?andoppression.Floodsiearthquakes?famines.wars—younameit.Whattheycannotbear,however,arethelittlethings.TheguywhogoesintoaMcDonald’swithasawed—offshotgunandstartsblowingpeopleawaywasprob—ablypushedovertheedgebyaseriesoftheselittlethings:helosthiskeysthreedaysinarow,orhecouldn’topenthatbottleofketchupandthenitbrokealloverhim,orsomeassholecuthimoffintraffictwiceinarow.Orhejustspentamonthontheroadwithhisin—laws.I'vespentthelastmonthtravelingaroundtheUSwithmyChinesein—laws.ThisistheirfirstvisittotheUSandmymother—in—law’sfirsttripoutsideofChina.Theydon’tspeakawordofEnglishandaren’tthebesttravelers.Ingeneral,Ihaveagoodrelationshipwiththem.Theyaregener—allyreasonableandopenpeople.ButafteramonthoftravelingaroundtheUSwiththem,Ifeeltheweightofsmallthingsuponme,drivingmeslowlyandutterlyinsane.Whatarethesesmallthings?Dadlikestotake$1.000incashoutofhispocketandshoveitinthefaceofeverycashierweencounter.Nevermindthatmywifetoldhimnottodothisabout40timesandthat1woulddealwithpayingthecashierandthathe’11getusmuggedifhekeepsitup.Nevermindallthat.Thenexttimewestopata7-11tobuyhima50一centlighteryouandIknowwhatwillhappen:outwillcomethe$1,000bucksandthebattleoverthebillwillbeginwhilethebemusedandbefuddledcashierlookson,eyeingthetencrisphundreddollarbillshoveringinfrontofhisnose.Ineverreallythoughtitwaspossiblethatsomeonecouldnotknowhowtouseafork.Yeah,Iknow,Igrewupusingafork,blah,blah,blah.Butisn’taforkjustasmallshovel?Andwhocan’tfigureouthowtouseashovel?Well,Iknowtwopeoplewhocan’t.Dadgaveuponthefork.He。saknifemannow.Ihavewatchedhimeatanentiremealoffaknife—mashedpotatoes,steak,asalad...thewholeworks.Thewaiterprobablythoughthewasmen—tallyillorhadsomeright—brain/left-braindisorder.(And,no,Dad,thiswaiterdoesn’thaveanychopsticks,either.)Morncan’tbeinthesun.Apparentlysheisavampireandthesunmeltsvampires.Momcan’tbeinthecar.Shegetscar—sickafter10minutes.Momdoesn’tliketowalk.Itistootiring.Momdoesn’tliketofly.Itistooexpensive.Momwantstoknowwherewearegoingtoday.Ineverrealizedhowmuchtravellingwithyourin—lawscouldbeliketravellingwithtwofive—year—olds.Youfeellikeanexasperatedparentmostofthetime:”Don’twalkonpeople’slawns.””Don。ttouchpeople.””Waitforpeopletogetoffoftheelevatorbeforeyourushin.…’Washyourhands.…Pleasedon。tyellacrossthestore.

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