on sunday lunch, the school is practically empty, and they only make enough lunch for the security guards and the kitchen. and the foreign teachers, since we don't have a home to go to for the weekend.
i arrived at 12:15, and everyone was serving themselves from behind the counter. i went back, and immediately there was confusion. waiguo laoshi (foreign teacher) can't be asked to get his own meals! so as i tried to help myself, they quickly prevented me, and helped me themselves.
after they gave me my tray, it seemed everyone was sitting at one table, so i sat down as well. again i caused quite a stir, but soon they got used to it. it was nice sitting there, just listening to everyone speak. it's gotta help on some level, right?
after i was done i said, "wo chi hao le, xie xie ni men." (i ate well, thank you all) and went to clear my tray. they looked at me as if i was crazy, and used hand gestures to tell me to put the tray down. they are just too nice.
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