what a pleasant surprise. i walk into dining hall, and begin to bother the lunchlady about lunch. everyday i point at one thing and say, "na ge," (that). she points to one bowl, and i say "bu yao" (don't want), and then she points to another and another, until she hits the bowls i want. today, i just wanted her to pick anything, and i don't know how to say, "i don't care." so i said i don't know. the lunchlady thought i was confused, and looked around for help. at that point, a chinese english teacher came up and helped. she said that that bowl was potatoes, and to avoid anymore fuss i said yao.she plopped a spoonful on my plate, like any good lunchlady (unfortunately, it wasn't an ice-cream scoop). when i got to the table, i plunged my chopsticks in, and i could not believe it. mashed potatoes! (i think i kinda blew the surprise with the title, there.) a very smooth mashed potato with a nice addition of scallions and chives. eating mashed potatoes with chopsticks was a breeze as well. the consistency requires no chopstick skill at all, just poke and chomp. great! it was a welcome respite, and was the most homey meal to date in the cafeteria.
i love my cafeteria.
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