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In Taiwan, it is common to eat sweet foods on and after your wedding day. It is thought that eating sweet food will help the newlywed couple have a baby boy. The reason is a Taiwanese proverb: 吃甜甜，生兒子。 (chī tiántián, shēng érzì) It doesn’t sound as good in Mandarin, but it rhymes in Taiwanese (jia Continue reading Someone wants us to have kids So Miss Expatriate and I went out to dinner the other night. We chose one of our favorite budget restaurants, which happens to specialize in Turkey Rice, sat down and were engrossed in our food when we had a visitor. A mother had come in with her son, approximately 7 years old. He immediately came Continue reading An interesting encounter |
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