On the 21st, I turned 18.
I had a birthday celebration
diner with my best friends and their parents, and went out with my American
friend late evening after that.
I celebrated it with my host family on the
22nd, at the restaurant. We had a diner all together, and my father and I
symbolically drank white whine. (Their white whine is 45%... Like white spirit)
In china, when we "cheers" ,the youngest persons glass must remain under the
older ones. This is tradition.
During that diner, my eyes explored the
table, trying to figure out what the different dishes where. I asked about a
plate of meat... They kept strangely silent, except my father who said "try try
try" and handed me a piece. I started eating it, then I was informed it was dog.
Fair enough...
If you are wondering, it has a good taste, and pretty
tender meat.
My sister almost wanted to cry... She refused to have some..
(Her father told her she wasn't Chinese but Japanese..)
As I ate it, the
conversation continued.. When suddenly , the woman sitting next to me came out
with "Oh, by the way, this is my dog"
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I swear... I
didn't know what to do.
Still chewing "her dog", I asked her :"aren't you
sad? Was this your pet?"
She answered she brought it here and killed it, so
we could have it for dinner.
I was speechless, wanted to burst in laughter
because of the awkwardness, and wanted to cry at the same time.
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