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We never sought exotic forms of discomfort; they were part of a package deal that came with our homeland.
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Asking my father to ask the waitress the definition of "sloppy Joe" or "Tater Tots" was no problem. His translations, however, were highly suspect."
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At some point, someone must have yelled "Good job, Kaz!," which my father interpreted as "You should go on television and win a fortune!" Bowling"
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Is that boy from your country?" she asked me. "Why, yes," I wanted to tell her. "In my country, which I own, this is National Lose Your Child at Disneyland Day." "No," I told her. "He's not from my country."
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A couple of days of this powdered cuisine and my uncle actually lost a few pounds. Things were going well until he decided that adding a couple of scoops of Baskin-Robbins improved the flavor substantially. Following
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On our second day, my parents announced that Kauai was boring. "There's nothing to look at, just plants and rainbows," my father declared. "There are no stores," added my mother. Instead of staying for another week, we left the next day. The"
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My dad says that the dogs and cats in America are luckier than most people in the world.
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