Ohmygosh, I'm in Taiwan. This is our second day and there have already been so many crazy things to report on -- like the girl in an orange vinyl dress in the department store pushing Gillette shaving cream, and the black person toothpaste -- toothpaste that came in a box with a picture of a smiling black man in a top hat. James' uncle told me the company called it "Darkie" but switched to "Darlie" after ensuing furor. Nevertheless, the idea is it'll make your teeth extra sparkling, like a black person's, I guess.
James' uncle picked us up at the airport yesterday morning and brought us warm soy bean milk and greasy buns filled with green onion and leeks. We had fishballs, and curry, and drunken duck at James' grandparents house for lunch, and his 92-year-old grandfather surprised everyone by calling me beautiful in English when James' grandma prompted.
Then for dinner we went to a restaurant with Shanghai cuisine and ate spicy eel, stinky tofu, sea cucumber and meat jello - which is exactly what it sounds like. I could do without the sea cucumber.
For breakfast James and I picked up a plate of cold noodles with peanut sauce and chili oil, a green-tea flavored bun filled with red bean paste, and a delicious greasy pastry with a hot dog in the middle.
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