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1、Unit1Iamfrequentlyaskedthequestion,canyouusechopsticks?IhavelivedinKorea,Japan,andChina,Ineachcountry,Ihave,moreoftenthannotandwithouthavingrequestedone,beengivenaforkwhenonewasavailable.IhavepolitelyrefusedandsaidthatIwouldbefinewithchopsticks.Sometimes,Ihavetomakefurthere
2、xplanation.ChopsticksaretheleastofmyworrieswhenIameatinginanAsianhomeorrestaurant.Infact,learninghowtousechopstickstakesmenotingbutafewweeks.Thisisnottosayritualsandhowtoconductmyselfatthetableisquitedifficult.JusthowmanytimestoIhavetosay,no,thankyouwhenIreallymean“no,thank
3、you,Itrulyamfull?HowduIgetawaywithrefusingmorefoodwithoutoffendingsomeone?IFinsistandIstillgetmore,isitappropriatejustnottoeatit?ThiswouldbeimpolitewhereIcomefrom.Ihaveenjoyedmanygreatmealsandmyinteractionswiththepeoplehavebeengreat.IamincreasinglyawarethatIwillneverbeablet
4、ogivebackasmuchasIhavereceived.Idon’tknowhowIcaneverthankallofthepeoplewhointroducedmetoeatinginAsiaUnit3Ididn’tmarryforalltherightreasons.Lovehadnothingtodowithmarriage.And,formyhusband’spart,well,Isuspectlovewasonhismindeither.HemarriedmebecauseImadehimfeelyoung.Hewassuch
5、anordinarymangoingthroughhisveryordinarymidlifecrisis.Hewasdivorced,lookingforyoungerwomenandacareerchange.Thatdidn’tbotherme,though.Hewasstillfairlycharming,prettyhandsomeandaboveallrich.Imarriedformoney,andIdon’thaveanydoubtaboutit.Myfriendsdon’tapplaudmydecision,butIcana
6、lsotellthattheywish,atleastalittlebit,forsomeofthesamethingsthatInowenjoy.Theyalwaysprefertospendalotoftimebymyswimmingpoolthanattheircommonlittlehomes.Andanotherthing,theyarealwayscomplainingabouttheirbeloved.HeisalwayswatchinghowmuchIspend.It’sbecomemorelikeabusinessrelat
7、ionshipthanamarriage.Myhusband,however,doesn’tcarehowmuchIspendandourmarriageneverbecameabusinessbecauseItalreadywasone.Youcouldsay,wehaveamutualunderstanding.Weareveryrealisticaboutthewholething,Itispainfulformyfriendswhentheyrealizethatloveisjusta(n)illusion.Marriageforlo
8、veneverexistedforme.And,he’llneverdivorceme.He’dlosetoomuchmoney.Unit6What’sinanam