Frosty the Snowman
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			The Chinese are no slouches when it comes to marketing.  Yes, that does say "Merry Christmas" over the doorway to the department store next to my apartment. They even have a Santa that the children can be photographed with, but he looks pretty pitiful by our standards.  I had the impression that they had taken a Santa outfit that was designed for export to a 250-pound American, and had given it to a
	tall 125-pound Chinese who used no belly padding.  I think the belt was wrapped around him at least twice. The other day when I made my daily visit to the food store to pick up something to cook for dinner, "Frosty the Snowman" was playing over the loudspeaker system--yes, in English--followed by an entire medley of Christmas tunes.  I chuckled to myself when I heard some Chinese singing along to themselves. Moments like these are when I don't feel that far away from home.  And when I appreciate that we humans are just one big family.
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