Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Eastern Hospitality

The staff at Schumacher China have been very hospitable.  This week I was invited to eat with the Engineering Manager’s family.  He has a lovely wife and beautiful 8-year old daughter.  His mother is staying with them for a month.  They own a very modest two story condo, which is more like an apartment.  Very sparse furniture.  The couch is wooden with no cushion.  I ate with them twice this week.  As is the custom, they filled the table with food, all the while apologizing for not having much to serve me.  The kitchen was ¼ the size of mine, and the living room was also the garage for their motor scooter!  I took turns with their daughter playing the electronic piano.


The master bedroom is also the study and the music room.


2 comments:

  1. How sweet of them, Paul. Bet they are so excited to tell others about having you in their home. :) Was the "home cooking" better than the business food?

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  2. How nice of them to open their home to you!

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