Because of the many questions I've been asked about lactose and my dependance on the stuff, I have decided to devote a blog to Milk. As I write this, I got a packet of milk leaning against the window behind the computer. So yes, there is milk in China, and yes people drink it. Although this milk is different than the kind back home, it satisfies my cravings. If you were reading closely you noticed I said “a packet of milk.” That’s right. Not a carton, not a jug, not a gallon; but a packet. When they first showed me the packet, I thought it was powdered milk. But, when they handed it to me, I noticed it was heavy and contoured to my hand, like liquid. I knew then and there that, besides the
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