Thanksgiving, 2012 We had Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday as Thursday was just another work day here. Our custom has been to have Mexican; once we realized how many ingredients cross over to Chinese (beans, tomatoes, hot peppers, corn and corn meal, cilantro, onions, rice) it was a natural. This year, in a change of pace, it was wok-pizza, with olives and mozzarella from Carrefours, Argentine Malbec, and Tsingtao beer. We had as our guest our newly re-acquainted friend from decades ago, Louis Berney. Louis is a journalist and is teaching journalism at the Guangzhou University of Foreign Studies. Alas, no football to be had! Sometimes, walking down the street or pedaling my way through traffic, I imagine that all 1.4 billion Chinese are there with me. There are JUST SO MANY PEOPLE here! Today, along with
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