Election day in China. I prefaced each of my lessons today with pictures of McCain and Obama, the words election, vote, candidates, and campaign. Most of it went over their heads, but they all recognized Obama and shouted his name over and over, mostly because they like the way it sounds, but also because most Chinese seem to think he's "soo good, soo good!" They were praising him before his victory-- I'd love to be able to read Chinese newspapers to see what the Chinese media was saying about him. None of my kids knew who McCain was, and Bush's name evokes rude noises and sneers. I was glued to cnn.com and msnbc all morning. I taught two classes in a row from 10 to 12, when most of the predictions were being made. As the
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