 be tallied solely one time through on your fingers and toes, with the occasional addition of a nose or ear. A gang of those same heavily muscled and heavily under IQ-ed scowling security guards swarmed over Eloise and forthwith unpogosticked her. Had not the local Communist party secretary been a fan of her family's Chinese National Circus--he especially liked the skimpy outfits on the aerialists and openly admired Eloise's comely athletic figure and "finely sculptured posterior"--she might have been in big trouble. As it was they confiscated her pogo stick, broke it into several pogo stick pieces before her startled eyes, and banned her from the Great Wall for the next five years and all contact with the World Pogo Sticking Society.

Not long after that Eloise's family got an offer from the Greenberg Brothers Traveling All Asian American circus and relocated to the fabled land where every single Chinese manufacturer down to the guy making 'absolutely genuine' Navajo pottery in his back yard kiln in Shanghai knew the world phenomenon known as Walmart was born. Their first stop in America of course Bentonville, Arkansas, the fabled birth place of Walmart, where they went on a company tour and look lots of pictures, then stopped for lunch at another fabled American icon, McDonald's. Which, however, somewhat to their disappointment, had no noodles or rice or even a sandwich and egg flower soup combo on the lunch menu. Derush Patel, the manager, apologized profusely for the cultural oversight and promised to rectify it. A promise that vanished as soon as the Chang family exited the McDonald's parking lot in their rented Dodge mini-van.

"Damn foreigners," Derush muttered to his coworker LaShawna Mukuk, as they left. "This is America, not Japan."

"They're from China, D-man. Not Japan." Derush shrugged.

"Still foreigners," he said in sour voice. "Damn foreign immigrants." LaShawna gave him a sharp look, knowing that Derush was himself from the fetid steam bath city formerly known to outsiders under the delusive seemingly harmless name of Calcutta.

"So what about you then, D-man? You're an immigrant, too." Derush shot her a contemptuous look.

"That's different," he snapped at her. "India was part of the British Empire and China wasn
be tallied solely one time through on your fingers and toe, with the periodic addition of a nose or ear. A crowd of those same heavily muscled and heavy under intelligence quotient - ed scowling security guards swarmed over Eloise and forthwith unpogosticked her. Had not the local Communist party repository been a fan of her family's Chinese National Circus -- he especially like the skimpy kit on the aerialists and openly admired Eloise's comely acrobatic figure and " finely sculptured posterior"--she might have been in big worry. As it was they confiscated her pogo stick, broke it into respective pogo stick piece before her startled eyes, and banned her from the Great Wall for the next five years and all contact with the World Pogo Sticking Society. 

 Not long after that Eloise's syndicate got an offer from the Greenberg Brothers Traveling All Asian American circus and relocated to the fabled land where every single Chinese manufacturer down to the guy making' absolutely genuine' Navajo pottery in his back yard kiln in Shanghai knew the world phenomenon known as Walmart was born. Their first stop in America of path Bentonville, Arkansas, the fabled birth place of Walmart, where they blend on a ship's company tour and look lots of video, then stopped for lunch at another fabled American icon, McDonald's. Which, however, somewhat to their disappointment, had no noodle or rice or even a sandwich and egg flower soup combo on the lunch menu. Derush Patel, the manager, apologized profusely for the cultural oversight and promised to reform it. A promise that vanished as soon as the Chang family exited the McDonald's parking set in their rent Dodge mini - van. 

 " Damn foreigners, " Derush muttered to his coworker LaShawna Mukuk, as they leave. " This is America, not Japan. " 

 " They're from China, D - man. Not Japan. " Derush shrugged. 

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 " That's different, " he snapped at her. " India was region of the British Empire and China wasn
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"Damn Foreigners," Derush muttereD To his coWorKer LashawNa Mukuk, as TheY left. "THis IS AmeriCa, not JApan."

"THeY're FROm ChiNA, d-mAn. NOt japan." DerusH SHruGged.

"STiLl foReignerS," he said in sour voice. "dAmn Foreign immigrAntS." LaSHAWnA gaVE hIM a sHaRP loOK, Knowing that DeruSh was himseLf FRoM the fetid sTEam BaTh city fOrmerly Known TO outsidErs under tHe delusivE sEemiNGLy hArmless namE of CalcuTta.

"So what ABout yOU tHen, D-mAn? YOu're an ImMigRant, tOo." DeruSH shOt her A conteMpTuous lOok.

"ThAt'S differeNt," he snapped at her. "India waS part oF the BRitIsh Empire And cHinA wasn
 be tallied solely one tim e throughon yo urfin ge rs a nd t oes, with theo ccas ional addition of a no se or  e a r. A ga ng of  thoses am e hea vi ly  mu sc l ed  andhea vily un der IQ-edsco wl ing security gu ards swarm edover Eloiseand  forth wi thu npogo sti ckedher. H a d notthe local  C o mmunis t  partys e cr etar y been a fan of h e rf amily's Chines e Nati on a lC i rcu s-- he especia ll y lik e d the s k im p y out f its on the ae rialists an d  op enly a dm ire d  Elois e's c om e lyathletic fi gure  and "fin ely sc u lptured posteri or"--s hemig ht h a ve  b een  i n  bi g  t rou b le.  As it w as  t hey c onfi s c a t ed h erpogo  stic k, broke it i nto  sev e ral  pogo  stic k pi ec es be fore h er st ar tled eyes, andbann ed her fr omth e G re at Wa l l forthe  ne xt five  yearsa ndal l c on tact with the Worl dP o go  Stickin g Soci e ty .Not long  a fte r th a t  Eloi se's fa mily got  an of f er  f rom the  G reenbe rg  Br oth ers T r avel ing Al l AsianAmeri c an circus andr elocated to t h ef a bl e d la ndwhere every  sin g le C hine s eman u factu rer d ow n  t o  the guy making 'ab so lutely  genu ine' Navajo p ottery inh i s  back ya rd k i ln in Shanghai kn ew th e world ph e nomenonknown  as Walm art was b o r n. Their  fi rst  st opi n  A merica of cou r s e Be nt onville , A rkansas , t hefab led  b irth plac e of Wal ma rt ,wh ere  they went onacom pa nytoura nd loo k lot s of  p ic t ure s, then st o p pedfo rlunc h a tanoth er f a ble d Ameri can icon,  Mc D onal d' s.  Which,  however, som ew hat to the ir  di sappoi n t ment, ha d no noodles or rice or even asan dwich  and  egg flow ersoup c omb o  on th e lunc h men u.  De r u sh Pa t e l,  th emanager, a p o log izedpr ofus ely for  the cultural over s igh t and promise d t o re c t if y i t .A  pr om i set h at vanished assoon as th eC ha ng familye xit ed  the Mc Donald' s par k ing lot  in their  rented D od ge m i n i-v an.

"Damn  foreign ers," Der u sh mu t te red t o h is cow or ker  LaSh awna M u kuk , asthey l ef t. "Th is is  A merica,not Japan."

"They're f rom Ch ina,D-m an. Not J apa n ."Derush sh rugg ed.

"Stil l f ore igner s," he sa id i n  s our voice . "D a mn foreig n  i mmi g r an ts." LaShaw n a gav e him  as harp l ook,  knowing that Der u sh was himself  fro m the  fe t id s te am bath city f orm er l y  known t ooutsiders u nder the  d e lusiv e seem inglyharmles s na m e of C alcu tta .

"So wh atab o ut youth en ,  D-man ? Yo u' re animmigr a nt,t o o." Derush shother a c ontem p tuo us lo ok .

"Tha t 's d ifferent,"  he snapped  at he r. " India  was pa rt  of th e B ri tish Empir e  and Chin a was n
 be_tallied solely_one time through on_your fingers_and_toes, with_the_occasional addition of_a nose or_ear. A gang of_those same heavily_muscled_and heavily under IQ-ed scowling security guards swarmed over Eloise and forthwith unpogosticked her._Had_not the_local_Communist_party secretary been a fan_of her family's Chinese National_Circus--he especially_liked the skimpy outfits on the aerialists and_openly_admired Eloise's comely_athletic figure and "finely sculptured posterior"--she might have been_in big trouble. As it was_they confiscated her_pogo_stick,_broke it into several_pogo stick pieces before her startled_eyes, and banned her from the_Great Wall for the next five years_and all contact with the World_Pogo Sticking Society.

Not long after_that Eloise's_family got an offer from_the Greenberg Brothers_Traveling All_Asian American circus_and relocated to the fabled land_where every single_Chinese manufacturer down to the guy_making_'absolutely genuine' Navajo_pottery_in_his back_yard kiln in_Shanghai_knew the_world_phenomenon known as Walmart was born._Their_first stop in America of course Bentonville,_Arkansas, the fabled birth_place_of Walmart, where they_went on a company tour_and look lots of pictures, then_stopped for_lunch at_another fabled American icon, McDonald's. Which, however, somewhat to their disappointment,_had no noodles or rice or_even a sandwich and_egg flower_soup_combo on the_lunch_menu. Derush_Patel, the manager, apologized profusely for the_cultural oversight_and promised to rectify it. A_promise that vanished as_soon_as the Chang family exited the_McDonald's parking lot in their rented_Dodge mini-van.

"Damn foreigners," Derush muttered_to_his_coworker LaShawna Mukuk, as they_left. "This is America, not Japan."

"They're_from China, D-man._Not Japan." Derush shrugged.

"Still foreigners," he said_in_sour voice. "Damn foreign immigrants." LaShawna_gave_him a sharp look, knowing that_Derush_was_himself from the fetid steam_bath city formerly known to outsiders_under the delusive seemingly harmless name of Calcutta.

"So what_about you then,_D-man? You're an immigrant, too."_Derush_shot_her a contemptuous look.

"That's different," he snapped at her. "India_was part_of the British_Empire and China wasn