Voices of New China - giveaway

My giveaway for Voices of New China ends tomorrow. You still have a chance to get a freebie.

Here's a selection from one of the interviews:
The interviewee worked as a supervisor of teaching assistants assisting American ESL teachers in short-term intensive English programs. She makes comments here regarding what she's learned about Americans.

<< I should say some Americans are quite demanding. Being a citizen in a developed and abundant country, they naturally ask for whatever they need. There are many questions like “Why can't each of the students have as many copies as they want?“ or “I need a machine to play my video tape,” or “I can't type, so is there an overhead projector?” or “How come I have to climb stairs every day?” Some of the TAs, in order to please their teacher, would promise to ask me for whatever wanted. However, when the requirement cannot be satisfied, some of teachers felt unhappy, and on the other hand, the teaching assistant got embarrassed...[however] the more I contact Americans, the smaller difference I find between them and Chinese. There are pleasant people, like you, as well as annoying ones who are demanding.>> She told me later that she admired the American holiday of Thanksgiving. She thought that Chinese should have a thanksgiving holiday, too. In fact, she continued, everyone in the world should have a thanksgiving holiday.
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