This Is Where I Won't Be Alone by Inez Tan

Author:Inez Tan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Epigram Books
Published: 2019-03-15T16:00:00+00:00

Why, Grandmother

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SHE ASKED HER granddaughter if she was studying hard in the USA. “Yes, grandmother, I’m studying very hard every day, in my room and in the library, studying,” her granddaughter replied.

She asked her granddaughter if she was eating well in the USA. “Yes, grandmother, I’m eating very well every day; sometimes my college even cooks Chinese food, though it is different from what we eat in Singapore,” her granddaughter replied.

She asked her granddaughter if she was able to wash her clothes properly in the USA. “Yes, grandmother, there are six washing machines downstairs in my dormitory. You have to pay to use them, but it isn’t too expensive,” her granddaughter replied.

She asked her granddaughter if she was able to iron her clothes in the USA. Her granddaughter burst out laughing. “Oh, grandmother! No one irons their clothes in college!”

She hung up the phone, shaken.

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