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Am I a Shoe Shine Boy?

I am delighted to discover that Daai Tou Laam wrote a post to correct me (although I disagree with him). DTL said: ... I don't expect a correction, because folks are extremely hesitant to allow reality get in the way... ...full story at Letters from China

from Letters from China on Wed, Feb 14 2007

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