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>Welfare Sweetie

April 13, 2009 TL1138

>New batch of students today:

Boy: My English name is Welfare.

Me: You should change your name.

Boy: No. I wish to be different.



Girl: My English name is Sweetie.

Me: I’ll be using your Chinese name, okay?

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