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Editorial
John Doe
Chinese people, you may have noticed, have a thing for tartan. Is it because they identify with the fabric’s purpose to not only keep one cosy, but also as a means of identifying one family from another? Therein the clue to this month’s theme. Now, are you a Zhang, Wang, Li, Sun or Chen? There’s a good chance of it, or do you take after something a little more unusual? You may in fact be called “Mr. Zero” (p.16). Before that, regular contributor and minstrel, Triona Ryan, has an excuse to revisit her favourite place and person; Ug in his cave with his coffeemaker, although he may in fact have been called “Kushim” (p.10-12). Also this month, Nahee Kim returns to tell us why she’s called “overwhelming happiness” in her home of Korea (p.14-15). Finally, Rita Andreetti makes her debut in our fiction section, but just as she departs Nanjing. How does the song go?”; You say goodbye, I say hello”. Welcome to “Names” from The Nanjinger.
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