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Show Better than coal, but not much It also took several years until I finally All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth - my two front teeth. See my stopped looking for hidden cameras in the bathroom when I had to pee. You'd ,* two front teeth? Arrrgh! Every December since I was better believe I was good for goodness actually excited about getting my front sake. Now that the terror is over, teeth back, that excruciating the only tough part about the song has been stuck in my Garrett Wheeler holidays is mustering a big head. smile when someone gives you When I was a little tyke, something weird or useless for my brother and I liked to lisa present. ten to Christmas music way Like when wicked, old too much. We never enjoyed Aunt Meiba knits you a mutant well-performed music, like sweater with only one arm songs sung by professional hole. Or when everyone seems , : choirs and experienced musito gang up oh you by giv; cians. We preferred our kiding gifts like soap, deodorant, ; die Christmas tape. shampoo and toothpaste. I may I am sure that just thinking be musty, but don't be that I' about it still gives my parents painfully obvious about letting | the heebie jeebies. 1 Classics on the tape include the lack me know. To help people have an easier time • of teeth song, the one about a multilinj gual Spanish kid, the chipmunk one and shopping tnis year, j two that made me paranoid until I was I decided to make 13. a list that includes One of those discusses how my mom items I'd love to . was apparently cheating on my dad with receive. Originally, I \ Santa Claus. We never had a fireplace, included items like: •Some new mov; • so when I was mature enough to realize that in his old age, Santa couldn't ing electronic duck 't possibly remember everyone's security decoys. It's a handsystem entry code, I was relieved. It some addition to turns out that it was,just Dad who ate anyone's front yard. It'll also be fun to , the cookies. He always spills crumbs. The other was about how Santa watch the confused watches you everywhere and all the amazement of the kitties. time. I had to sleep with one eye open • A graduate text in mathematics. It's at night. I was convinced the scary what I've always wanted since I went to shadow coming in my bedroom win- Junior Euclidians camp. I hear the USU dow was Santa peering in, ready to Bookstore has some "exciting" titles on thwack me on the head with a lump of sale. coal. •A 10 pound bag of alphabet refrig- erator magnets. I'll be able to leave tasteless messages on public bathroom stall doors wherever I go. But now it's time to forget all of those things. I've crossed them off my list. Because of waning gratitude for my current lavatory situation, all I want for Christmas this year is a Toto Neorest. Yes, the Neorest is the Cadillac of toilets. Check it out at www.totoneorest.com. At the low price of $3,500, this porcelain throne has everything. From automatic flushing and seat raising to a built-in washlet and seat warmer, I'd wager to say that if MacGyver owned a toilet, this would be it. -And if, heaven forbid, you're in trouble, there's a manual override switch which allows you to escape from the vicious, cyclonic flushing suction of the Neorest. If you're lucky, you can get the upgrade that will remove the unsightly, „ ^ hickey-like suction marks from your rear. The only missing feature seems tooe the ability for the John to communicate. Haven't you always wanted a talking toilet? Well maybe that's kind of creepy, but hey, I could program it to say things to visitors in my home. "Ouch! Too heavy! Get up, get up, "I was convinced that the scary shadow coming Into my room was Santa ready toowhack me with a piece coal." 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Reynolds said it was a huge shock to realize how many people are off the dating market. "I've never seen so many married young people in my life," Reynolds said. "I remember having a married couple in my class at a university-when I was 22 and thinking that was so strange." Reynold$?said most people in New Zealand get married closer to 30. James Kontoh, a junior in business from Ghana, Africa, said one of the biggest differences between the United States and Ghana are the roles of men and women. When dating in Ghana, Kontoh said it is more serious because of the open community Oasis Books 753-8697 Open Mon.-Sat. 2:00 - 9:45 3696 N. 1600 E. Preston, ID • G I F T LIST • A R O U N D THE WORLD to study in the United States, he still keeps in touch with them. Once Gao arrived in the United States, he said he immediately noticed some obvious differences. "The people here are not what I'm used to looking into," Gao said. Gao said although he misses the smell of Chinese food, you can get good Chinese in Logan. Gao he said recommends The Great Wall, and be sure to ask for the Chinese menu. "What you like for Chinese food is different from us. Tiny spicy chicken — we don't eat that at all in China .. .We don't like sweet and saucy chicken." "The food here, it's hard to say I like it," Gao said. "The food here is so cold. I like warm food. We don't like cold sandwiches and cold everything, . even cold water — we drink ; hot water, we use hot water to make teas and we just drink hot water." Leanna Reynolds, a master's student in soil science from , New Zealand, agreed with Gao that finding good food in a foreign country is a daunting task. "The biggest shock for me , when I came here was the bread; it has sugar in it and has a funny texture," Reynolds said. "It took me a couple of months and lots of experimentation to find a decent bread I could enjoy." "I have to buy organic milk here," Reynolds said. "Our butter is yellow and not white. I pick up drinks here and see things like corn syrup — we don't have corn syrup at home, we just use normal sugar." Reynolds said she usually cooks at home and tries to find things she likes. Reynolds attended the University in New Zealand and was selected to attend Utah State as a research assistant. However, in New Zealand, the government may actually pay you to attend school, if you qualify. Reynolds said she got about $150 each week from the government while she was in school and she doesn't have to pay any of that back. Student loans for tuition, much like student loans in the United States, must be paid back, but the student allowance does not. Reynolds said although there has been a lot to get used to, she immediately appreciated the clothing market in the United States. "I bought a wool shirt here for $20, at home that would have been $80. Levi's at home are $120," she said. Reynolds said there are a lot of things she likes about the United States, but she misses the small town, market-street feel of New Zealand. The social scene for college students is also much different "But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your tresspasses." *— Matthew where everyone knows everyone. After a woman accepts a proposal, the male goes through a process of bringing gifts to her parents, gaining their approval. If the parents of both the boy and the girl agree, a salary is set by the girl's parents. This dowry is what the man is required to pay her parents in order to marry their daughter. "I just paid off my dowry early this year," Kontoh said. "I've been married for over two years." Even after marriage, Kontoh said men and women hold different roles in the Unites States than he is used to in Ghana. "Here women have a lot of control. They handle the bills a lot here ... It's like a team where everybody specializes in something and some of the things we specialize in are different. [In Ghana] it's a taboo for guys to be in the kitchen a lot." Kontoh said he likes the US because, "The husbands give their wives a chance to speak a little bit more, couples who have been marriedfora while still open the door for the ladies. I like the way women are given more say here, and women can do a little bit more." Kontoh said he is grateful for his opportunity to be in the United States, but said it is important for native students to keep things in perspective. "You have international students here paying $4,000-$5,000 for tuition and some of them do not have the money and . are not allowed to work in the United States and work through school," Kontoh said. Learning to notice the little things can enhance a student's academic education by finding opportunities to get to know students from different countries and gain a different perspective on life. 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