China’s sandwich generation?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="You">You</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="consisted">consisted</span> <span word="of">of</span>.</p><p><span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>, <span word="share">share</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="ma">ma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pa">pa</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fending">fending</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="squeezed">squeezed</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fillings">fillings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="squeezed">squeezed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fillings">fillings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>, <span word="cheese">cheese</span>, <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="SANDWICHED">SANDWICHED</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="beween">beween</span>.</p><p><span word="Ergo">Ergo</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="analogy">analogy</span>.</p><p><span word="Typically">Typically</span>, <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="sandwich">sandwich</span>” <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="pardon">pardon</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grammar">grammar</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> 30<span word="s">s</span>, 40<span word="s">s</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> 50<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> 60<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="surname">surname</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="early">early</span> 60<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="coined">coined</span> “<span word="sandwich">sandwich</span>” <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="figurative">figurative</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>, <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="over">over</span>”, <span word="pardon">pardon</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="grammar">grammar</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="late">late</span> 80<span word="s">s</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="new">new</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>.</p><p><span word="Overwhelmed">Overwhelmed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sympathy">sympathy</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="decker">decker</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="anyways">anyways</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span>, “<span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="unthinkable">unthinkable</span>”.</p>
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