These stories are why I dislike Canadians. They are so vehemently anti being thought of as American. Yes, I understand that some of us are dicks, but then so are you.
May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Vortex - Jun 23, 2010 2:51:59 pm PDT #23601 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Jessica - Jun 23, 2010 2:56:32 pm PDT #23602 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm really curious what they serve in McD's in India, where cows are sacred.
The fries are vegetarian (no beef tallow), the burgers are made with lamb. The lamb Big Mac is called a Maharajah Mac. And the soda portions are a LOT smaller - a large in Delhi is what we'd call child size here in the States. Other than that, pretty much the same.
There's an awesome burger place in London that my BiL took us too when we visited a few years back, but I can't remember what neighborhood it was in or what it was called. But the burgers were really amazingly good.
Most of the best burgers I've had in NYC have been in Irish pubs. Go figure. (Though Burger Joint is still my favorite.)
smonster - Jun 23, 2010 2:56:58 pm PDT #23603 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
The most I've ever eaten McD's in my life was during Peace Corps. Moldova is not known for its cuisine, street food was unsafe, and foreign food was too pricy on our stipend. Plus the comfort aspect. It was only in the capital, so I still didn't have it that often.
Jessica - Jun 23, 2010 2:58:54 pm PDT #23604 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
(And honestly, I can kind of understand wanting a Starbucks in Europe depending on how long they'd been there. After two weeks of fantastic espresso in Paris, I was more than ready to drink a CUP OF COFFEE again. Like, more than two ounces at a time.)
Hil R. - Jun 23, 2010 3:01:32 pm PDT #23605 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
In Israel, some McDonald's locations are kosher, and some aren't. The kosher ones have blue and white signs instead of the usual red and yellow.
Jessica - Jun 23, 2010 3:01:40 pm PDT #23606 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Which I thought was mutton-based, but that article claims it's chicken.
Huh. I've eaten one, and it was definitely not chicken. Of course, I was last in India in 1999 so maybe they changed it.
Daisy Jane - Jun 23, 2010 3:03:15 pm PDT #23607 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Oh, Nora! One of your blog posts made me choke and tear up with homesickness. The part about the humidity being like a hug and reveling in it. I miss that so much!
Connie Neil - Jun 23, 2010 3:17:54 pm PDT #23608 of 30000
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The part about the humidity being like a hug and reveling in it. I miss that so much!
Huh. To me, humidity is like a slap in the face that's trying to drive me to the ground. But I have been in the desert for 25 years. Longer than I was in humid Pennsylvania.
Calli - Jun 23, 2010 3:18:10 pm PDT #23609 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Speaking of food, I got my first local tomatoes of the season in this week's CSA. So tonight dinner was sliced tomatoes on toast, with mayo. Simple and completely yummy.
§ ita § - Jun 23, 2010 3:33:42 pm PDT #23610 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There are a whole lot of Canadians that have a perfectly valid irritation at being conflated with Americans-they're not American. It is really annoying being continually mistaken (sometimes aggressively so) for the 800lb gorilla next door. I'm never going to get pissed at the West Indians that hate being called Jamaican because that's the only island people remember. It would drive me batshit. However, they gotta keep their hands off reggae. It's a thing.
Just like how we don't have voodoo in Jamaica, but people figure if it is good enough for one island we probably all do it. Thanks, mate.