The office was pretty empty today since Mona and Giula both had their days off. I got to host and do phone duty, though I escaped night duty by switching for Sunday with Gina. It was less hot than it normally is because it was raining (again), but it was just as humid as ever.
We had potatoes and meat for lunch, but once I got my food I looked beside me and noticed the cashier (Zhang Xian Lin) wasn’t eating. I asked her why not and she said she couldn’t eat it without rice...I guess the stereotype is true...Maybe it would be a bit like us eating meat sauce without pasta--just food for thought (no pun intended :p)
I haven’t walked home from work in a while so I did that today and it felt great! I was walking along singing to my ipod when I ran into a boy with a broom sweeping the path. He walked in front of me for a good 5 minutes, looking back ever 30 seconds as though he had never seen anyone Caucasian before. I guess I’m still not quite used to it.
... for me it would be pasta without a little red wine!
ReplyDeleteHave to agree with Lottie! And for Ter, it would be cereal without a banana, I bet.
ReplyDeleteSue and I cooked an American meal for Tiphaine and her parents some time back. And there was a big joke at the table, initiated by Tiphaine's father, that as a French person how was he expected to eat without bread. He kept making motions showing he was missing an eating utensil. It was all very fun, but yes Elizabeth, countries have customs that doesn't always make sense but they are deeply ingrained. I liked your pasta analogy.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Anyone solve this new feature that demands a "profile" to be able to post.