Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 20:47:14 -0700 > From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net> > Greg > > My cardiologist would probably tell me to stick to > "potrine". > > I thought that only Belgians and some Brits (from > the north) > would put gravy on chips. A New Yorker showed me > about > ketchup on chips. > > Jerry Ketchup on chips is surely pretty standard? I've seen that everywhere. But the Belgians eat mayonnaise on chips (yes, French Fries/Freedom Fries/whatever), and surprisingly good it is too, revolting though it sounds. Chips and gravy is indeed a Northern thing, generally accompanied by mushy peas. Quite what that's got to do with Leicas, I know not. As regards Quebecois, well I speak pretty good French for a Brit (comes from spending half my time in France, I guess). Last year on holiday in Vermont I attmpted to communicate with a Quebecois in French - neither of us had the faintest idea what the other was talking about. And I'm yet to meet a Frenchman who hasn't sneered at the thought of Quebecois - they're very dismissive of Belgian French, more so of Swiss French, and downright rude about the transatlantic version. Nick (And to think I rejoined the LUG to talk about Leicas!) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html