Yesterday, I realized that I’m now so Americanized that I’m out of touch with Canadian realities.
My mother was telling me about a restaurant she visited.
“I don’t like it much,” she said. “Besides, it’s very expensive, so I didn’t want to order a lot. So I just ordered two entrees.”
“Why on Earth would you do that?” I asked. “You could have just ordered a small salad and some soup.”
“That’s exactly what I did,” she answered. “I just told you that I ordered two entrees.”
I remained puzzled by the conversation until my sister explained to me that the story occurred in Quebec where “entree” doesn’t mean the main course but an appetizer.
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No no no no no no no. You’re not fully Americanized until “entree” means two chicken fried steaks stuffed with chipotle jack cheeze wrapped in candied maple bacon on a cinnamon roll all covered in jalapeno ranch dressing. With a venti cherry-espresso ice cream margarita float.
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Well, I’m not quite there yet but today I went to iHop for the first time in my life and I totally loved it. I can’t wait to go back there.
‘With a venti cherry-espresso ice cream margarita float”
-Priceless. 🙂
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“-Priceless. :)”
No. $15.95 plus tip, unless you’re going top-shelf.
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I adore your comments, Helena. They always put me in a good mood. 🙂 My students whose papers I’m about to start grading owe you a big one. 🙂
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Glad I could help!
Ah, IHOP. When you absolutely, positively, life-and-death must must have bacon at 3 in the morning.
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They have apple caramel pancakes that are bizarrely good. And everything is cheap! A couple more encounters with immigration lawyers and that will be all we’ll be able to afford.
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Can we make that candied maple Canadian bacon?
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@ Helena Suess: Your reply is hilarious!
@Clarissa: In my view, genuinely loving iHop signals your Americanization. I went there once when I was 11 years old because as a Pancake lover I thought it would be DELICIOUS, but even my child palate was appalled by the taste of the so-called pancakes they served me there.
So… what did you like at iHop? It can’t possibly be the pancakes. It was the decor, right?
But I must be honest with myself: I think I would enjoy having a venti cherry-espresso ice cream margarita float. It really sounds DELICIOUS! 🙂
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Go look in the mirror and check out your butt. Im sure you will know by the view how Americanized you have become. 😉
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What you need to know about Ukrainian women is that we can successfully compete with any culture in the butt department. 🙂 🙂
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My mother’s parents were both from Montreal. I visited Canada once. And the further north I went, the better I liked it. Quebec was the most beautiful city I have ever seen. In fact, that’s as far north as I went. Of course, it was good to get back in the states…
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That’s exactly how I feel about Canada now. 🙂 Montrea is beautiful, Quebec City is amazing, Toronto is fun. But I start jumping for joy when I cross the US border. 🙂
Shh, don’t let my Canadian readers hear this. 🙂
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