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Yesterday, after a long day of unpacking and after running around town trying to drop off the U-Haul (I think both Rich and I have sworn that company off for good) we decided to indulge in some local pizza. So we headed to a pizza place called "Pizza Pizza." We had a while to wait for the pizza, and since there was not much else to do during the wait, I surveyed the Canadian fast food terrain. A few things that struck me while sitting in the neon, polished up restaurant:
- On the wall there hung a poster with a cartoon of a half-naked woman water skiing with some sort of slogan in French scrawled across it.
- You could buy dipping sauce for your pizza! Flavors like ranch, honey mustard, and thai sauces were just a few of the options available.
- And the most shocking of all... they sold pizza value meals which all came with your choice of a slice of pizza, a drink, dipping sauce, and FRENCH FRIES!
The french fries- pizza combination is shocking perhaps because it is Canada where I expect everything to be relatively healthy and clean. If this same thing were to occur in the States I'd just shake my head and think,
what a shame this country's eating habits are. I suppose this is the first of many new cultural "enlightenments."
Thats all for now! Back to unpacking..
Hi Kristina,
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking my suggestion. What fun; to read about another of your international experiences. It doesn't sound as exotic as Russia, but it certainly is a foreign country and you'll have many interesting insights to share, I am sure. We are flying off to Oregon for the week-end to cool off. We are still in the high 90's with no end in sight.
Love,
Mom
Can you put up a link to your Russia blog? I sent this link to Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents, and some may not have visited your Russia blog. That was soooo interesting to read, they may have fun reading it a bit.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Mom