Finch Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 On Tuesday I went out for lunch with 8 colleagues from work as a (slightly early) celebration of Chinese New Year. Their nationalities were: ChineseChinesePortugueseFrenchTurkishKazakhRussian.......andGerman The Canadian, Australian, Lithuanian and New Zealander weren't able to come. On Tuesday evening I made pancakes to 'celebrate' Shrove Tuesday for my husband and mother-in-law (both English). What other food should I be eating this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Last week we had a little office celebration because a Mexican colleague got a German passport. In my group we have other than the Germans who are of course the majority: Other than German (50%) in my group we have: MexicanAmericanThaiEnglishFrenchPolishAustrianDutch (me) No Chinese (yet) but since we are now going to build two NPP in China, that'll change VERY soon. I think it's very nice :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Were they all people? Were they NICE people? The more we see that "strangers" are neither strange nor bad but just culturally and linguistically different, the more we can appreciate that they are just like us. The logic and the sense of treating others as if they were similar to us is the only hope for humanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 I miss this about living in LA County. In Orange County, the population is a lot more homogeneous. I have to travel a long way to get good real Mexican, Chinese or Thai food :) I expect Dubai (fingers crossed) will be very multi-cultural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 I love living in Canada for a number of reasons (-30C, -45 with the windchill isn't one of them, but I put up with it); the fact that neither Frances' nor Gerben's story would even be noticeable is one of them. Our company has a habit of putting "country of interest" flags on our cubicles; my row of three are all Canadian, but I think it's the only such row in the company. When I started, we had: Canadian, but Aussie at heart (and moved later)CroatianAzerbaijaniCanadian, but had lived in Japan and Korea for most of the previous 10 yearsRomanianRussianScotA couple of Token Canadians,and an Alien. He claimed to be Canadian, but we didn't believe him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Oh, and I miss potato pancake tuesday in Waterloo, ON. Good "Dutch" (Deutsch) cooking is a lot harder to find here than in the middle of Old Order Mennonite Country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 you can try an american institution (or institutional heh)... roast, mashed taters, green beans... ice tea and dinner rolls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 On Tuesday I went to dinner with Bart, who is Dutch. This is only remarkable because I live in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 The Vegas version. I have seen the following outfits being worn by adults in public today: Elvis costumeMarriage gownTuxedoSuit and tieSwim suitTraditional Chinese dressGiant diaper and nothing else (ok that wasn't today) I love diversity B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 i'm sick and tired of multiculturalism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 "Dutch" (Deutsch) Make up your mind please. Dutch (Netherlands) is not Deutsch (Germany)... Normally we make pancakes out of flour and eggs, not potatoes. "Kartoffelpuffer" are probably what you mean, but they are a bit small to be called pancakes (at least from a Dutch point of view, where a pancake's size is only limited by the size of the pan, and should be otherwise as large as possible) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 If you are adventrurous, try Spinich how the Nigerians make it with chilli and alsorts of weird stuff in it (possibly find a recipe in google somewhere), it is pretty spectacular, assuming you like the stuff in the first place. I have woeked with loads of Africans and they are quite generous people when it comes to sharing thier food, and there are some dishes they make that would not be out of place in a top resaraunt. mind you I would avoid elephants testicles, they get stuck in your throat and are very chewy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rona_ Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 mind you I would avoid elephants testicles, they get stuck in your throat and are very chewyWayne, you are supposed to cook them before you eat them! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Two weeks ago I went to my first Burns Supper up here. Aside from the Scottish majority, there were English and Irish present. No-one seemed to understand a word of it! Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Two weeks ago I went to my first Burns Supper up here. Aside from the Scottish majority, there were English and Irish present. No-one seemed to understand a word of it! Paul I could never understand why he is such a poetic genius, he does not make sense to me either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Ach! Yer ken gang aft aglay! Hoot mon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Are you taking orders? Could we have something with saffron for Vasant Panchami please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 mind you I would avoid elephants testicles, they get stuck in your throat and are very chewyWayne, you are supposed to cook them before you eat them! :D How do you make the elephant stand still while you cook his testicles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 "Dutch" (Deutsch) Make up your mind please. Dutch (Netherlands) is not Deutsch (Germany)... Normally we make pancakes out of flour and eggs, not potatoes. "Kartoffelpuffer" are probably what you mean, but they are a bit small to be called pancakes (at least from a Dutch point of view, where a pancake's size is only limited by the size of the pan, and should be otherwise as large as possible) Have you ever been to Pennsylvania? BTW, I think "crepe" is a better translation of a Dutch pancake than "pancake". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 If they are made paper-thin are they then referred to as "crepe-paper"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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