Reflections from far mland

Saturday, May 12, 2007

here in america..

waiter: and what would you like, maam?
-a glass of chardonnay, please. Does it come chilled?
-(scoff) of course it's chilled. other countries don't chill their wine, but we're in america (eyebrow-twist-in-an-as-if-mode-and-waddles-out-in-classic-i'm-so-feminine-i-belong-to-poodle-neighborhood-overtone)

(comes back)

-so in what countries, if u may please bestow upon us the honour O Wine Almighty, do they not chill their wine?
-oh a couple
-ummm, yes?
-well a couple in Europe (exasperated girlie hand twitter)
-so the French don't chill their wine?
-efffff NO. the French don't....only here in America do we chill our wine

now can i take your orders:
-i want the salmon, chilled
-chicken for me, thanks, chilled
-oh and the chilled goat cheese you have on the menu, thanks
(twitter waddle twitter)