pdarwin

Can't say that I miss slimy pork pies and girlie quiche, but I wish at company do's in Canada somebody, just once, would use their imagination and think of something else to order instead of pizza. There are other foods, you know.

Steve_P

You know me too well Fled my dear.

Steve_P

Not quite old enough to remember such things.

Auld Yin

The answer is really quite simple. You can volunteer to do all the arrangements then you'll have no reason to complain about unimaginative Canucks.
If you're going to criticize something at least have the courage to present an alternative.

pdarwin

You make too many assumptions and jump the gun.
There are 6 of us in our division and each week we take it in turns to order Friday lunch. So we end up with 5 weeks pizza and 1 week something different when I order - like Greek on Wheels (don't know if this is just Ottawa) or even Thai sometimes.

Souvy

It's not about the food, though, is it? For most North Americans, food is just fuel.

We've adopted the recipe for something someone brought to a potluck last December. Not all potluck is crap. We are very, very fussy about our food.

fledermaus

That's why it's called potluck?? Or maybe it's from potlatch? Anyway some is dire some is yummy but there's a lot of weird.

Souvy

You've been at wikpedia again, haven't you?

Almost Canadian

So why don`t they call it potlatch? Is this because they is not First Nation?

Atlantic Xpat

Subs?

Souvy

Posh git.

pinkmcfarquhar

We do posh picnics here in Newfoundland - now part of the tourism experience:-

http://lighthousepicnics.sytes.net/

All served to you in a picnic basket, with a blanket, and hand squeezed lemonade in mason jars.

fledermaus

I don't know if it really is derived from that. I've googled, as you would expect me to do, and can't find a definitive answer. If it is from potlatch that then it has taken on a new meaning and possessions aren't exchanged, just supper, and the word potluck does imply what it means nowadays.

fledermaus

Potlatch I read about in the Canoe Museum in Peterborough. An excellent museum BTW and well worth a visit.

But of course I googled. It's a modern encyclopedia.

Auld Yin

What do you expect when you don't tell the full story.