Jaxbar

Hey my mum's family was from Italy they assimilated so well that she can only say italian insults and i thought pasta sauce was heinz tomato soup when growing up

Celtic_Angel

don't worry hon..now you've been "hooked"you'll acrue about 3000 B.E posts per month if that doesn't get you with the "in crowd" I don't know what does


and yes i really do live in virtual reality

Partystar

I've only been here for 15 months. I've lived in other parts of the States before this though (Texas, Oklahoma & Kansas). I don't like the sound of peanut butter & banana (although I hear Elvis was a fan!), although it does sound better than PB & J!

Celtic_Angel

try it...I double dog dare ya

Partystar

hahaha, I never would have known that phrase, except that hubby insisted that I watch the movie this last Christmas. I thought it was pretty funny!

Still not gonna try it!!!

Rushman

and who can blame them? I went to Wales once and I'm still trying to forget the experience

The irish brought a definitive culture with them, unfortunately not many sheep in the "New World" for the Welsh to make their mark.

and if you don't have any peanut butter just liquidise some old scraps of wood and add some "3 in 1" oil for a suspiciously similar tasting concoction.

(bet you haven't missed me now )

cindyabs

We go to Cracker Barrel every Friday night and my DH thinks the Fish and Chips are pretty decent.

Lynne

I agree with that too. My other fav places are Macaroni Grill and Greenhills Grille.

ladyofthelake

I'll never forget our first full day here in the US. My OH's boss took us out to brunch to welcome us to the country. I couldn't believe how many 300+lb people there were, all loading up their plates with bacon, sausage, omlette, grits, slice of cake, doughnuts, maybe a strawberry to be healthy, then covering the whole lot in maple syrup
My jaw was dragging along the ground the entire time we were there.

Pimpbot

Check to see if you have one of these in your area. http://www.pbloco.com/index.asp They just opened one here in the valley, but some of the PB sounds disgusting. I still don't get the whole PB and jam or infact any PB product thats not on a cracker or bread.

peacelover

Oh yes you do see a lot of that and I am sorry but I cannot help myself from staring at them and their enormous plates of food, piled high.

Celtic_Angel

woke up hungover Sunday morning in a field with your pants down and a handful of wool did ya?

And actually the article pretty much said the Irish stuck together cos they were poor unskilled and and nobody else like them ....kind of a turn around now seeing as most American's pride themselves on their Irish heritage

Irn-bru

I think it is only server on a Friday. I hate all US breakfasts not a patch on a full UK one so don't everyone rate it just on breakfast. I had the pork shop with apple butter or apple sauce and mashed pots and the lemonade is the BEST (it is free refills even if your server doesn't think so when they ask their manager I get an apology ) I do miss is here in the northwest

Scouse Express

There is nothing more annoying than an American whose Ancestors (five or six Generations ago) came over to the USA on a boat from Ireland.....and listen to them try and put on an Irish Accent as if it is their own normal way of speaking!

Genuine Irish people find it most annoying. If they have Irish Heritage, that's one thing......just don't put on a phoney accent to go along with it.

One should visit Milwaukee's Irish Fest (the largest Irish Festival in North America), which is held the 3rd weekend of August. Great music, lots of beer and lots of things to do, but, it attracts thousands of idiots speaking as if they have just gotten off a flight from Dublin

http://www.irishfest.com (In Case You're Interested).

Jim.

Yosser

Its been a while...but I believe it was fish friday only! they must put out a special menu just for friday evenings....or prehaps it was a texas thing not a nationwide deal?