Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc I have found that at least in the UK, I can get my beefsteak by ordering it as "au point" or "bleue". (Forgive the spelling, bitte). They know the French words, not the American. Strange, no? Jerry Marc James Small wrote: > At 03:27 PM 7/8/03 -0400, Neal Friedenthal wrote: > > >Don't know where you were but I just got back from Ireland a week ago. We > only encountered two Mc Donalds, one in Shannon and one in Waterford. > > Dinners great steaks everywhere, > ===================== > > Almost every small village we passed through had a MacDonald's or Pizza > King or the like. I kid you not. And we made a loop of the coast, Dublin > to Waterford to Cork to Kerry and up the West Coast to Donegal, then back > through Cavan and down a bit of the East Coast to Dublin. > > Every bit of beef we had in Ireland was grossly overcooked though the meat > itself was quite good. The Irish idea of "rare" equates to the USian > "well-done", I suspect. But the beef in stews was most tasty. > > Marc > > msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html