i had a weird experience the other nite at work. i waited on a couple from CT who have been here 4 months. we had the “where are u from” conversation as i was opening their wine and then i took their order. the guy ordered soup, they both got mains (here it’s entree then main instead of appetizer/entree which has it’s own confusion but anyway…) and the woman ordered a salad.
the soup comes out, he’s eating, i offered bread and then she calls me over. she sez she ordered a salad. um, yeah, so…. and then a light went on over my head. we americans eat salad before the meal. wow. i forgot. here you bring out the salad when you bring out dinner. it’s more of a communal salad and you def eat it during your main meal.
it surprised me that i had forgotten this bit of life already. i’m being assimulated.