Don't get me wrong, I love Canada. I have an unhealthy loyalty to Canada and everything to do with Canada. I never shut up about Canada. I dream about Canada every night. I say "aboot" and I say "eh" all the time. I use "eh" so often that I'll type it in msn conversations without actually noticing I've used it. I'm pretty sure that if I wanted to, I couldn't actually count how often I use "eh" in one day because I wouldn't even notice that I've said it. Really, it's almost an illness, this extreme love I have for Canada.
But Canada just has too many rules.
It's currently a fairly big deal in Toronto that hot dog stands are considering diversifying a bit. They're thinking of adding salads and fruit to go with their street meat. This plan has been in talks for quite some time now.
Meanwhile, on random streets all over China, you can get yourself barbequed and seasoned chicken, beef, pork, lamb, duck, squid, fish (depending on how close to the water you are) to go along with your grilled or barbequed veggies.
And the veggies? Oh good lord, don't even get me started on the veggies you can get! Too late, I started on the veggies when I started this post. You can get beans, cucumber, carrots, bamboo, eggplant, potato, cauliflower, broccoli, tomato, peppers (hot or sweet), onions, corn, mushrooms and those are just the ones I can actually name!
Oh, not feeling the grilled veggies today? Not in the mood? That's ok, just walk down the street and watch them make you some chow mein (stir-fried noodles), or some fried rice, with whatever you want in it. Or maybe have some roasted chestnuts or peanuts. Or a candy kebab. Or a fruit kebab drizzled in rich, sugary syrup.
And don't even try to claim a lack of money, because none of this is ever gonna cost you more than one measly Canadian dollar.
K, now I'm hungry.
2 comments:
lol that's amazing
You know, the whole time in TO I never had any street meat... I was too scared, not of the meat, but of the vendors/vendor cleanliness LOL
I was born in Ontario Canada, moved to LA in my 20's and now live back in Ontario. Yes Canadians are uptight! The laid back attitude that Canadians express comes more from their being naive than anything else, but overall people in Canada are moodier and more often not relaxed than their US counterparts. LA has many transplants from other parts of the States so I am not generalizing.
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