On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:33:47 +0100, SteveR
> wrote:

>>Here are some breakfast ideas that "regular folks" eat:
>>Toasted English muffin (whole grain) with peanut butter
>>An orange
>>A glass of milk
>
>Peanut butter on an English muffin? Do people really eat that in the
>US?

Certainly. The peanut butter melts into the crevices- yum!

> When I lived over there, I never saw or heard of anyone doing that.

You have to be careful with induction reasoning. I had a European
friend once who had the opinion that there were no goats in the US
because he lived here for 3-4 years and never saw one. We had a
rather heated argument about it; unfortunately I couldn't produce an
immediate goat to make my point :> Similarly, I don't know
personally of anyone who cooks with canned soup, yet by reading RFC it
appears to be a common practice. So we all just see a little slice of
life wherever we live.

>I know people do things differently over there, but the thing that
>struck me was people eating toast *with* their breakfast. In the UK, we
>eat the toast after eating the main breakfast. Say we are eating bacon
>and eggs for breakfast - my observation is that Americans will eat the
>toast along with the bacon and eggs, while Britons finish off the bacon
>and eggs, and then eat the toast.

Yes, the (buttered) toast goes with the eggs; it's a wonderful
combination like potatoes and eggs (which also requires simultaneous
toast). In fact, it's very sad when the toast runs out leaving the
remaining eggs by themselves. Eating the toast afterwards is like
eating the ice cream first, then the hot fudge. :>

> And Americans don't seem to use toast
>racks either, so their toast gets soggy if it's left too long on the
>plate.

Yet another reason for eating it with the eggs! See, there's a method
to our madness.

Give it a try. I thought it odd to put cole slaw *on* a pulled pork
sandwich when I first saw it, but damn! that's good.

I do love reading about these little differences and what strikes
people about others when they travel.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!