Salut/Hi Chuck Reid,

le/on Wed, 27 Apr 2005 10:30:37 -0400, tu disais/you said:-

>Greetings Ian;.
>
>You reveal the source of your troubles with North American chowder sampling
>by the use of one word; CHAIN.

I think you should read my comments in the context of the discussion. While
I lived in hope that I might be served a decent chowder, this wasn't the
real thrust of my comment. What I was trying to explain to Ed, is that the
average moderately informed foreigner, arriving in the USA and seeking "good
american food" might well order clam chowder in various places throughout
the USA and never get anything even nearly good. And they could well depart
your shores with their prejudices regarding the poor quality of food in the
USA healthily reinforced. But you, and Ed, and I for that matter, having had
really good american food can defend the cuisine per se while at the same
time admitting that the experience of the average visitor might be bad.

And if you admit that this is true in the USA, then I think you ought
perhaps to allow me to say the same for the UK.

>Why do my fondest memories always somehow revolve around the food?

Well, I guess it was down to breast feeding. Either you were, or you
weren't. Or perhaps you were only sometimes. It clearly made you orally
obsessed!!

(GDR- vfafiad)

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Greetings Ian;

Mystery solved! ;>)))
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Chuck
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"Ian Hoare" > wrote in message
...
> Salut/Hi Chuck Reid,
>
> le/on Wed, 27 Apr 2005 10:30:37 -0400, tu disais/you said:-
>
> >Greetings Ian;.
> >
> >You reveal the source of your troubles with North American chowder
sampling
> >by the use of one word; CHAIN.
>
> I think you should read my comments in the context of the discussion.
While
> I lived in hope that I might be served a decent chowder, this wasn't the
> real thrust of my comment. What I was trying to explain to Ed, is that the
> average moderately informed foreigner, arriving in the USA and seeking
"good
> american food" might well order clam chowder in various places throughout
> the USA and never get anything even nearly good. And they could well
depart
> your shores with their prejudices regarding the poor quality of food in
the
> USA healthily reinforced. But you, and Ed, and I for that matter, having
had
> really good american food can defend the cuisine per se while at the same
> time admitting that the experience of the average visitor might be bad.
>
> And if you admit that this is true in the USA, then I think you ought
> perhaps to allow me to say the same for the UK.
>
> >Why do my fondest memories always somehow revolve around the food?
>
> Well, I guess it was down to breast feeding. Either you were, or you
> weren't. Or perhaps you were only sometimes. It clearly made you orally
> obsessed!!
>
> (GDR- vfafiad)
>
> --
> All the Best
> Ian Hoare
> http://www.souvigne.com
> mailbox full to avoid spam. try me at website