On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:55:00 -0700 (PDT), grusl
wrote:
>>
>> >> Never tried a good bushel of steamed clams and lobster?
>>
>> >Of course - I used to work at the Cape Cod Times. They're just better
>> >elsewhere (of course tastes in food, like art and music is hugely
>> >subjective).
>>
>> I thought you were claiming that food is not an American
>> Strength. now you are simply arguing that it may be good but it
>> is better elsewhere.
>>
>
>I am claiming that food is not an American strength; I wouldn't do a
>trip to the US for the food.
>
>However, I do go there for different reasons.
>
>I'm not so churlish (or inaccurate) as to say all food in the US is
>bad all the time. That's ridiculous. But in, say, Italy, food is a
>huge attraction. In the US it's largely fuel.
As a friend of mine once said, there is a big difference between food
and sustenance, |