NP Re: Real American Root Beer

Lars Frehse improfane at flashmail.com
Mon Jul 19 19:09:29 CDT 1999


"Bernier, Jeannie" wrote: "What do you continental types think of Dr. Pepper
then?  Mmm, Prune Juice!"

Well, maybe this is the last area of major difference between Europe and
Northern America... How can you not like English Candy (yum, yum) but Dr.Pepper
(yuck, yuck)? I think Kai was right when he presumed in 1980 that American taste
buds are conditioned differently from ours...
But, hey, wait a sec, probably you Americans only drink this sick stuff when
Europeans are around to freak them out and secretly abhorr root beer, Dr. Pepper
and mountain dew yourselves!
Yes, I think I´ve got it! This is the biggest conspiracy you Americans ever
pulled off!

No wonder I´m a paranoid,
        Lars







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