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Originally Posted by jac

Okay this reminds me this morning of a rather embarassing moment....

When I first moved to Maine (many years ago) I was with some friends at a truck stop one early morning after bar hoppin'. Up here they have poutine, which is fries with gravy. This is a Canadian dish and is to be pronounced (pu-teen). Somehow it did not come out of mouth sounding like that...

I think ya'll can figure out how the word was pronounced by a southerner lol...
Yep (pu-tain)... which we all know is not the same thing as fries and gravy.

OMG not just my friends but everyone in the truck stop busted out laughing... Good thing I was a bit lit and really didn't care too much!!

Trying to catch up on all the posts that I missed and this one just cracked me the hell up! Omg, that was good. Interesting to see what foods wind up in our regions borrowed from other places. I've been preaching about how the Taco is going to take over America (I mean a real authentic Taco with a hand made fresh Tortillia) and I see it happening in the west but wow do I miss my east coast seafood. When I see "Maine" I have a very Pavlovian response and think of lobster and blueberries. Better plan to visit in August or September if I am smart.