Each day I try to help the guys understand what it feels like to live in America, so yesterday I decided that we would take a visit to an American restaurant: Chez Gary. Around here, the men eat like men, family style, and reach across the table, and generally it's a free for all. So to come into the dining room and see no food on the table, no chopsticks, but napkins and silverware, was a shock. I sat them down, gave them drinks (Vietnamese only drink at the table after a meal, and that is tea), then took their "order." They learned how to asked someone to pass a dish, how to make quiet conversation, and how to butter bread. The flurry of action that usually accompanies meals morphed into a relaxed time with good friends. It was so much fun that they wanted me to wait on them every meal. I said no, unless they wanted to buy me an Italian restaurant in San Francisco. When you come to visit, we will have another fine dining experience at Chez Gary.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Chez Gary
Each day I try to help the guys understand what it feels like to live in America, so yesterday I decided that we would take a visit to an American restaurant: Chez Gary. Around here, the men eat like men, family style, and reach across the table, and generally it's a free for all. So to come into the dining room and see no food on the table, no chopsticks, but napkins and silverware, was a shock. I sat them down, gave them drinks (Vietnamese only drink at the table after a meal, and that is tea), then took their "order." They learned how to asked someone to pass a dish, how to make quiet conversation, and how to butter bread. The flurry of action that usually accompanies meals morphed into a relaxed time with good friends. It was so much fun that they wanted me to wait on them every meal. I said no, unless they wanted to buy me an Italian restaurant in San Francisco. When you come to visit, we will have another fine dining experience at Chez Gary.
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