That Was On My Order Shortly After Arriving On Nantucket Island Back In 1973.
When I Discovered There Were No McDonalds, Arby's, Wendy's, Etc. What Kind Of Life Can This Be?
Upon Discovering This I Went To A Dowtown Restaurant And Ordered Myself A Burger, Fries And A Milkshake. The Waitress Looked At Me In A Very Weired Way And Confessed She Had No Idea What A Milkshake Was. Huh? Ofcourse I Was Now In A Different Region Of The U.S. But I Was Still In America! I Always Considered A Milkshake Like Apple Pie. Everybody Knew What Apple Pie Was. Ok, Now I Was Having To Explain Myself To This Young Waitress And Describe What A Milkshake Was. After My Description She Blurted Out, Ohhh You Mean A Frapp! Well If That's What You Call It Here In Nantucket Then Yes Mam That's What I Want. A Few Minutes Later My Order Arrived And Sure Enough My Chocolate Frapp Was Alongside It! It's A Good Thing I Didn't Return Home To The Midwest And Ordered A Frap Because I Would Again Find Myself Explaining What A Frapp Was. It's A New England Thing You Know!
Even Though We All Live Here In America, The Way We Say Things Can Be Much Different According To Where You Reside. You May Want To Pock Ya Caw Near The Coob. In My Opinion They All Talked Funny With That New England Accent. On The Otherhand I Am Sure I Talk Kind Of Funny To Them As Well.
One Thing Is For Sure Though. Starbucks Got It Right In Spite Of The Language Barrier. One Of Their Famous Beverages Is Called A Frappochino. I Never Ordered One Due To Their High Prices. Their Stay Here In Danville Was Shortlived And I Really Don't Miss Them. However, That's An Alltogether Different Subject.
I Can Remember When Any Of The Sailors Left The Island For The Weekend They Would Take A Hefty Order To McDonald's With Him. Ofcourse That Was Before The Microwave. So Either You Ate Your Sandwich Cold Or Warmed It Up In Your Oven. I Wished However I Had The Opportunity To Go Ashore Myself And Read The Menu Board To See What McDonald's Called Their Milkshake. If I Was A Gambling Man I Would Have To Say Milkshake Since McDonald's Is A World Wide Frandchise. Hmm, I May Take That Back Since I Haven't A Clue How To Say Milkshake In Japanese.
