A few days ago I heard on the radio (NPR) about a lime, avocado and bacon shortage. This wouldn't be a big issue, except for the seriousness and remedy of the situation. After almost a quarter of the century in this country, surprisingly, some of the cultural differences can still surprise me.
- Lime. I do not think we even have a word for the lime in Serbian. Even lemon doesn't grow in my area, and I thought that a lime was just a green, unripe, lemon. So if there is a shortage of lime, I wouldn't exactly notice it too much. Guys on the radio were of different opinion. It was a major disaster, and one airline had to take lime from their drink menus. Price of Margaritas went up, and even thinking of a lemon as a possible replacement is counted as an insult.
OK, fine! Suffer for all I care. Really a 1st world problem. - Avocado. I like it, and use it every once in a while. I like guacamole as well, but since I'm not Mexican, if suddenly my diet goes avocado-free, I wouldn't exactly fall in despair and look for a gun with at least one bullet. Same as Lime, it wasn't something I grew up with, so why should I care?
- Bacon? WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHORTAGE? Do not tell me I'd have to go bacon free. Even my doctor wouldn't dare suggest such a thing. How can it ever be a bacon shortage without a pork shortage at the same time? Pigs went on hunger strike? Or maybe there is a pork shortage but only pork product they know of is a bacon?
To add insult to the injury, these guys started talking about possible replacements for a bacon. #1 was chips. Yes, a potato chip. In their heads, if it is greasy and crispy, it is same as bacon.
I used to like NPR and their news coverage. I even gave some of my charity $$ to them, but when they tell me to replace bacon with a potato, I can't stay quiet. Literally. I was yelling at the radio, but that didn't have much effect, so I decided to share my opinion with others in my style - by taking a picture and talk about it.
Could you live without these 3? ~~~
Баш су луди ти Амери!Чуо сам на радију да је велика несташица зеленог лимуна, авокада и сланинице. Мене баш брига за зелени лимун. Волим га понекад у коктелима, али лимун паше исто тако. Авокадо је фина ствар, али нити је моја мама имала много рецепата са авокадом, нити сам ја претерано заљубљен у мексичку кухињу, тако да ме ни то баш не тангира превише. Али сланина је већ нешто друго. Кажу поскупеће, неће је бити, треба наћи неку замену. Ма какву бре замену? Где може неко друго живинче да замени краљицу свињу?
Ма нема ни 'тице ни рибице до прасице!Знате шта су предложили? Чипс! Масно је и хрскаво, баш као пржена сланина, па им то дође на исто. Е, мало морген. Нека они само навале на чипсове, а нама, који знамо за разлику, нека оставе свињарије да се играмо са њима.
Идем одмах да напуним замрзивач, и питам комшије ако имају места у њиховим.
Баш су луди ти Амери!
