Welcome home, then
While the Firecracker and I had a pretty great time in Vienna, we were both happy to see our kids again.
It’s funny how much you miss someone after only a few days.
Me: I missed you.
Him: I missed you more!
Me: (laughing) Tenuous.
Donnie: How was Vienna?
Me: Oh, great! I ate my body weight in croissants.
Him: (laughing) Why croissants?
Me: (shrugging) They’re like educated bread.
Him: Ah, like a post-doctorate bagel.
Whenever I come back from Asia, the first thing I wanna have is something like a burger, a gyro, or some chili.
On the flip, whenever I go to someplace like Mexico or Europe, all I want when I’m back is some Asian food.
After eating nuthin but (delicious) European food, I was craving something Asian.
Me: What about some Chinese food?
Her: Taiwanese?
Me: Done!
So, as soon as we got back to the states, we immediately headed to Taiwan Pork Chop House, which is this absolute hole-in-the-wall joint in Manhattan’s Chinatown but the food is killer.
Me: (in Chinese) We just got back from Austria.
Waitress: (motioning to the Firecracker) Is she German?
Me: Nah, she’s an American. But, funnily enough, I speak German to people, and they respond to her in German.
Waitress: (laughs) Welcome back home, then.
Location: freezing downtown in the wintery rain
Mood: brrrrrrrrrrr
Music: don’t let me drag you down (Spotify)
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2 replies on “Like a post-doctorate bagel”
Tenuous! Learned a new word today.
Welcome back! Thanks for the hole in the wall suggestion! I never really had Taiwanese food before. This looks good! Keep warm ~~~🥶
Get the pork chop over rice! It’s amazeballs.