Marched up to the Timmy Horton’s today and resisted getting a full bagel with cream cheese (why don’t they sell them in halves? They really should sell them in halves. A full one is just too indulgent). Wanted to get some healthy breakfast alternative but Timmy Hobags is not the way to go for that – all I could see was bagels, muffins, croissants, and sausage sandwiches. I decided to ask if there was porridge even though I knew the answer was going to be no – but it certainly made me realize how entrenched in British terminology I am.
Me: Do you sell porridge?
Timmy Hobags Representative: Porridge?
Me: Hmm. I don’t think you do. Never mind.
Timmy Hobags Representative: Porridge… porridge…?
Me: No no it’s ok
Timmy Hobags Representative as she goes to make my French vanilla cappuccino, to fellow TH reps: What is porridge?
*me standing at counter thinking: why doesn’t she know what PORRIDGE IS? Is it her poor English and foreigness???*
TH representative #2: What? Police?
TH representative #1: No no! Porridge! Porridge!
TH representative #1: OH PORRIDGE. We call it OATMEAL HERE!!!!
Oh yea. Oatmeal. I forgot.
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