http://blog.asmartmouth.com/2008/11/10/guns-and-gators-a-florida-excursion/ Words on food and other pursuits by Anjuli Ayer Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:41:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://blog.asmartmouth.com/2008/11/10/guns-and-gators-a-florida-excursion/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Anjuli Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:30:42 +0000 http://asmartmouth.com/?p=1317#comment-221 Haha, thanks for sharing! Yea, I don't consider this to be a true American thing. It is interesting to come across the differences in cultural perception between "foreigners" and "natives" on any scale, really. Haha, thanks for sharing! Yea, I don’t consider this to be a true American thing. It is interesting to come across the differences in cultural perception between “foreigners” and “natives” on any scale, really.

]]> http://blog.asmartmouth.com/2008/11/10/guns-and-gators-a-florida-excursion/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Terry B Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:35:53 +0000 http://asmartmouth.com/?p=1317#comment-212 A few years ago, we took a road trip from Chicago to St. Louis, where I had grown up, with some Bosnian friends. Our first stop was the Broadway Oyster Bar [one of my favorite bars on the planet], for a few drinks and some fried alligator. Later, our friends emailed Bosnian friends and relatives, saying that they had eaten alligator and were now true Americans. A few years ago, we took a road trip from Chicago to St. Louis, where I had grown up, with some Bosnian friends. Our first stop was the Broadway Oyster Bar [one of my favorite bars on the planet], for a few drinks and some fried alligator. Later, our friends emailed Bosnian friends and relatives, saying that they had eaten alligator and were now true Americans.

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