Since we’ll be spending the last four months of this year in Princeton, my kids and I have been having lots of conversations about America. Here’s today’s highlight from my five-year-old daughter:—Dad, are people in America healthy?
—I guess it’s the same as here. If they eat lots of good food, they’ll be nice and healthy. But if they just eat McDonald’s all the time they won’t be very healthy.
—Oh wow! Do they even have McDonald’s in America?
Absolutely priceless ... 'and for everything else, there's M-card!'
ReplyDeleteReminds me of a debate I had recently with some American friends over the origin of Monopoly. Of course it started in Fiji! :-)
Yes, but Ben are you prepared for the new wave of men's ministries in America?
ReplyDeleteThat's brilliant! I love it!
ReplyDeleteOf course my 6 year-old is brainwashed into thinking that she can eat all the McDonalds she wants and if she just drinks water she'll be nice and 'healfy'. ;-)
Nice! Thanks for the laugh. Someday my kids will find out what MD's is too.
ReplyDeleteWe should concoct some elaborate lie you can tell you children about Americans. I love lying to small children.
ReplyDeleteShane,
ReplyDeleteI love parenting too! ;-)
Awesome stuff, Ben.
ReplyDeleteWhen do you plan to show them "Super-size Me"? ;-)
To answer the question, yes, they have McDonalds in America - but no koala burgers.
ReplyDeleteMaybe no koala burgers, but there's a pub not far from my place that serves kangaroo burgers. But that's Canada, eh?
ReplyDeleteHere's an idea:
ReplyDeleteTell you daughter that everyone in America loves banjo music and that she should start learning the instrument to be able to keep up with her classmates in school.
Use this video as corroboration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrlqQ1_vZVE&feature=related
I had to travel to Hong Kong for my first taste of MacDonalds. Having heard so much about it, I thought I had to try it.
ReplyDelete"There's only one thing wrong with America.....it never existed."
ReplyDeleteA few people did get sick and die before McDonald�s t�were incorporated.
Oh, and speakin� of theology -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7iQRFP_e90
Stay on groovin' safari,
Tor
But do the have Vegemite in America?
ReplyDeleteVegemite is illegal in America actually.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,20623014-948,00.html
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I needed that laugh today! Thanks Ben, this is priceless.
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