Exchange Student from France

cupcake
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:23:22 +0000

So I guess my Kraft singles on his sandwich weren’t a big hit at lunch, either?!!

If you have never left the US you won’t realise it but basically American dairy products taste like plastic! They are hugely over processed. You really don’t know what real cheese and milk taste like. I think you will be hard pressed to find a non-American who can stomach them. So I suspect this is a losing battle.

Also peanut butter, and especially peanut butter and jelly, is a big no-no too (apart from Canadians). Most American food is far sweeter than the ame food would be in any other country, and this is the ultimate in too sweet.

Don’t worry about your exchange student not eating it all. American portions a HUGE compared to the entire rest of the world. He is probably just full.

In general though I think that this student is visiting to experience American life, so unless he has special dietry needs, just give him whatever you all eat. I don’t think you should run round trying to make things exactly like they are at home for him. Otherwise what was the point in his visit? Don’t beat yourself up about it.