OK, so I do love to travel and do day trips on my lonesome but there are times when it's just better if someone is with me.
Being from England and having not grown up here, even after years of being in the states I still have the misfortune of regularly picking the wrong kinds of food in restaurants. For example, I have been known to order scampi from Denny's and chicken teriyaki at the Strawberry Fest. Neither experience ended well!
You'd think that a smart woman such as myself would pick up these things quickly but it seems to be my blind spot. My excuse is I rarely ate as a teenager, I had a touch of anorexia. And so it seemed I never quite learned the concept of food. Good food from the right places. In England I usually knew not to order steak from the Little Chef or curry from the cafe on the corner but it was more from observing than personal experience.
After the first few times my husband said, "I told you that was a bad idea." I shut him down saying, "I can figure this out for myself! I've managed to keep myself alive this long with out starving to death.....well sort of." And so he graciously kept his mouth shut while I put all kinds of ridiculous choices in mine.
Eventually I conceded and so in some places I sweetly ask him, "Is it a bad idea to have the fish here?"
I have learned that Denny's is only good for eggs and pancakes. Steaks should only be eaten in fine restaurants and anything anywhere covered in synthetic cream should be avoided at all cost. So from now on when traveling alone I shall let the locals guide me. I'll either ask them whats good or check the patrons to see who's not retching when they swallow.
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