Uya eNew Orleans eholidini? Kuzodingeka ufunde olunye ulwazi ngaphambi kokuba uhambe ngezinyawo ku-Big Easy. Ukusuka "egqoke" kuya "lapho i-yen, kanjani i-momma ne-dem?", Sikufumene.
Ugqoke
Usufike eNew Orleans futhi usekupheleni kwesiFulentshi . Uzizwa kahle ngakho konke futhi ucabange ukuzama amanye ama-oyster aluhlaza. Kodwa, unquma ukuqala nge-oyster Po-Boy othosiwe. Ubheka phezulu ku-waitress futhi ulandele ngokuqiniseka.
Uphendukela kuwe futhi ucele "ugqoke?" Umezela ngesineke ipensela enhle ngaphezu kwedatha yokuhleleka ngenkathi ubheka nxazonke. "Uxolo?" usho. I-waitress ithi, "Ufuna iPo-Boy yakho egqoke?" Uyabona lokhu ukuhambela kwakho eNew Orleans kokuqala futhi uyachaza, "Lokho kusho ukuthi u-lettuce, utamatisi, kanye nemayonnaise." Lokhu kufana nenye ye-quirks eNew Orleans "khuluma." Silawula njalo noma yiluphi uhlobo lwesangweji olugqoke noma olucacile (kodwa "awunqunu!").
I-Lagniappe
Uhamba ngeMakethe yaseFrance ujabulela abalimi nalabo abathengisayo. Unquma ukuthenga utamatisi omusha wesiCreole bese ubuza umlimi ngesigidi esisodwa. Utshela ukuthi ukhethe lezo ozifunayo bese ubanika zona ukuba zilinganise. Uphendukela kuwe athi, "Ngikunika lagniappe." (Lan-yap) Uma ugijima, vala umlomo wakho nekhala nge mask yokuhlinzwa? Cha, "i-Lagniappe" isho "into encane eyengeziwe." Ngakho, ukuthengwa kwakho kungenzeka ukuthi kunesisindo esingaphezu kwesigidi esisodwa, kodwa wakunika okungaphezulu mahhala.
Ground Neutral
Ucela izikhombisi-ndlela kumgwaqo wesitimela kusuka kumuntu onobungane, utshela ukuthi uwele emgwaqweni bese ulinda emhlabathini ongathathi hlangothi ekhoneni. Ingabe sisempi? Cha, "umhlabathi ongathathi hlangothi" eNew Orleans ungumphakathi lapho uvela khona. Kungumdwebo wezwe phakathi kwezinhlangothi ezimbili zomgwaqo ohlukene.
Where Yeat, Yeah Ya Momma and Dem?
Uthatha uhambo oluqondiswa yi-Garden District. Izakhamuzi ezimbili ezibonakala sengathi zingabangane abadala zihlangana emgwaqweni oseduze. Omunye uthi komunye, "Kuphi yeat?" kanye nezinye izimpendulo, "Kanjani i-momma ne-dem?" Lona ukubingelela okuvamile kwamaNew Orleani amaningi. Kusho nje ukuthi, "Sawubona, wena nomndeni wakho kanjani?" (Inothi elikhethekile: ngokuvamile "th" ngaphambili kwegama lishintshwa ngokuthi "d." Ngakho-ke, akusikho "kanjani i-momma nabo," "kuyini i-momma ne-dem.")
IParish
Uthola ukushayela izikhombisi ukusuka ku-concierge ehhotela lakho ukuze ubone ezinye izindawo. Utshela indlela ongena ngayo i-I-10 ehamba entshonalanga futhi ikutshele ukuthi uwele umugqa wendawo. Ingabe lokhu kuyinto yenkolo? Ingxenye. Ngenxa yokuthi i-New Orleans yaxazululwa yiziFulentshi nezaseSpain esikhundleni seNgisi, iziqephu zombusazwe zakhiwe emigqeni yamaKatolika. Lezo zindlela zangempela zishintshile kodwa isiko lokusetshenziswa kwegama elithi parish alinalo. Ngakho, iparishi eLouisana lilingana nesifunda esifundazweni sakho.
Makin 'Groceries
Umenywe emzini wendawo ukuze udle. Utshela ukuthi uza ezintandathu futhi ugqoke ngendlela engavamile. Khona-ke uthi kufanele ahambe ukuze "enze ukudla." Ungesabi - uzothola ukudla.
Usho nje ukuthi uya esitolo sokuthenga ukuze athenge amalungiselelo okupheka isidlo sakusihlwa. Ngokuvamile, izakhamuzi "zenza" ukudla kunokuba zizithenge. Lokhu ukuphonswa kwama Creole akhuluma isiFulentshi abasebenzisa isenzo esithi "ukwenza," okusho ukuthi "ukwenza" noma "ukwenza". Esikhathini esithile esihlobene nesilulumagama, i-New Orleanians "idlula" ngendlu yakho lapho beza ukukubona. isib "Ngadlula endlini yomfowethu ebusuku." Ukuhumusha, "Ngavakashela umfowethu ebusuku ebusuku."
Iya-Cup
Ufikile ku- Mardi Gras okokuqala futhi unenhlanhla ngokwanele ukumenywa emzini wendawo emgwaqweni wokugibela. Uyamangala ukuthi akekho okhanyayo ubuhlalu futhi kukhona izingane ezikhona. Isimo esivela ngokuphelele kunalokho okubonayo ku-TV. Kodwa uqala ukuyijabulela futhi kukhona ukudla nokuphuza okuningi, ngakho konke kuhle.
Khona-ke othile uyamemeza "I-PARADE IYAVULA." Wonke umuntu uthatha indebe yepulasitiki, ubhala igama layo kuwo ngamamaki-a-lot, athululela ukusiza okunempilo kwesiphuzo sabo sokuzikhethela, futhi abuyele eSt. Charles Avenue. Lena inkomishi yokuhamba. Ungaphuza emigwaqweni uma ungasebenzisi imoto enemoto futhi awunayo iziqukathi ezingilazi. Jabulela!