Tuesday, April 29, 2008

An American Holiday Comes to Spain

Today is a special day. April 29th is "Free Cone Day," and this year's celebration commemorates the 30th Anniversary of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. Just got back from the shop in Alcalá, where pretty much the entire school stood in line (several times) to get their free ice cream scoops and enjoy their American-ness. All of the Ben & Jerry's flavor names remain in English, but they provide a pronunciation guide for Spaniards. See if you can figure out these flavors:
  • Chocoleit Fach Brauni Lau Fat
  • Cuqui Daug
  • Fanila Tofi Cranch
  • Cofi Bas Bas
  • Niu York Super Fach Chank
  • Chanki Manki
  • Uán Chisqueik Brauni
  • Lemoneid Estand

Sounds like the phenomenon is worldwide, so if you read this early enough, get on down to your local scoop shop and get yourself some free goods.

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