I tried ouzo once too. Similar results. And you're right. By the time you manage to swallow a couple of shots, it just gets better and better. I think we tried it to imitate Nick Adonidas on the old "Beachcomber" TV series. You probably have never heard of it, but it was something of a Canadian institution for many years. Produced by CBC, it starred Nick as a beachcomber who cruised along the B.C. shores in his boat, The Persephone... salvaging logs and hanging out in Molly's Reach diner with a young native guy named Jesse Jim. The "tension" in the series was provided by Relic, an ornery old coot who drove a jet boat and tried to beat Nick and Jesse out of the best logs.
So, there you go. That's the standard image of a Greek that most Canadian kids grew up with. Actually, Nick was a pretty cool guy.
BTW, our Canadian TV shows are about as different from American TV as you can get. You know.. Anne of Green Gables, The Beachcombers, The Littlest Hobo (a show about a "drifter" dog who helped people and then moved on down the road at the end of each show). What a bunch of nostalgic wusses we are up here, eh? (o: |
