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“NOODLE SOUP”<br />
Thuy Trang T. Tran<br />
NOODLE SOUP THUY TRANG T. TRAN<br />
I still remember my first day in America. It was a winter morning and it was really cold. I<br />
had just arrived the night before. I was tired and felt sleepy, because it was a different time<br />
from my country: here it was day time and in my country it was still night time. Everything<br />
was new for me.<br />
My uncle wanted to show me how America was. That’s why he woke me up at 7a.m and<br />
drove me around the areas where we lived. We stopped by Dunkin Donuts to have<br />
breakfast, which was very a strange c<strong>of</strong>fee shop for me. In my country, we always have<br />
some kind <strong>of</strong> soup with breakfast, such as roasted rice or something which is heavy. On the<br />
other hand, Americans eat cereal, sandwiches, some kinds <strong>of</strong> cookies or breads, and drink<br />
milk or c<strong>of</strong>fee with their breakfast. We are very different. Then I heard my uncle ask me,<br />
“What would you like for breakfast, Lemon Pie?” That word “Lemon Pie” in English<br />
sounds like the word meaning “noodle soup” in Vietnamese. In my mind I thought, “Oh,<br />
It’s really nice that they can cook noodle soup in an American c<strong>of</strong>fee shop.” I answered<br />
him immediately: “Yes, can I have one bowl?” My uncle’s eyes were wide. He looked at<br />
me for one second and said: “What did you hear? That food couldn’t made by Americans.”<br />
At that time, I knew that I had gotten confused. I laughed and my uncle laughed, too.<br />
When I told everyone my story they all laughed, too. Even now they always ask me if I<br />
would like a bowl <strong>of</strong> noodle soup when they stop by Dunkin Donuts.<br />
Methuen Adult Learning Center<br />
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