Comments on: Coffee Cake, a cultural misunderstanding

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:26:40 +0000

This is so funny as we just had this misunderstanding in our house.

I’m a Californian, living in France (13 years), but also lived in England for 6 years before moving here.

My French-born son declined some cake, which he really liked back home. “But you liked it when Meme made it!”

“No it’s not the same. You said it’s COFFEE cake and Meme’s didn’t have any coffee in it. ” So I explained…

One “trip up” that happened after years in London were cocktail sticks. Now, we were preparing a for a party so it made sense that my flatmate needed stir sticks (as I thought they were) for the drinks. When I returned from the store with small straws, she wondered how she was going to make her ham and pineapple canapes with them…

Just warning you of that little trap…

By: Tammie Ryan

Tammie Ryan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:38:58 +0000

Well, how about pudding that isn’t pudding at all, but another word for after-dinner sweet dessert?

I’m an American living in England (Liss, Petersfield, Hants) and for the first few weeks of living here I couldn’t get over how many kids loved to eat pudding!

We’ve lived here for only three years, so I still encounter communication stumbling blocks, but at least I’ve stopped complimenting my friends on their pants!

I enjoy reading your blog.

By: Mwa

Mwa — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:15:39 +0000

I hate to drink coffee, but I love Café Noirs, which are biscuits with a coffee flavoured frosting. I hate Tiramisu though. I would love it if it didn’t have coffee. Actually, maybe I should try making Tiramisu without coffee.

By: Brit In Bosnia

Brit In Bosnia — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:59:21 +0000

Why is it that coffee is so lovely and coffee flavoured things are so disgusting? So pleased that it wasn’t coffee flavoured cake. Can I use this post on expatmums? x

By: Twenty Four At Heart

Twenty Four At Heart — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:26:53 +0000

LOL!!

Did I mention I may have bought the entire Boden catalog? Not really, but it feels like it. Things are arriving day by day. So far I’m only planning to return one item and am loving the others! It’s so fun! : )

By: Iota

Iota — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:05:52 +0000

I’d have been confused too.

So what about teacakes? Are they cakes that go with tea, in the US?

By the way, I loved your movie so much that I made one of my own, which I’ll post. Yours sounds better – more conversational. Mine sounds like an interrogation. I need to get a better script writer.

By: Kirsten Wright

Kirsten Wright — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:28:25 +0000

I absolutely loved this post, because I never thought about coffee cake in any other way but that it’s cake to have with coffee until now. It is amazing what a different point of view can teach you about life! BTW, what did you think of the coffee cake?

By: topmomblog

topmomblog — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:32:42 +0000

Never thought of that… I’m enjoying your “All Things British” posts – I have bought from Boden before and now I want some Bridgewater Pottery to add to my mostly Italian pottery.