14 September 2005

A Slurpee for me, a Slurpee for you

I like to drink Slurpees in a big brown shoe....

One downfall of living in Taiwan is that they don't have Slurpees. Thousands of 7-11s but no Slurpees. They make up for it by having these wonderful juice/coffee/tea stands where you can get anything you want even slushie ice drinks but sometimes you just need a good old school Slurpee. Last night I had a great idea....I picked up a Cherry Coke from 7-11 and headed to a juice stand. I practiced what I would say in Chinese while I was riding my bike. When I got there I asked if they could blend up my Coke into a slushie drink. They didn't get it at first but I persisted. But to my dismay they refused...they told me it was a crazy idea and they would have no part of it. I was upset and embarrassed...they stared at me as I slinked away. I have to say this was one of those frustrated with Asia moments. They had a blender, they had cups, they had ice and I even offered to pay but no...their stubborness was in the way. So after class today I was hanging out with a new friend and we decided to try round two of the Slurpee plan....obviiously not at the same stand....so we went to a new one and after a few strange looks the man gladly made it for me. It was so good...not sure iff I'll be doing that regularily but it's nice to know that it's possible. I hope those of you that are able to drink Slurpees on a regular basis cherish those moments....mmmmmm....

4 comments:

SarahJ said...

It's funny that you would say that because I happen to be drinking a slurpee right now as I write this...mmmmm....and I suuure do cherish it. Slurpees really are delicious. Maybe I'll send you one in the mail.

Anonymous said...

You made me go out and get a coke slurpee after reading the blog

Uncle Kim

Melissa said...

Good for you, being persistent. It's funny what they will and won't do, eh? In their mind it doesn't make sense so they refuse. If they tried it, they would probably add it to the menu though. I've found a few slurpee machines but they're never working, argh!

Anonymous said...

Even I want a Slurpee now and only because I can have one!!!
MOM

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