Ha! Just looked it up, and it's el tocino OR el beicon. Bacon truly is part of the international language.
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You can also use lunchar (to lunch) in at least some Spanish-speaking places, so I guess English takes over when the concept is pretty American.
In other news, I just ran into a former coworker on the street, and I know I know her, but still have basically no idea who she is! Good times.
In Brazil, a cheeseburger is called a XBurger, pronounced "shees boerger" because that is how you pronounce that letter.
And a bacon cheeseburger is XBacon
I'll assert that while a club sandwich is structurally complicated when compared to other sandwiches, it is also a longstanding member of sandwich canon and should not be difficult to order or execute in either Spanish or English.
it is also a longstanding member of sandwich canon and should not be difficult to order or execute in either Spanish or English.
Yes, this, and it's not like it has eighteen steps.
In other news, I just ran into a former coworker on the street, and I know I know her, but still have basically no idea who she is! Good times.
Being mildly face blind means I *never* recognize people out of context. So I try to be vaguely polite to everyone and hope there's a clue in the conversation before it becomes embarrassing.
I'll assert that while a club sandwich is structurally complicated when compared to other sandwiches, it is also a longstanding member of sandwich canon and should not be difficult to order or execute in either Spanish or English.
I concur. I think we can probably reach actual consensus on this and censure the offending restaurant accordingly.
and censure the offending restaurant accordingly
FIE ON THEM. FIE!!!!