Mr. Lake's New Orleans Forum

To Lakeview Gal and all our other friends North of the border.

Also hope y'all are enjoying both weeks of summer.

I'll ask the Canadians the same question I ask my friends in Chicago....Is this the weekend that you mow the lawn?

Thanks for the Canada Day wishes. In my mind I still call it Dominion Day. But my Canadian flag is flying outside today in Mandeville.

Do you Canadians grill English folks on the barbie like we do on the Fourth? Good with a bit of Yorkshire pudding on the side. Here, here!

G. J.

A British former co-worker, when asked if they have a 4th of July in England, deadpanned, "Yes. We call it Thanksgiving."

No, we grill Americans.

Bdavid- sorry to hear that. We are really tough; Oops, forgot, you Canadians are really just displaced Cajuns.

Hey, ya'll taught us how to cook "food" that was considered by the Brits/French to be unedible. And we (you now, of course) know that all too well.

G. J.

Thanks for including me in the Canada Day greetings, but as a New Orleanian living in Canada for over 30 years, and generally a non-flag-waver, I compromise - I really don't celebrate July 1 OR 4th very much!