Oh Yeah!

We had a really nice time tonight. We had some British friends over for dinner and a movie. We introduced them to a couple of American Classics: Breakin and Kool-Aid. It was funny watching the movie Breakin with them. For those of you who have never seen it, Breakin is a really cheesy movie that was made in 1984. It is about a group of kids who try to make it big through break dancing. Being set in 84 means that viewers are brought back to the time of big hair and bad clothing. The music and dancing were really good. The acting, not so much. When I first showed it to them, I didn't expect them to like it quite so much. Much to my surprise, at the end of the movie, they said "that film was brilliant!" When I told them there was a second one, (I am not making this up. It is called Breakin 2 - Electric Boogaloo.) they asked "when can we watch it?" So they are officially hooked on an 80's movie. They can't wait to tell their family and friends about it, and they asked me to teach them some of the moves. As for that other American classic, Kool-Aid, they had never experienced that either. As I was making it, they watched. As I put the sugar in, one of them said "... and you wonder why their are so many overweight people in America". They changed there tune after tasting it. They loved it as well (Oh Yeah!). So, we came here to experience Chinese culture, but it seems that we are spreading a little American culture. Too bad it is either from the wrong decade or is partly responsible for the spread of obesity in America. Good thing we are not diplomats. - Frank

You owe me seven dollars man... for teaching you how to dance. - Turbo (Breakin)