On the good ship Mercy, over forty countries may be represented at any one time. And from each of these countries come a variety of cultural differences. Like the time we had a carnival and the Danes were a bit worried until they found out it was just a fair. Or when the Aussie staff was shocked that we called a "bum bag" a fanny pack because "fanny" is NOT a nice Australian term! Then, there are the differences down on Deck 3 - you'll have surgery in the theatre rather than the OR; you'll have a plaster put on after your shot rather than a bandage; and most logically, you'll go to plastics if you need plastic surgery! So when I read the blog about the South African who made her American friend peanut blossom cookies, I just had to laugh. You see, she wasn't quite sure what to do with those Hershey kisses that go in the center of the cookie - should she take the wrapping off or leave it on? As they say, a picture paints a thousand words . . .
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