It's A Multi-Culti World!

The cultures are really blurring these days--which is quite a feat if you notice it here is the Heartland of Scandinavia West. Most waves of immigration have stopped well short of the center of the continent, but we are still seeing some changes.

At the Pony's school, there is a teacher whose last name is Salverda, which sounds vaguely Hispanic to me. Sal does not look Hispanic, he looks like a Viking with a haircut. He is very very blond, with blue eyes, and he is a large man with a tendency to fail to tan in the sun, but turn red--that delicate Viking skin, you know.

He teaches German.

At the local Chinese restaurant chain, there is a posted list of menu items translated phonetically so the counter staff and ask the kitchen staff to make more of whatever they are out of. The Chinese food has been translated into Spanish.

It makes my head hurt sometimes.