Julie Tamiko Manning - Thought #5 - Mon Milkshake brings tous les gars to the yard

My name is Julie Tamiko Manning and this is thought number five. I grew up in a small francophone town south of Montreal. I had been ridiculed when I was younger for not speaking French properly, so I made sure when I walked into a diner to order a "lait frappé". The woman behind the counter said "Enh?" I said, "Un Lait frappé? She said, "Quoi?" "Un lait frappé." And I pointed to the big menu on the entire wall behind her. She turned around and she said "Ah, tu veux un milkshake!