O'Briens "Irish" Sandwich shops really get on my tits. It's the Monty Python "Cheese Shop Sketch" for real.
"Can I have mine in some soda farls?"
"No we don't sell those"
"how about in some wheaten or soda bread?"
"er... no"
"This is an Irish Sandwich shop?"
"Yes"
"Okay what can I have it in then?"
"A bagel, a wrap or some shamrock foccacia bread"
"What part of Ireland do they come from?"
I actually asked in an O'Briens if they sold potato bread. "No" I was informed "we don't sell any of that foreign stuff."
It's even more ironic as the founder of the company, Brodie Sweeney claims that their shops “Irishness” is "...integral to the O’Briens experience." I'll try and remember that the next time I see one of their stores advertising a Chicken Chili Wrap as "traditional Irish".
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