How soon they forget!

Dave Wilton dave at WILTON.NET
Thu Jan 13 03:54:25 UTC 2005


> Given that Vietnam was once part of the colony, _French_ Indo-China, it
> should come as no surprise that a Vietnamese restaurant would have a
> French name like "Le Cheval." And, of course, the number of Americans
> that can read Vietnamese is even smaller than the number that can read
> French, no doubt.

I was well aware of the connection when I made the comment. But I still
think it's an odd name for a Vietnamese Restaurant. It was the marketeer in
me speaking, not the historian.

--Dave Wilton
  dave at wilton.net
  http://www.wilton.net



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