One of my friends Ryan recently left the ship, and his trademark was his constantly witty attire in the form of t-shirts. In discussion one day, those of us sitting at dinner decided to order some shirts with our own saying "Got Milch?" This was a pun on the "Got Milk" campaign back in the states, because here on the ship we don't have that cold, calcium-rich American goodness. We have a more highly pasteurized Dutch milk in a box called milch, which just doesn't do the trick. Thinking we were so creative, we ordered our Got Milch shirts and were excited when they arrived recently. Julle, Estelle, Haley, Leah, Allison and I all decided to all wear them together last week and took a few photos. Here are Leah and I with our milch in a box.
However, after one day of wear we realized that the words Got Milch were placed strategically across our chests. On more than one occasion, people asked us if we were promoting breastfeeding for the feeding program on the ship! Ha!
Here on the ship we live with 400 other people from around the world. The take home lesson this week was that the next time we decide to order a t-shirt, we'll have to remember that sometimes cultural slogans don't transcend internationally =)
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