On Sunday, December 2, 2001, at 01:58 , T wrote: > Well, coming from CT, I'd never heard of brats, Hi Tom, Good to hear your voice. I got both your e-mails at the same time. I was a kind of confused when you asked, what "brats" were, since I thought you were American. So this is a regional expression, and yes, I probably didn't learn the term when I first came to this country and lived in Greenwich, Connecticut. I must have picked it up some where along the way... > but having spent the last 15 > years here in CH, I know what 'bratwurst' is (and ours is better than > you > get north of the border). Great!!!! An American confirming that the Swiss "Bratwurst" are the best, better than any German one - Tom, you made my day! I am mostly vegetarian, but when it comes to a real Swiss Bratwurst, I'm in heaven! My personal preference is the "Kalbsbratwurst", but again that's personal taste. Missing Switzerland horribly, with my warmest, Eruna