Sometimes I use "cheese and rice" as an exclamation. It occurred to me today that people probably think that's kinda weird. Here's where it comes from:
In Korea, we had Korean soldiers integrated into our units at the platoon level. They were, for most intents and purposes that mattered on a day-to-day basis, US soldiers with funny rank tabs. Our Katusa (Korean Adjunct To US Army) was named Kim. Kim was awesome, but we Americans really mystified him.
Of special interest to Kim was American slang and cursing; GIs are nothing if not colorful in the realm of foul language, and Kim wanted to get in on that shit. So he comes out of the shop one day in July and goes, "Cheese and rice, it's hot!" Because, see, that's what he thought we were saying when we shouted things like "Jesus Christ, we just got back from a field exercise last week, why are we going out again" or "Jesus Christ, how many ways can you fucking fail to fill a radio with crypto" or "Jesus Christ, I'm late for Soul Food day at the DFAC".
Cheese and rice.
In Korea, we had Korean soldiers integrated into our units at the platoon level. They were, for most intents and purposes that mattered on a day-to-day basis, US soldiers with funny rank tabs. Our Katusa (Korean Adjunct To US Army) was named Kim. Kim was awesome, but we Americans really mystified him.
Of special interest to Kim was American slang and cursing; GIs are nothing if not colorful in the realm of foul language, and Kim wanted to get in on that shit. So he comes out of the shop one day in July and goes, "Cheese and rice, it's hot!" Because, see, that's what he thought we were saying when we shouted things like "Jesus Christ, we just got back from a field exercise last week, why are we going out again" or "Jesus Christ, how many ways can you fucking fail to fill a radio with crypto" or "Jesus Christ, I'm late for Soul Food day at the DFAC".
Cheese and rice.
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