Sissies and French People

I watched a cooking show this morning featuring Julia Child and celebrity French chef, Jacques Pepin. In the opening minutes, Julia Child remarked that people didn't always eat salads (about 90 seconds in).




In case you missed the quotable, Julia says,

"During the teens and the twenties, when people didn't eat salads, only sissies ate salads -- or French people."

She then smiled at Mr. Pepin who strained to smile back.

I burst out laughing.

(Note: Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home, episode "Salad Days," original air date 10/9/1999)