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<blockquote data-quote="Fin Jordan" data-source="post: 302384" data-attributes="member: 34935"><p>I&#039;m enjoying your posts as I work through my series rewatch. I noticed this in your transcription and I found it interesting and I&#039;m wondering if it was a change in dialogue for overseas airing? What he actually said in the original is &quot;where&#039;s my bagel and schmear&quot; which I could see might not make sense for anyone outside the US (maybe not even for anyone in the US too far away from the eastern seaboard!).&nbsp; &quot;Bagel and schmear&quot; is very eastern US slang for bagel and cream cheese, the &quot;schmear&quot; being a slathering of cream smeared on a water bagel... bagels also of which were first introduced in the US in NYC and of which NYC is known for. Many native New Yorkers and travelers alike swear that the bagels are best there of anywhere in the world because of New York city water which is very soft and because they boil the bagels a little longer, which gives them a bit thicker outer crust and a chewy texture that New Yorkers love. I think I recall an episode previous to this one where Cagney even mentions &quot;it&#039;s the water,&quot; when she&#039;s talking about her bagel.&nbsp; So anyway, in our version he was asking for his bagel and cream cheese, likely his breakfast. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Fin Jordan, post: 302384, member: 34935"] I'm enjoying your posts as I work through my series rewatch. I noticed this in your transcription and I found it interesting and I'm wondering if it was a change in dialogue for overseas airing? What he actually said in the original is "where's my bagel and schmear" which I could see might not make sense for anyone outside the US (maybe not even for anyone in the US too far away from the eastern seaboard!). "Bagel and schmear" is very eastern US slang for bagel and cream cheese, the "schmear" being a slathering of cream smeared on a water bagel... bagels also of which were first introduced in the US in NYC and of which NYC is known for. Many native New Yorkers and travelers alike swear that the bagels are best there of anywhere in the world because of New York city water which is very soft and because they boil the bagels a little longer, which gives them a bit thicker outer crust and a chewy texture that New Yorkers love. I think I recall an episode previous to this one where Cagney even mentions "it's the water," when she's talking about her bagel. So anyway, in our version he was asking for his bagel and cream cheese, likely his breakfast. :) [/QUOTE]

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