Pretty cool!
Several years ago we had a Swedish au pair down the street who my wife became close friends with. One of the first things she wanted to do was to go to a drive-in theater in a classic Chevy (or other older American car) convertible. She thought that would be something that would be quintessentially American and wanted to experience it before it was gone.
Yes, we still have drive-in movie theaters—just not that many any more.
“Several years ago we had a Swedish au pair down the street who my wife became close friends with. One of the first things she wanted to do was to go to a drive-in theater in a classic Chevy (or other older American car) convertible”
- Being Swedish and European, I could easily understand this.
Over here in Europe, we’ve never had drive-in theatres. At least not plenty of them.
In many parts of Europe during the 1950s, teenagers enjoyed American style fast food, wore jeans, watched the same films and listened to the same music as their American counterparts.
In the richest corners of the continent teenagers drove cars, just like they did in the US. But for different reasons, we never had drive-in theatres in those days.
Anyhow, I know they have one down in Belgium today:
http://www.netevents.be/ExternalLink.cfm?lang=fr&YellowID=2669&Link=www.driveinmovies.be
Regards.
A couple of years ago a woman who had been a Finnish exchange student with my family back in the 70s brought her son and daughter back to see my parents.
While they were here, she said they wanted to do something really “American”.
I immediately suggested going to the drive-in theater! What could be more American than going to the drive-in?
They got to see the little film at the front with all the food marching around in a circle, and the hot dog jumping into the bun… :-)
For them, it was a bonus that the movie was “The Simpsons Movie”.
So....you and your wife went to a drive in with the Swedish Au Pair from down the street....I wanna be you!
There’s a 4 screen drive in here in Reno still in operation. Used for swap meets on weekends. Also, it looks like some of the American Iron “needs” to be re-patriated to the states. Swedes should be banned from taking these cars out of this country. I saw several that I would be willing to give a good home to. Hot August Nights isn’t that far off so there is a little time left for them to ship them to me.