A poms eye view of an Ozzie
Oct 18th 2003, 7:14 am
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A poms eye view of an Ozzie
Not a very happy Pom, but had to laugh as I agreed with a lot of it. Funny the things you make a mental note of and then never think about until someone else brings it up and then I think yes they do that or say that.
http://www.brainbox.com.au/brainbox/...E?opendocument
I like the one about the need for approval, I really do think Australians need to feel they are recognised. My friend who is Oz agreed whole heartedly.
http://www.brainbox.com.au/brainbox/...E?opendocument
I like the one about the need for approval, I really do think Australians need to feel they are recognised. My friend who is Oz agreed whole heartedly.
Oct 18th 2003, 1:27 pm
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Re: A poms eye view of an Ozzie
Originally posted by nicholls clan
Not a very happy Pom, but had to laugh as I agreed with a lot of it. Funny the things you make a mental note of and then never think about until someone else brings it up and then I think yes they do that or say that.
http://www.brainbox.com.au/brainbox/...E?opendocument
I like the one about the need for approval, I really do think Australians need to feel they are recognised. My friend who is Oz agreed whole heartedly.
Not a very happy Pom, but had to laugh as I agreed with a lot of it. Funny the things you make a mental note of and then never think about until someone else brings it up and then I think yes they do that or say that.
http://www.brainbox.com.au/brainbox/...E?opendocument
I like the one about the need for approval, I really do think Australians need to feel they are recognised. My friend who is Oz agreed whole heartedly.
tell me the lack of a good curry in aus is not true, i could not live without my weekly madras.
Oct 18th 2003, 2:02 pm
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Re: A poms eye view of an Ozzie
Originally posted by welshboybilly
oh no!!!!!
tell me the lack of a good curry in aus is not true, i could not live without my weekly madras.
oh no!!!!!
tell me the lack of a good curry in aus is not true, i could not live without my weekly madras.
Oct 18th 2003, 3:39 pm
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Re: A poms eye view of an Ozzie
Originally posted by nicholls clan
Do not want to be the one to tell you Billy boy but the Ozzy dish is a meat pie with a blob of mushy peas and tomato suace...on top of it. Hot hot currys never got a good one when I was there. Lots of indians but I think the local restaurants tuned it down for the ozzy pallet.
Do not want to be the one to tell you Billy boy but the Ozzy dish is a meat pie with a blob of mushy peas and tomato suace...on top of it. Hot hot currys never got a good one when I was there. Lots of indians but I think the local restaurants tuned it down for the ozzy pallet.
looks like i will have to search hard when i get there for a good indian/chinese.
cant go more than a week without a good curry, they are addictive you know.
Oct 18th 2003, 4:26 pm
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Re: A poms eye view of an Ozzie
Originally posted by welshboybilly
looks like i will have to search hard when i get there for a good indian/chinese.
cant go more than a week without a good curry, they are addictive you know.
looks like i will have to search hard when i get there for a good indian/chinese.
cant go more than a week without a good curry, they are addictive you know.
Oct 18th 2003, 4:29 pm
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Re: A poms eye view of an Ozzie
Originally posted by welshboybilly
oh no!!!!!
tell me the lack of a good curry in aus is not true, i could not live without my weekly madras.
oh no!!!!!
tell me the lack of a good curry in aus is not true, i could not live without my weekly madras.
Oct 18th 2003, 9:24 pm
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Re: A poms eye view of an Ozzie
Originally posted by nicholls clan
Not a very happy Pom, but had to laugh as I agreed with a lot of it. Funny the things you make a mental note of and then never think about until someone else brings it up and then I think yes they do that or say that.
http://www.brainbox.com.au/brainbox/...E?opendocument
I like the one about the need for approval, I really do think Australians need to feel they are recognised. My friend who is Oz agreed whole heartedly.
Not a very happy Pom, but had to laugh as I agreed with a lot of it. Funny the things you make a mental note of and then never think about until someone else brings it up and then I think yes they do that or say that.
http://www.brainbox.com.au/brainbox/...E?opendocument
I like the one about the need for approval, I really do think Australians need to feel they are recognised. My friend who is Oz agreed whole heartedly.
Pretty much every celeb from overseas is required to state the NZ is the best place to visit in the world and would like to return/live here.
One guy in the letters page had the temerity to complain that NZ TV was crap. He was told in no uncertain terms that....."Having just spent three weeks examining TV in England I believe NZ is well served by its channels." And this was NOT tongue in cheek! Coming from a country that has Paul Holmes as its highest paid TV 'personality' you can only wonder at that comment . PH was the guy who described Kofi Anaan as 'a cheeky darkie' and 'why should we be told by a Ghanaian what to do?' on National TV and Radio.
Oct 18th 2003, 10:29 pm
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Yep curry here is not that same. I eat Thai instead and you cannot get Thai in the UK like you can here. A lot of places do not hold back on the chilli.
Most curry here is served cafeteria style. I get 2 meat curries and a vege curry with rice for $7.50 at my local North Indian Diner. The spice is very toned down.
Most curry here is served cafeteria style. I get 2 meat curries and a vege curry with rice for $7.50 at my local North Indian Diner. The spice is very toned down.
Oct 18th 2003, 10:53 pm
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Jeepers !
Well of course Australia does not have the same curries as there are in England for the very obvious reason that we do not have 12 million Indians and Pakistanis running around either.
Mind you - should you be going to England for a decent Thai takeaway you are going to be bitterly dissapointed as well.
Australia is NOT England you know - vive la difference.
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Well of course Australia does not have the same curries as there are in England for the very obvious reason that we do not have 12 million Indians and Pakistanis running around either.
Mind you - should you be going to England for a decent Thai takeaway you are going to be bitterly dissapointed as well.
Australia is NOT England you know - vive la difference.
~Sean
Originally posted by bondipom
Yep curry here is not that same. I eat Thai instead and you cannot get Thai in the UK like you can here. A lot of places do not hold back on the chilli.
Most curry here is served cafeteria style. I get 2 meat curries and a vege curry with rice for $7.50 at my local North Indian Diner. The spice is very toned down.
Yep curry here is not that same. I eat Thai instead and you cannot get Thai in the UK like you can here. A lot of places do not hold back on the chilli.
Most curry here is served cafeteria style. I get 2 meat curries and a vege curry with rice for $7.50 at my local North Indian Diner. The spice is very toned down.
Oct 18th 2003, 10:54 pm
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Indian was popular in the 1970's and 80's. S.E. Asian is more popular than Indian these days.
Also, prepared curry powders and pastes and fresh Asian veg has made cooking Indian at home much easier and more accessible. For example: Sharwood's
Also, prepared curry powders and pastes and fresh Asian veg has made cooking Indian at home much easier and more accessible. For example: Sharwood's
Oct 19th 2003, 1:10 am
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Originally posted by Megalania
Indian was popular in the 1970's and 80's. S.E. Asian is more popular than Indian these days.
Also, prepared curry powders and pastes and fresh Asian veg has made cooking Indian at home much easier and more accessible. For example: Sharwood's
Indian was popular in the 1970's and 80's. S.E. Asian is more popular than Indian these days.
Also, prepared curry powders and pastes and fresh Asian veg has made cooking Indian at home much easier and more accessible. For example: Sharwood's
its just not the same though is it.
Oct 19th 2003, 1:20 am
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Originally posted by welshboybilly
its just not the same though is it.
its just not the same though is it.
I might write to my old curry house in London and ask the owner to send me the recipes...open a place in Adelaide and call it the English Curry House...i'd make a killing..LOL
Oct 19th 2003, 1:29 am
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I might write to my old curry house in London and ask the owner to send me the recipes...open a place in Adelaide and call it the English Curry House...i'd make a killing..LOL
I might write to my old curry house in London and ask the owner to send me the recipes...open a place in Adelaide and call it the English Curry House...i'd make a killing..LOL
Still haven't found naan breds in the supermarket, so have been using chapatis - try putting a layer of the meat/veg curry on the chapati then some greek yoghurt and top off with mango chutney and roll it up - need to wear a bib though!
Oct 19th 2003, 5:27 am
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Originally posted by SeanH
Jeepers !
Australia is NOT England you know - vive la difference.
~Sean
Jeepers !
Australia is NOT England you know - vive la difference.
~Sean
Oct 19th 2003, 9:51 am
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Re: A poms eye view of an Ozzie
Originally posted by nicholls clan
Do not want to be the one to tell you Billy boy but the Ozzy dish is a meat pie with a blob of mushy peas and tomato suace...on top of it. Hot hot currys never got a good one when I was there. Lots of indians but I think the local restaurants tuned it down for the ozzy pallet.
Do not want to be the one to tell you Billy boy but the Ozzy dish is a meat pie with a blob of mushy peas and tomato suace...on top of it. Hot hot currys never got a good one when I was there. Lots of indians but I think the local restaurants tuned it down for the ozzy pallet.
mmmmmmm........mushy peas.....(dribbling like homer simpson..)