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Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by kporte
(Post 7229370)
It is people looking for bargain basement prices that have let the supermarket giants flourish and kill the corner shop at the same time as holding suppliers to ransom. not good for our long term future imo.
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Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by Grayling
(Post 7229387)
Indeed.....and that is what has happened in many Australian suburbs....it is not a purely British phenomenon.
if you want to set up a proper english pub though..... |
Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by kporte
(Post 7229402)
if you want to set up a proper english pub though.....
It is the major breweries that killed the Australian pub.....many years ago. G |
Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by Grayling
(Post 7229410)
I would need to find some customers who like a decent pint and I don't think that is possible here.
It is the major breweries that killed the Australain pub.....many years ago. G actually did find quite a few good pubs, unfortunately they still sold the same beer:) |
Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by kporte
(Post 7229417)
actually did find quite a few good pubs, unfortunately they still sold the same beer:)
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Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by Grayling
(Post 7229422)
...and that is why I won't go in them:(
the locals were fun too even if we did slag off their beer. |
Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by kporte
(Post 7229430)
we had some hot days and even an aussie beer is good on a hot day if its cold.
the locals were fun too even if we did slag off their beer. |
Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by Grayling
(Post 7229435)
I am off to bed to dream of Real ale:(
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Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by camponotus
(Post 7224907)
And NEXT clothes are the best I've bought for the money.
It all feels cheap quality here, no matter what you pay. |
Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by FluffieFaerie
(Post 7224924)
Mothercare - there are no dedicated baby shops in any of the shopping centres I've been to - you need to go to the outer retail areas for specialist shops like that and then the choice is a bit limited.
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Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by camponotus
(Post 7224907)
And NEXT clothes are the best I've bought for the money.
It all feels cheap quality here, no matter what you pay. In Oz the only comparison would be Cue, Portmans or Jaqui E for the quality, which even then can be questionable at times. Children's clothes have come a VERY long way in the 9 years I have been here, Target and Kmart were awful for kid's clothes when we arrived. Not just the styles but the quality was appaling. But I guess I had been spoilt with M & S and NEXT. For those who say that the supermarkets here are better than the Uk, I would say you obviously like to eat the same food week in week out. I'm not saying the actual food is better in the UK, as seafood and some meat is certainly better here but the choice of other items, fresh and otherwise are quite limited. We had family visit from the UK last Easter and they thought that the fruit they brought in our local Woolies and greengrocers was really bland compared to the UK. This shocked me as I always thought that it was better here. Go figure! :confused: |
Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by camponotus
(Post 7225039)
This is what I have referred to in other threads as the Aussie defensiveness - some expats adopt it also. They get a little upset when they think someone is criticising Australia and start trying to 'bite back'. Happens all the time, sadly. And I do mean sadly.
One does not need to have experienced every shop in a country to comment on such a thing. People don't go to the whole of the UK or every state of the USA but still form a view of it. So that's an empty and unfair thing to say. There are specialist shops for almost (I am deliberately saying ''almost'') every hobby or craft you can think of. If not in UK itself, they're in Europe and will ship to UK. Even my Australian wife and her siblings agree that there isn't as a wide a range of shops in Australia as in UK. What have you got against NEXT and M&S? Have you got the good old ''if it's not in Australia it isn't worth having anyway'' philosophy going on? |
Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by MartinLuther
(Post 7234585)
Not as light-hearted as advertised :rolleyes: :sneaky: :D
You can do this in many countries, and the less variety in Australia certainly hasn't impacted us. |
Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 7234695)
It hit me today as I was cleaning the kitchen (good husband that I am;)) that all the time we have been together we vertually never cook any prepared or frozen food. My wife cooks everything, including baby food, from scratch. It was quite an eye opener to see the baby jars and the snacks that many kids have.
You can do this in many countries, and the less variety in Australia certainly hasn't impacted us. The lack of variety does mean you tend to cook most things from scratch which is obviously much healthier. It would be nice though on those occasional days when you have no time or are unprepared there was more choice other than the awful fast food take aways or a roast chook and salad from woolies. If you can get there before closing ;) |
Re: This is a lighthearted one! Promise!
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 7234695)
It hit me today as I was cleaning the kitchen (good husband that I am;)) that all the time we have been together we vertually never cook any prepared or frozen food. My wife cooks everything, including baby food, from scratch. It was quite an eye opener to see the baby jars and the snacks that many kids have.
You can do this in many countries, and the less variety in Australia certainly hasn't impacted us. She didnt like my baked mackerel much though :lol: |
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