There's a thread on the Middle East board about a branch of Tim Horton's that has opened in Dubai.

Here is a link to a review in that thread which should be interesting reading - indeed, mandatory reading - for all fans of the stuff here too.

Well, I for one, am relieved that there is no French in the French Vanilla!

BTW I never drink the stuff

Do a lot of Canadians live in Dubai? I'm guessing there must be a Canadian forces base there, or something, as I doubt such a venture would be successful without a large population of cradles.

There aren't that many Canadians in Dubai, no forces base. But the local Emiratis can't get enough processed sugary fast food. They'll lap it up.

Love a sugar rush, you could try Starbucks, but they are not squeeky lean either.
http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/201...-at-starbucks/

There was a Canadian base in Dubai until 2010. Camp Mirage (the world's worst-kept secret). We got kicked out because of a tiff over airline landing slots in Canada.

You're right about the sugary stuff, though. It's the same in Kuwait and I guess elsewhere in the region.

Interesting. We all know it's full of crap, but it doesn't hit home till you sit down and read the ingredients list, and of course, all the uber-marketing convinces you that it's a fresh healthy choice. That's why Big Food needs to be more tightly regulated.

While the regulations governing food in Canada are unquestionably dodgy (for example, why can't food be labelled "GM Free"?) surely no one thinks Tim Horton's offers anything fresh or healthy. Between the products and the queueing SUVs the chain should get the Tar Sands Award for environment destruction.

It's a choice you have to make before you pick up that frappy latte

Tim's. Extra sugar and chemicals

Starbucks. Crushed bugs, extra sugar and chemicals.

I would say if you is a vegie, stick with sugary Tim's, otherwise make a coffee at home and use the cup holder in the car.

I am sure some people do think that way. As with most fast food, Timmys spends money to make its products seem less chemical-laden than they are.

Not that bothered about the drive thrus though, they're fairly convenient, and the incremental environmental damage of using them is not significant in the overall scheme of things. IMHO.

Thanks. Never thought of that.

I have drank their French vanilla every time I have been in because I think their regular filt stuff is plain nasty. Never again.

We only go into Tims is there is no other coffee shop around. Prefer Starbucks but their stuff is probably just as bad...

Thanks for the link...why on earth they put so much rubbish into a drink is beyond me...

I really find it a bit of a puzzle...I can evidently see that it is a Canadian comfort blanket, but I fail to see why? I have only had two drinks in there, the first one was horrid, but I gave it the benefit of the doubt and tried another and that was horrid too. My husband doesn't go there...to my knowledge, but can apparently sing every one of their advertisements since Adam met Eve, so they evidently have bloody good marketing. I am the only parent at basketball that doesn't come in clutching a cup like a badge of honour. If I want to assimilate am I going to have to have to learn to have a Timmy Time?

You didn't read the Starbucks link did you :@(

Their regular coffee is pretty good. And it's sans all the crap.