I'm off to Britain, great
Oct 5th 2008, 3:00 am
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I'm off to Britain, great
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4716923a1861.html
Great?
What do you think guys. (guess the bloke is a bit daft eh? however. I agree a bit..........what he has to say..........
just being honest, I am still in love with Britain
but am having second thoughts about going back there.....
dunno... my head is messed up!! and heart is aching ... whenever I think about the u.k stuff.
Great?
What do you think guys. (guess the bloke is a bit daft eh? however. I agree a bit..........what he has to say..........just being honest, I am still in love with Britain
but am having second thoughts about going back there..... dunno... my head is messed up!! and heart is aching ... whenever I think about the u.k stuff.
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Oct 5th 2008, 3:09 am
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Re: I'm off to Britain, great
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4716923a1861.html
What do you think guys? (think the bloke is a bit daft eh? however. I agree a bit..........what he has to say..........well. being honest, I am still in love with Britain but am having second thoughts about going back there..... dunno... my head is messed up!! whenever I think about the u.k stuff. My heart is aching ...
What do you think guys? (think the bloke is a bit daft eh? however. I agree a bit..........what he has to say..........well. being honest, I am still in love with Britain
but am having second thoughts about going back there..... dunno... my head is messed up!! whenever I think about the u.k stuff. My heart is aching ...
Oct 5th 2008, 4:10 am
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Re: I'm off to Britain, great
Not a big fan of tea, hence I had to drinking cr*p coffee anyway while living in the UK.
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Oct 5th 2008, 9:19 am
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After becoming a coffee snob while living in the Pacific north west i have to say the only decent coffee i found in UK was Starbucks, especially the French Roast.
Oct 5th 2008, 9:27 am
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make and drink coffee at home then. I think it's better quality. Even in nz, I don't find cafe coffee is alwasy nice - not necessarily (lots of folks agree that). so I don't bother drinking coffee when I am out. Staubucks is absolutely rubbish whatever reasons
Oct 5th 2008, 9:33 am
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Re: I'm off to Britain, great
Have fun, is this a permanent move or just a long haul trip for a while?
(You work for an airline right?)
(You work for an airline right?)
Oct 5th 2008, 9:34 am
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Oct 5th 2008, 9:37 am
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MAybe I got the wrong end of the stick as I thought you worked for Air NZ - sorry.
Oct 5th 2008, 9:38 am
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Absolutely agree with you CC. Startbucks coffee is bitter, acidic and over-strong and filled with crap foam. Also, their cakes and biscuits are pale, boring and uninspiring, even for the famished!
Oct 5th 2008, 9:49 am
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Why has this thread been moved to the MBTUK thread. I thought CC was being ironic, and was talking about NZ.
Oct 5th 2008, 9:54 am
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Starbucks coffee in Aus is bland and tasteless, though inoffensive.
Have no idea where there is a good cup of coffee to be had in the UK, I like coffee but it's not a critically important aspect of my life.
When I lived in Adelaide there was a better standard of coffee due to the many Italian coffee bars, the rest of Aus not so much, and as for country Australia you are lucky if you get something drinkable.
OP we need some backgorund here, where are you from, and do you actually like the UK and prefer it to NZ (or have I got you mixed up with someone else)
Have no idea where there is a good cup of coffee to be had in the UK, I like coffee but it's not a critically important aspect of my life.
When I lived in Adelaide there was a better standard of coffee due to the many Italian coffee bars, the rest of Aus not so much, and as for country Australia you are lucky if you get something drinkable.
OP we need some backgorund here, where are you from, and do you actually like the UK and prefer it to NZ (or have I got you mixed up with someone else)
Oct 5th 2008, 11:01 am
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I only drink coffee at home, i buy the beans and grind myself. I never touched Starbucks in North amercia, funny enough. I was talking about the best of a bad bunch over here. Costa and all the other brands on the high street are utter crap. The best coffee ive had is in Amsterdam. Maan can they make a cup!
Oct 5th 2008, 11:05 am
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you ever drink folgers in Canada?
Oct 5th 2008, 2:54 pm
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One bit of advice CC - keep your roots in NZ if you do come back over to the UK. That way, when you do want to return to NZ, it is so much easier than attempting to uproot from the UK. I do not know anyone in my social network who sees the UK as being attractive long term.