Pizzas outsell hamburgers 35 to 1 in France
Oct 28th 2004, 1:00 pm
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Re: Pizzas outsell hamburgers 35 to 1 in France
Following up to Miguel Cruz
>> So it is Italization not Americanization which occurs
>> in fast food places!
>But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
>eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
>of it.
indeed.
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>> So it is Italization not Americanization which occurs
>> in fast food places!
>But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
>eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
>of it.
indeed.
--
Mike Reid
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Oct 28th 2004, 1:03 pm
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Re: Pizzas outsell hamburgers 35 to 1 in France
in article [email protected], The Reids at
[email protected] wrote on 28/10/04 14:11:
> Following up to Charles Hawtrey
>
>> How ironic to find a citizen of a country where gourmet dishes may
>> consist of things like snails and offal complaining about another
>> country's "weird" food.
>
> If you think offal has no place in "gourmet" food you are merely
> demonstrating your gastronomic narrow mindedness and assuming you
> are American, tending to prove the point of the earlier post.
Usually it is referred to, in American English, as "Yucky food"
Yucky meaning anything a person doesn't like!
A story by Mark Twain, who spent some time in the Nevada mining
town of Virigina City is that the richer miners had lobsters
brought in from the Pacific coast over the Nevada mountains.
The local Indians, having never seen lobster, thought the
white men were crazy in eating these monster sized insects.
Real yucky.
To each his own.
Earl
[email protected] wrote on 28/10/04 14:11:
> Following up to Charles Hawtrey
>
>> How ironic to find a citizen of a country where gourmet dishes may
>> consist of things like snails and offal complaining about another
>> country's "weird" food.
>
> If you think offal has no place in "gourmet" food you are merely
> demonstrating your gastronomic narrow mindedness and assuming you
> are American, tending to prove the point of the earlier post.
Usually it is referred to, in American English, as "Yucky food"
Yucky meaning anything a person doesn't like!
A story by Mark Twain, who spent some time in the Nevada mining
town of Virigina City is that the richer miners had lobsters
brought in from the Pacific coast over the Nevada mountains.
The local Indians, having never seen lobster, thought the
white men were crazy in eating these monster sized insects.
Real yucky.
To each his own.
Earl
Oct 28th 2004, 1:37 pm
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Re: Pizzas outsell hamburgers 35 to 1 in France
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:00:41 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, The Reids
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... Following up to Miguel Cruz
...
... >> So it is Italization not Americanization which occurs
... >> in fast food places!
... >
... >But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
... >eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
... >of it.
...
... indeed.
I disagree. The crust is there only as a support to the toppings. The thinner the crust,
the better.
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... Following up to Miguel Cruz
...
... >> So it is Italization not Americanization which occurs
... >> in fast food places!
... >
... >But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
... >eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
... >of it.
...
... indeed.
I disagree. The crust is there only as a support to the toppings. The thinner the crust,
the better.
Oct 28th 2004, 1:57 pm
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Re: Pizzas outsell hamburgers 35 to 1 in France
Following up to Earl Evleth
>The local Indians, having never seen lobster, thought the
>white men were crazy in eating these monster sized insects.
I can quite imagine their disgust, lobsters do look rather like
giant cockroaches!
>To each his own.
Sure, but I think its a shame to miss out on big areas of good
tasting food because of a squeamishness which seems to increase
as a society gets further and further from dealing with its own
food and accustomed to the sterile supermarket product.
--
Mike Reid
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>The local Indians, having never seen lobster, thought the
>white men were crazy in eating these monster sized insects.
I can quite imagine their disgust, lobsters do look rather like
giant cockroaches!
>To each his own.
Sure, but I think its a shame to miss out on big areas of good
tasting food because of a squeamishness which seems to increase
as a society gets further and further from dealing with its own
food and accustomed to the sterile supermarket product.
--
Mike Reid
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Oct 28th 2004, 2:10 pm
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Re: Pizzas outsell hamburgers 35 to 1 in France
Following up to Magda
> ... >But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
> ... >eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
> ... >of it.
> ...
> ... indeed.
>I disagree. The crust is there only as a support to the toppings. The thinner the crust,
>the better.
Ah, my turn to say *you* have the wrong end of the stick! Miguels
comment was ironic (I assumed anyway) and meant the opposite of
what you thought. So all three of us agree thin is best and the
deep pan pizza is an abomination. Sweetness and light.
--
Mike Reid
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> ... >But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
> ... >eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
> ... >of it.
> ...
> ... indeed.
>I disagree. The crust is there only as a support to the toppings. The thinner the crust,
>the better.
Ah, my turn to say *you* have the wrong end of the stick! Miguels
comment was ironic (I assumed anyway) and meant the opposite of
what you thought. So all three of us agree thin is best and the
deep pan pizza is an abomination. Sweetness and light.
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale-Thames path-London-photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
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Oct 28th 2004, 2:31 pm
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Re: Pizzas outsell hamburgers 35 to 1 in France
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:37:35 +0200, Magda
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:00:41 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, The Reids
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Following up to Miguel Cruz
> ...
> ... >> So it is Italization not Americanization which occurs
> ... >> in fast food places!
> ... >
> ... >But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
> ... >eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
> ... >of it.
> ...
> ... indeed.
>I disagree. The crust is there only as a support to the toppings. The thinner the crust,
>the better.
I like crisp thin based pizzas too
The topping was much better on most Californian pizzas I had.
Dr. Oetkers deep frozen pizzas are better than any that the local
Italian restaurants sell.
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Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:00:41 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, The Reids
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Following up to Miguel Cruz
> ...
> ... >> So it is Italization not Americanization which occurs
> ... >> in fast food places!
> ... >
> ... >But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
> ... >eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
> ... >of it.
> ...
> ... indeed.
>I disagree. The crust is there only as a support to the toppings. The thinner the crust,
>the better.
I like crisp thin based pizzas too
The topping was much better on most Californian pizzas I had.
Dr. Oetkers deep frozen pizzas are better than any that the local
Italian restaurants sell.
--
Martin
Oct 28th 2004, 2:32 pm
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:57:59 +0100, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to Earl Evleth
>>The local Indians, having never seen lobster, thought the
>>white men were crazy in eating these monster sized insects.
>I can quite imagine their disgust, lobsters do look rather like
>giant cockroaches!
>>To each his own.
>Sure, but I think its a shame to miss out on big areas of good
>tasting food because of a squeamishness which seems to increase
>as a society gets further and further from dealing with its own
>food and accustomed to the sterile supermarket product.
not particularly sterile in some cases.
--
Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to Earl Evleth
>>The local Indians, having never seen lobster, thought the
>>white men were crazy in eating these monster sized insects.
>I can quite imagine their disgust, lobsters do look rather like
>giant cockroaches!
>>To each his own.
>Sure, but I think its a shame to miss out on big areas of good
>tasting food because of a squeamishness which seems to increase
>as a society gets further and further from dealing with its own
>food and accustomed to the sterile supermarket product.
not particularly sterile in some cases.
--
Martin
Oct 28th 2004, 2:33 pm
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:10:01 +0100, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to Magda
>> ... >But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
>> ... >eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
>> ... >of it.
>> ...
>> ... indeed.
>>I disagree. The crust is there only as a support to the toppings. The thinner the crust,
>>the better.
>Ah, my turn to say *you* have the wrong end of the stick! Miguels
>comment was ironic (I assumed anyway) and meant the opposite of
>what you thought. So all three of us agree thin is best and the
>deep pan pizza is an abomination. Sweetness and light.
no sweetness, perrrlease!
--
Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to Magda
>> ... >But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
>> ... >eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
>> ... >of it.
>> ...
>> ... indeed.
>>I disagree. The crust is there only as a support to the toppings. The thinner the crust,
>>the better.
>Ah, my turn to say *you* have the wrong end of the stick! Miguels
>comment was ironic (I assumed anyway) and meant the opposite of
>what you thought. So all three of us agree thin is best and the
>deep pan pizza is an abomination. Sweetness and light.
no sweetness, perrrlease!
--
Martin
Oct 28th 2004, 2:34 pm
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The Reids <[email protected]> wrote:
> Following up to Magda
>>>> But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people
>>>> are eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick
>>>> on top of it.
>>> indeed.
>> I disagree. The crust is there only as a support to the toppings. The
>> thinner the crust, the better.
> Ah, my turn to say *you* have the wrong end of the stick! Miguels
> comment was ironic (I assumed anyway) and meant the opposite of
> what you thought. So all three of us agree thin is best and the
> deep pan pizza is an abomination. Sweetness and light.
To be honest, I genuinely dislike the greasy-cracker stuff.
See, you forget that I was raised in the American traditions of irony (i.e.,
none) and I find sarcasm to be both offensive and incomprehensible.
miguel
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> Following up to Magda
>>>> But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people
>>>> are eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick
>>>> on top of it.
>>> indeed.
>> I disagree. The crust is there only as a support to the toppings. The
>> thinner the crust, the better.
> Ah, my turn to say *you* have the wrong end of the stick! Miguels
> comment was ironic (I assumed anyway) and meant the opposite of
> what you thought. So all three of us agree thin is best and the
> deep pan pizza is an abomination. Sweetness and light.
To be honest, I genuinely dislike the greasy-cracker stuff.
See, you forget that I was raised in the American traditions of irony (i.e.,
none) and I find sarcasm to be both offensive and incomprehensible.
miguel
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Oct 28th 2004, 2:35 pm
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:10:01 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, The Reids
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... Following up to Magda
...
... > ... >But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
... > ... >eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
... > ... >of it.
... > ...
... > ... indeed.
... >
... >I disagree. The crust is there only as a support to the toppings. The thinner the crust,
... >the better.
...
... Ah, my turn to say *you* have the wrong end of the stick! Miguels
... comment was ironic (I assumed anyway) and meant the opposite of
... what you thought. So all three of us agree thin is best and the
... deep pan pizza is an abomination. Sweetness and light.
Miguel must be using invisible smilies this week.
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... Following up to Magda
...
... > ... >But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
... > ... >eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
... > ... >of it.
... > ...
... > ... indeed.
... >
... >I disagree. The crust is there only as a support to the toppings. The thinner the crust,
... >the better.
...
... Ah, my turn to say *you* have the wrong end of the stick! Miguels
... comment was ironic (I assumed anyway) and meant the opposite of
... what you thought. So all three of us agree thin is best and the
... deep pan pizza is an abomination. Sweetness and light.
Miguel must be using invisible smilies this week.
Oct 28th 2004, 3:07 pm
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:34:11 -0500, [email protected] a bot resembling
(Miguel Cruz) wrote:
>To be honest, I genuinely dislike the greasy-cracker stuff.
>See, you forget that I was raised in the American traditions of irony (i.e.,
>none) and I find sarcasm to be both offensive and incomprehensible.
Is this post from the DIY Miguel bot running, whilst the real Miguel
is tweaking Mxsmanic bot, or is this the real thing?
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(Miguel Cruz) wrote:
>To be honest, I genuinely dislike the greasy-cracker stuff.
>See, you forget that I was raised in the American traditions of irony (i.e.,
>none) and I find sarcasm to be both offensive and incomprehensible.
Is this post from the DIY Miguel bot running, whilst the real Miguel
is tweaking Mxsmanic bot, or is this the real thing?
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Martin
Oct 28th 2004, 3:08 pm
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:35:56 +0200, Magda
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:10:01 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, The Reids
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Following up to Magda
> ...
> ... > ... >But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
> ... > ... >eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
> ... > ... >of it.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... indeed.
> ... >
> ... >I disagree. The crust is there only as a support to the toppings. The thinner the crust,
> ... >the better.
> ...
> ... Ah, my turn to say *you* have the wrong end of the stick! Miguels
> ... comment was ironic (I assumed anyway) and meant the opposite of
> ... what you thought. So all three of us agree thin is best and the
> ... deep pan pizza is an abomination. Sweetness and light.
>Miguel must be using invisible smilies this week.
He's suffering from excess irony induced by a poor diet.
--
Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:10:01 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, The Reids
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Following up to Magda
> ...
> ... > ... >But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
> ... > ... >eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
> ... > ... >of it.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... indeed.
> ... >
> ... >I disagree. The crust is there only as a support to the toppings. The thinner the crust,
> ... >the better.
> ...
> ... Ah, my turn to say *you* have the wrong end of the stick! Miguels
> ... comment was ironic (I assumed anyway) and meant the opposite of
> ... what you thought. So all three of us agree thin is best and the
> ... deep pan pizza is an abomination. Sweetness and light.
>Miguel must be using invisible smilies this week.
He's suffering from excess irony induced by a poor diet.
--
Martin
Oct 28th 2004, 4:34 pm
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Following up to Miguel Cruz
>> Ah, my turn to say *you* have the wrong end of the stick! Miguels
>> comment was ironic (I assumed anyway) and meant the opposite of
>> what you thought. So all three of us agree thin is best and the
>> deep pan pizza is an abomination. Sweetness and light.
>To be honest, I genuinely dislike the greasy-cracker stuff.
>See, you forget that I was raised in the American traditions of irony (i.e.,
>none) and I find sarcasm to be both offensive and incomprehensible.
That's interesting, I naturally read your post as heavy irony,
there we go! That and the fuss about shooting the president PJ
raised, show how different the US sense of humor is from the
English sense of humour.
No sarcasm and armed citizenry, remind me not to go to America!
:-) Mind you, I would be able to complement people in that
English way that means the opposite and get away with it.
--
Mike Reid
Isnt it ironic that "Isn't it ironic - when it rains on your wedding day?"
does not contain any?
Spanish walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
>> Ah, my turn to say *you* have the wrong end of the stick! Miguels
>> comment was ironic (I assumed anyway) and meant the opposite of
>> what you thought. So all three of us agree thin is best and the
>> deep pan pizza is an abomination. Sweetness and light.
>To be honest, I genuinely dislike the greasy-cracker stuff.
>See, you forget that I was raised in the American traditions of irony (i.e.,
>none) and I find sarcasm to be both offensive and incomprehensible.
That's interesting, I naturally read your post as heavy irony,
there we go! That and the fuss about shooting the president PJ
raised, show how different the US sense of humor is from the
English sense of humour.
No sarcasm and armed citizenry, remind me not to go to America!
:-) Mind you, I would be able to complement people in that
English way that means the opposite and get away with it.
--
Mike Reid
Isnt it ironic that "Isn't it ironic - when it rains on your wedding day?"
does not contain any?
Spanish walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Oct 28th 2004, 4:34 pm
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Following up to Magda
> ... Ah, my turn to say *you* have the wrong end of the stick! Miguels
> ... comment was ironic (I assumed anyway) and meant the opposite of
> ... what you thought. So all three of us agree thin is best and the
> ... deep pan pizza is an abomination. Sweetness and light.
>Miguel must be using invisible smilies this week.
I'm now not entirely sure I know when he's joking :-(
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> ... Ah, my turn to say *you* have the wrong end of the stick! Miguels
> ... comment was ironic (I assumed anyway) and meant the opposite of
> ... what you thought. So all three of us agree thin is best and the
> ... deep pan pizza is an abomination. Sweetness and light.
>Miguel must be using invisible smilies this week.
I'm now not entirely sure I know when he's joking :-(
--
Mike Reid
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Oct 28th 2004, 5:22 pm
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Re: Pizzas outsell hamburgers 35 to 1 in France
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 03:30:46 -0500, [email protected] (Miguel Cruz)
wrote:
>Earl Evleth <[email protected]> wrote:
>> In the fast food places in France, for 35 pizzas sold
>> for one hamburger and 8 sandwiches.
>> This is also true world wide, pizzas outsell hamburgers.
>> So it is Italization not Americanization which occurs
>> in fast food places!
>But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
>eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
>of it.
Mmmmmm.... oil slick.......
---
DFM
wrote:
>Earl Evleth <[email protected]> wrote:
>> In the fast food places in France, for 35 pizzas sold
>> for one hamburger and 8 sandwiches.
>> This is also true world wide, pizzas outsell hamburgers.
>> So it is Italization not Americanization which occurs
>> in fast food places!
>But in most places it's the good American kind of pizzas that people are
>eating, not the silly little Italian crispy wafer with an oil slick on top
>of it.
Mmmmmm.... oil slick.......
---
DFM