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Old Mar 30th 2008, 9:25 am
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Originally Posted by Blue Cat
thought of something!!! Greggs cheese pasties!
God.......... Greggs full stop!!!!!
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Old Mar 30th 2008, 9:26 am
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Originally Posted by Blue Cat
thought of something!!! Greggs cheese pasties!
I had one of those when I was over there last summer, but was a huge letdown didn't taste like I remembered.
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Old Mar 30th 2008, 9:27 am
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Originally Posted by Blue Cat
thought of something!!! Greggs cheese pasties!
Meat and Potatoe were better
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Originally Posted by ScotsExpat
God.......... Greggs full stop!!!!!
true!!! there is one in Newcastle Airport now, right next to arrivals
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Just off to M&S food Hall, stopping on the way for fish & chips with gravy and a bacon butty. Greggs cheese pastie later! Followed by a heart attack!
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Originally Posted by jason4004
Just off to M&S food Hall, stopping on the way for fish & chips with gravy and a bacon butty. Greggs cheese pastie later! Followed by a heart attack!
I hope you choke on it all and end up with the worse indigestion ever
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Old Mar 30th 2008, 9:44 am
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Butteries, also known as Aberdeen rowies......

If BA ever find my bag, Ill be munching on the first of a dozen tomorrow morning for brekkie.......
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Stotties! Didn't eat them much back in the UK but funny how I miss them.
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Old Mar 30th 2008, 10:17 am
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Originally Posted by Inselaffen
but to get that greenery you need all that rain.
that I don't miss
funnily enough I do miss it, the cold dark nights, the rain, out running and you can see your breath,

also - pubs you can just go to that are really close by and have a few pints
cab drivers who aren't idiots who will almost kill you by yapping on their phones whilst driving
going to the match
proper fish & chips
girls going out dressed in very little

but to be honest life is fantastic out here, so I may miss it but I'm certainly not complaining
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Originally Posted by ScotsExpat
Deep fried Mars bar supper and the deep fried pizza from my local chippy.... Tried it at home but just cant get that '2 week old chip fat' taste.....
there is a place that does drrp fried mars bars y'know?
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Originally Posted by Spugsy
there is a place that does drrp fried mars bars y'know?
Where??????
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Old Mar 30th 2008, 10:19 am
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Originally Posted by Chris79
I think i should quit my job and open a chip shop chain out here with pies and gravy!! LOL
I said to mrs spugsy about that, open a place that does proper english breakfast, none of this beef bason sh*te, proper sunday dinners where the beef is nice and pink, and also where you can buy big bacon sarnies on the way to work.

You'd be minted.
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Old Mar 30th 2008, 10:20 am
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Originally Posted by Blue Cat
thought of something!!! Greggs cheese pasties!
greggs sausage, cheese and beans pasties - proper tramp food but again great with a hangover.
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Old Mar 30th 2008, 10:21 am
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Originally Posted by ScotsExpat
Where??????
the missus told me, I'll ask her toneet. Think it may the place halfway down SZR.
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Old Mar 30th 2008, 10:32 am
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the chippy on SZR closed down. The best two places for british grub were the Country Club and Nad Al Sheba. HH very kindly closed them both down. Try Emirates Golf club for a good english brekkie, I have heard it's good.
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