Other side of the coin.
#16
Re: Other side of the coin.
LOL, I doubt it, it's on about midnight (past their bedtime??!!) But you can watch it online anytime.
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Re: Other side of the coin.
Coronation Street/Eastenders - didnt watch in the United Kingdom so why would I watch them now I no longer in the country. Its Spanish terrestial television for me.
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Re: Other side of the coin.
Talking about watching Brit TV and soaps, I have always said that there is nothing wrong with "importing" things from your home country.
We were eating chorizo in the UK for years as and when we could get hold of it, that was before it was re-invented as cho-ritz-o.
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Re: Other side of the coin.
I enjoyed a bottle of cava in the United Kingdom, made a pleasant change from the rubbish imported from Australia and California. Very much into Old World wines.
having eaten many foods in their original setting makes it so much more interesting. but I do draw the line at the mass importation of some of the Brit food - the Spanish equivalents are just as good, taste better, cost less and I can buy in the village without having to get the car out, put in a tank of petrol just to get a jar of Branston or Heinz mayo.
the likes of Aldi/Lidl are stocking more "international" brands, their popularity being shown by the continual stream of Spanish buying them.
never came here to eat the same as back home - but we have had that discussion earlier in the year.
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Re: Other side of the coin.
always found it nice stuff, problem was it was always up the posh/expensive end of the cabinet - which probably made you laugh. Now I regularly get it served as part of the tapas at lunchtime.
I enjoyed a bottle of cava in the United Kingdom, made a pleasant change from the rubbish imported from Australia and California. Very much into Old World wines.
having eaten many foods in their original setting makes it so much more interesting. but I do draw the line at the mass importation of some of the Brit food - the Spanish equivalents are just as good, taste better, cost less and I can buy in the village without having to get the car out, put in a tank of petrol just to get a jar of Branston or Heinz mayo.
the likes of Aldi/Lidl are stocking more "international" brands, their popularity being shown by the continual stream of Spanish buying them.
never came here to eat the same as back home - but we have had that discussion earlier in the year.
I enjoyed a bottle of cava in the United Kingdom, made a pleasant change from the rubbish imported from Australia and California. Very much into Old World wines.
having eaten many foods in their original setting makes it so much more interesting. but I do draw the line at the mass importation of some of the Brit food - the Spanish equivalents are just as good, taste better, cost less and I can buy in the village without having to get the car out, put in a tank of petrol just to get a jar of Branston or Heinz mayo.
the likes of Aldi/Lidl are stocking more "international" brands, their popularity being shown by the continual stream of Spanish buying them.
never came here to eat the same as back home - but we have had that discussion earlier in the year.
And to be honest most of the foreigners we knew in the UK had the same outlook, I cant remember ever going to my Itailian mates house, to be served bangers, mash and beans, even after they had been living there for years.
The Italian mama never turned her back on the osso bucco in favour of making battered cod and mushy peas,
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Re: Other side of the coin.
Well maybe it is a Brit thing,to reject your usual fare for something else. we came here to eat the things we enjoy and always have enjoyed no matter which country we happend to live in(subject to availability of course)
And to be honest most of the foreigners we knew in the UK had the same outlook, I cant remember ever going to my Itailian mates house, to be served bangers, mash and beans, even after they had been living there for years.
The Italian mama never turned her back on the osso bucco in favour of making battered cod and mushy peas,
And to be honest most of the foreigners we knew in the UK had the same outlook, I cant remember ever going to my Itailian mates house, to be served bangers, mash and beans, even after they had been living there for years.
The Italian mama never turned her back on the osso bucco in favour of making battered cod and mushy peas,
but last Saturday we had burger chips and beans - the only thing not local being a tin of beans that came up from the coast via a workmate of the Better Half's.
in the UK we used to eat onions, peppers, tomatoes as we do now, along with plenty of fruit. but we are eating healthier, at lower cost.
we have cut out much of the starchy foods which is also a health bonus.
if, as originally intended, I was in Italy I would have no problem with eating Italian food. Is it just me that doesn't have beef and 3 veg with roasties every other day with burgers all the time, fish and chips etc ??
should I be asking my local bars to stop stuffing me full of tapas and feed me English food (whatever that is)??
#22
Re: Other side of the coin.
Well maybe it is a Brit thing,to reject your usual fare for something else. we came here to eat the things we enjoy and always have enjoyed no matter which country we happend to live in(subject to availability of course)
And to be honest most of the foreigners we knew in the UK had the same outlook, I cant remember ever going to my Itailian mates house, to be served bangers, mash and beans, even after they had been living there for years.
The Italian mama never turned her back on the osso bucco in favour of making battered cod and mushy peas,
And to be honest most of the foreigners we knew in the UK had the same outlook, I cant remember ever going to my Itailian mates house, to be served bangers, mash and beans, even after they had been living there for years.
The Italian mama never turned her back on the osso bucco in favour of making battered cod and mushy peas,
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Re: Other side of the coin.
Thats rich coming from you, there not many posts on here that you aren't rambling on about the UK
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Re: Other side of the coin.
I absolutely love 2 hours of Corrie street on a Sunday morning