2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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Nov 15th 2010 | 2:10 am

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Toontje

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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Never been able to work that multiquote thing....bit of a dinosaur....

Just don't mess with the tags and anything thats between them: [ and ].

Nov 15th 2010 | 2:16 am

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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Originally Posted by traceym

Wait until you try to buy a swede!

Maybe you can rent them by the hour? That would be manageable.

Nov 15th 2010 | 2:24 am

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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Originally Posted by HarryTheSpider

3 - and don't get me started on 'squash' - I wanted something like Robinson's Barley Water, not a mini pumpkin!.

I was a UK Robinson's squash addict.
My findings so far:
-You can buy Robinson's if you are wiling to pay huge money in the International eisle. They don't have no added sugar ones anyway though.
-If like me, you think it's far too expensive, you can buy bottles of Propel which tastes a bit like squash. It's sold in the water eisle in my store and is flavoured water.
-Stay away from the crystals that you disolve in water as taste like plastic.
-Iced tea can be suprisingly like squash. I didn't think I'd like it so never tried it before but Starbucks Passion one tastes a bit like summer fruits by robinsons.

Wait until you need cream or flour. That took me a good half hour alone to work out!

Nov 15th 2010 | 2:29 am

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traceym

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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Maybe you can rent them by the hour? That would be manageable.

Illusive though, they don't hang about on Home Depot car park!

Nov 15th 2010 | 2:42 am

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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Illusive though, they don't hang about on Home Depot car park!

OK - a Norwegian or a Dane would do, I guess...

Nov 15th 2010 | 2:51 am

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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I was a UK Robinson's squash addict.
Wait until you need cream or flour. That took me a good half hour alone to work out!

So what sort of flour do I need for my yorkshire puds? Still haven't got those sorted properly .....

Nov 15th 2010 | 2:55 am

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traceym

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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So what sort of flour do I need for my yorkshire puds? Still haven't got those sorted properly .....

All purpose = plain.
Rising = Self raising.

Nov 15th 2010 | 2:57 am

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

Sounds like toad in the hole for dinnner - thanks!

Nov 15th 2010 | 3:16 am

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad

Well there's your problem! Round our way Fry's is an electronics store...a bit like the offspring of an unholy alliance between Dixons and Comet on steroids ... next time you're back in Blighty go into Dixons and ask for a can of Beans and see what they do

You guys have THE coolest Fry's store in Houston, btw. Gotta love the NASA influence.

So in terms of food Fry's = Kroger, eh? Here Kroger = Fred Meyers, which if you take out a bunch of letters becomes Frys...hmm.

Nov 15th 2010 | 3:18 am

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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(Note for those not living in Arizona - Fry's is what they call Kroger elsewhere)

That's good to know.... I thought they were shopping in an electronics store....

Nov 15th 2010 | 4:41 am

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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Originally Posted by avanutria

So in terms of food Fry's = Kroger, eh? Here Kroger = Fred Meyers, which if you take out a bunch of letters becomes Frys...hmm.

You sound like my 7 year old....

"how d'ya do on your spelling test son?"
"great - got them all right......well, I think so anyway - I'm pretty sure I got all the right letters but some of them might have been in the wrong places...."

Nov 15th 2010 | 4:44 am

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fatbrit

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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Originally Posted by avanutria

So in terms of food Fry's = Kroger, eh? Here Kroger = Fred Meyers, which if you take out a bunch of letters becomes Frys...hmm.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fry%27s_Food_and_Drug

Nov 15th 2010 | 4:53 am

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kimilseung

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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"great - got them all right......well, I think so anyway - I'm pretty sure I got all the right letters but some of them might have been in the wrong places...."

Sounds like your son is a Morecambe and Wise fan.

Nov 15th 2010 | 4:56 am

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Burn1911

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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That's good to know.... I thought they were shopping in an electronics store....

ha ha - Me too!!!

Nov 15th 2010 | 4:59 am

#30

Burn1911

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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!

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Originally Posted by Weeze

I was a UK Robinson's squash addict.
-Stay away from the crystals that you disolve in water as taste like plastic.

I actually mix up a big jug of lemonade from crystals, and keep it in my fridge, personally I don't think it tastes any different from squash in the UK.....

I quite enjoyed figuring it all out when we first moved! As I was here on an H4visa I had fudge all else to do!!

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