Non-food British item you miss
Oct 15th 2015, 5:49 pm
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Oct 15th 2015, 5:56 pm
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Re: Non-food British item you miss
And no, my knuckles do not drag along the ground...
Oct 15th 2015, 6:06 pm
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Re: Non-food British item you miss
I must admit, that's not a problem I've had. The only problem I have with Yank clothes is the zip is the other way round (of course, they have to be different LOL). That's why I shop at H&M a lot. Good old European zips LOL.
Oct 15th 2015, 6:09 pm
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Oct 15th 2015, 6:23 pm
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Re: Non-food British item you miss
Sensibly sized Paris goblets, so you can keep track of how much wine you have drunk.
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Oct 15th 2015, 6:24 pm
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Re: Non-food British item you miss
Yep. I bought an Abercrombie hoodie here a while back on holiday. I thought it was just some trendy gimmick putting the zip on back to front. But nope, I've now discovered most American made tops put the zips on that way. Not a massive headache in my clearly life, but still mildly annoying.
Oct 15th 2015, 6:43 pm
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Yep. I bought an Abercrombie hoodie here a while back on holiday. I thought it was just some trendy gimmick putting the zip on back to front. But nope, I've now discovered most American made tops put the zips on that way. Not a massive headache in my clearly life, but still mildly annoying.
Oct 15th 2015, 6:51 pm
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Re: Non-food British item you miss
If you buy women's coats in the US, they are the same way round as the men's coats in the UK. Including the button up jackets
Oct 15th 2015, 6:55 pm
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Oct 15th 2015, 9:11 pm
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Re: Non-food British item you miss
Being a big flummoxed by this one, I just looked at my winter coat and my OH's winter coat. They fasten on opposite sides, and mine certainly fastens the same way I was used to in the UK.
Oct 15th 2015, 9:29 pm
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Re: Non-food British item you miss
Me too. I will check before I make a final pronouncement, but I am fairly certain that Mrs L pointed out that her coats have the zip and/or buttons mirror image to my coats.
Oct 15th 2015, 9:36 pm
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Re: Non-food British item you miss
Nope, the very opposite, viz. these.
These things are $2 in every supermarket in Australia. I don't want the flipping ziploc ones! Every chicken fillet doesn't need to be shrouded in its equal weight of plastic.
These things are $2 in every supermarket in Australia. I don't want the flipping ziploc ones! Every chicken fillet doesn't need to be shrouded in its equal weight of plastic.