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Old Dec 31st 2015, 10:35 am
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Originally Posted by mrken30
Some weird American thing. I have found "English" style yoghurts , but they just dont taste the same. I would rather have a 20p Tesco yoghurt than some of these $1.50 US yoghurts.
Yogurt in the US seems to exist only as "low fat" and "no fat" variants. When British "thick and creamy" yogurt (which I'm not sure is still even available in the UK ) is only 4% fat, I am not sure why giving up so much taste and pleasure is necessary to save 4% of 150g.
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Originally Posted by Pulaski
Yogurt in the US seems to exist only as "low fat" and "no fat" variants. When British "thick and creamy" yogurt (which I'm not sure is still even available in the UK ) is only 4% fat, I am not sure why giving up so much taste and pleasure is necessary to save 4% of 150g.
American yoghurt pots are upside down for some reason. Also, they can't say it properly.

It's still more bearable than the ****ing drivers though. I swear if one more person tailgates me I'm getting rear mounted miniguns on my car.
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Originally Posted by zzrmark
Forgetting that 'drive-through' coffee should not be drunk through a straw
You won't burn your lips doing that.
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Originally Posted by Pulaski
Yogurt in the US seems to exist only as "low fat" and "no fat" variants. When British "thick and creamy" yogurt (which I'm not sure is still even available in the UK ) is only 4% fat, I am not sure why giving up so much taste and pleasure is necessary to save 4% of 150g.
They are often sold as a weight-loss product too. When the skinny girl in her underwear on the advert is worried about the amount of fat in her yogurt, you know she has an eating disorder rather than the secret to staying slim.
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Originally Posted by Anian
... rather than the secret to staying slim.
None of those adverts will tell you this anyway. If you know the secret to losing weight is to eat fewer calories than you burn, you won't spend your money on all the latest fad diets.
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Originally Posted by Anian
They are often sold as a weight-loss product too. When the skinny girl in her underwear on the advert is worried about the amount of fat in her yogurt, you know she has an eating disorder rather than the secret to staying slim.
The irony being these low fat versions have more sugar and crap in them while the full fat one will actually leave you more satiated.

Look for Liberte Mediterranean brand very tasty full fat variety.
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Ok its happened again

I'm in the queue (sorry line) in Starbucks, the dopey girl in front of me is screeching to her fellow cretin on the phone 'I'm literally in Starbucks right now'

No you are in Starbucks!!!!

I'm literally going to literally stab someone literally if I literally hear literally again
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Originally Posted by dj6372
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I'm literally going to literally stab someone literally if I literally hear literally again.
I doubt that is literally true.
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I'm literally on my way to you
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Originally Posted by dj6372
Ok its happened again

I'm in the queue (sorry line) in Starbucks, the dopey girl in front of me is screeching to her fellow cretin on the phone 'I'm literally in Starbucks right now'

No you are in Starbucks!!!!

I'm literally going to literally stab someone literally if I literally hear literally again
The worst thing is that the definition of the word literally has actually been altered to allow for such usage.

Though, really it's your fault for going into a Starbucks. What kind of people did you think you were going to find in there
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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
The worst thing is that the definition of the word literally has actually been altered to allow for such usage. ....
Unfortunately that situation is not unique.
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Originally Posted by Pulaski
Unfortunately that situation is not unique.
I lost it the day I discovered 'irregardless' was a real word.
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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
Though, really it's your fault for going into a Starbucks.


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I lost it the day I discovered 'irregardless' was a real word.
No it isn't.
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Originally Posted by Nutek
No it isn't.
You're right. It was in Mirriam-Webster where I saw it. I just checked and Oxford lists it but appears to advise against it's use.
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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
You're right. It was in Mirriam-Webster where I saw it. I just checked and Oxford lists it but appears to advise against it's use.
Something to bear in mind next time you are conversating.
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