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Octang Frye Jun 23rd 2010 9:07 pm

American ethnic food supermarket section
 
In Germany, I believe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywCX6znxUWQ

sir_eccles Jun 23rd 2010 9:11 pm

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Reminds me of one of the times the wife visited me when I was still in the UK. Took her to Sainsbury's which she liked but was amused by the American food section which was essentially just Tex/mex rubbish.

Octang Frye Jun 23rd 2010 9:13 pm

Re: American ethnic food supermarket section
 
No Chips Ahoy!?
No Hebrew National handjobs?

ironporer Jun 23rd 2010 9:43 pm

Re: American ethnic food supermarket section
 

Originally Posted by Octang Frye (Post 8652595)

No Velveeta? Mon dieu...how can you make anything American without Velveeta???

paddingtongreen Jun 23rd 2010 10:27 pm

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And what about French Fries and English Muffins, where are they?

Octang Frye Jun 23rd 2010 10:45 pm

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Haute cuisine.

1chumly Jun 24th 2010 4:55 am

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Originally Posted by sir_eccles (Post 8652603)
Reminds me of one of the times the wife visited me when I was still in the UK. Took her to Sainsbury's which she liked but was amused by the American food section which was essentially just Tex/mex rubbish.

It's not Tex-Mex, its just rubbish.

Ash UK/US Jun 24th 2010 6:19 am

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Originally Posted by ironporer (Post 8652651)
No Velveeta? Mon dieu...how can you make anything American without Velveeta???

Your right that is def an american, cracks me up when people say 'Velveeta cheese' how can that stuff be even in the same class as cheese *gag*, hubby loves it though.

Noorah101 Jun 24th 2010 4:34 pm

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On one of my trips to Istanbul, we went to a "supermarket" grocery store. They had a package of something called "American salad", which turned out to be what we Americans call "potato salad". I just got a kick out of Turks calling it "American salad", as if we Americans don't eat green tossed salads!

Rene

penguinbar Jun 24th 2010 4:40 pm

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Where's the peanut butter and jelly?

Octang Frye Jun 24th 2010 4:53 pm

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Originally Posted by Noorah101 (Post 8654613)
On one of my trips to Istanbul, we went to a "supermarket" grocery store. They had a package of something called "American salad", which turned out to be what we Americans call "potato salad". I just got a kick out of Turks calling it "American salad", as if we Americans don't eat green tossed salads!

Rene

Tossed salads. Unfortunately, that term has taken on another meaning.
www.urbandictionary.com

Noorah101 Jun 24th 2010 5:41 pm

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Originally Posted by Octang Frye (Post 8654672)
Tossed salads. Unfortunately, that term has taken on another meaning.
www.urbandictionary.com

Wow, must be a bad one. Clicking on that link here at work got me the FORBIDDEN message!

kimilseung Jun 25th 2010 1:06 am

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Originally Posted by Octang Frye (Post 8652595)

It Alexanderplatz, any food is luxury in Alexanderplatz to them with memories that go back, ..... hang on a minute ..... the wall has been down 21 years now. There are adults, born after the wall came down. I feel old, very old.

MsElui Jun 25th 2010 2:00 am

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i always wonder when i see the british sections. Yes i recognise the cadburys biscuits and typhoo, cross and blackwell etc but there are also several brands of stuff i NEVER ever saw before .

Sally Redux Jun 25th 2010 2:09 am

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Originally Posted by kimilseung (Post 8655597)
It Alexanderplatz, any food is luxury in Alexanderplatz to them with memories that go back, ..... hang on a minute ..... the wall has been down 21 years now. There are adults, born after the wall came down. I feel old, very old.

Wow that is hard to believe.


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