Clearing Immigration Does Not Get You Into the US

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Nov 9th 2010, 8:24 am

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I do like to go on a bit, or so I'm told

Hey, a little hyperbole never hurt anyone. I'm a big fan of it myself.
You're clearly on your way to becoming American.

Nov 9th 2010, 8:28 am

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I am so glad my local supermarket stocks PG Tips other wise I would be somewhat out of luck :-)
I can't stand orange pekoe tea. Dear god what on earth possessed our fellow americans to drink that swill I will never know...

:-)

Shane

I get the Tetley British Blend from Jewel, they make a nice cuppa. Our Jewel (at least the one by work) used to have a small British section selling tea, Ribena, Yorkies et al but it got annexed by the Mexican foods section and disappeared without a trace

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Originally Posted by meauxna

Hey, a little hyperbole never hurt anyone. I'm a big fan of it myself.
You're clearly on your way to becoming American.

Technically I already am. They didn't test me on my hyperbolae though, seemed quite in a rush to get rid of me actually

Nov 9th 2010, 8:38 am

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Forgive my ignorance but what's Jewel?
:-S

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Nov 9th 2010, 8:42 am

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Forgive my ignorance but what's confused Jewel?

A supermarket. Did a quick Wikipedia check and discovered that it's only found in IL, IA and IN. D'Oh!

Nov 9th 2010, 8:44 am

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A supermarket. Did a quick Wikipedia check and discovered that it's only found in IL, IA and IN. D'Oh!

ahh ok, I thought it was summat similar as it were :-)

Not seen in these sunny 75 degree SC :-)

Shane

Nov 9th 2010, 8:45 am

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ahh ok, I thought it was summat similar as it were :-)

Not seen in these sunny 75 degree SC :-)

Shane

I rather stupidly thought they were national

Nov 9th 2010, 9:16 am

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I rather stupidly thought they were national

I don't think any supermarket chain is national...maybe some are owned by the same parent company but called a different name. Around here we have
Super Stop n Shop, ShopRite, King's, Food Town...I think that's about it.

Nov 9th 2010, 9:20 am

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Wal Mart and K Mart would be about it I suppose, but I guess those are technically department stores and not supermarkets.

Bloody hell, shows what I know - I'm more insular than some of the locals. I might even be part Australian

(heavily laced with irony of course, need I point out!)

Nov 9th 2010, 9:23 am

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(heavily laced with irony of course, need I point out!)

I wouldn't class those as supermarkets...food is a side line item...or at least it used to be but their priorities seem to be changing with the times.

Nov 9th 2010, 9:24 am

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I wouldn't class those as supermarkets...food is a side line item...or at least it used to be but their priorities seem to be changing with the times.

Aye - well they do have the 'supercentres' that have a big food section, both marts; Wal and K are the 'super' versions down our way, so I find myself in either for grocery shopping quite a bit.

Usually a combination of shops depending on what's on sale . . .

Nov 9th 2010, 9:28 am

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Both have super stores in this area. I guess I don't think of them as supermarkets because when I moved here in '96 they didn't really sell food.

Nov 9th 2010, 9:32 am

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Both have super stores in this area. I guess I don't think of them as supermarkets because when I moved here in '96 they didn't really sell food.

Our K has always been the super store, but the Walmart when I originally came out was just the normal one with a tiny food section selling essentials.

Last year they built a big shiny new one with a bloody enormous food section, and packed it full of more 'People of Walmart' than you could ever wish to run into