Food brands that are different to the UK?
Feb 18th 2005, 1:28 am
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
Originally Posted by Patrick
did you have to join under another name just to pretend to be shocked! If you are going to pretend to be someone else at least change your style of writing, it doesn't take a rocket surgeon when you use the same expressions and spelling?
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Feb 18th 2005, 1:30 am
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
Originally Posted by Patrick
I am going to type this slowly so you can understand - what part of you are not in the UK anymore don't you get? Global companies do not always make global products, Uncle Ben's curries sell well in the UK where curry is the number one meal. Curry is so low on the totem pole here it is not worth them distributing it in bulk.
Just obsersations, I'm not taking it to heart, it isn't the end of the world, I'll make do.
Feb 18th 2005, 1:41 am
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
Originally Posted by willmore
Cadbury whole nut chocolate bars....are terrible in Canada compared to the ones you can buy in the UK......
I know, tastes like dried out sick
According to my kids, and of course they know LOL
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Feb 18th 2005, 1:46 am
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
Originally Posted by Perfumdiva1
I know, tastes like dried out sick
Feb 18th 2005, 1:55 am
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
Originally Posted by elfman
Have you ever tried the "Cadburys" chocolate they sell in Africa? It's like carpet underlay with a vaguely chocolatey aftertaste.
Feb 18th 2005, 2:17 am
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
Originally Posted by elfman
Have you ever tried the "Cadburys" chocolate they sell in Africa? It's like carpet underlay with a vaguely chocolatey aftertaste.
Eh no, thank God
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Feb 18th 2005, 2:34 am
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
Originally Posted by Bob
so who is it?
The Green Issues thread is bad enough 
Feb 18th 2005, 2:54 am
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
Originally Posted by niksha
Jesus christ mate, relax will ya!!He asked a very legit queston, and u are all over the poor bugger. You remind me of a typical bloody Yank.
Ha!!! Yeah, I was going to jump his ass real good, but Patrick beat me to it- damn him.
Feb 18th 2005, 3:15 am
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
Originally Posted by rincewind
Not another one Bob The Green Issues thread is bad enough
The Green Issues thread is bad enough
Feb 18th 2005, 3:28 am
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
Originally Posted by elfman
Have you ever tried the "Cadburys" chocolate they sell in Africa? It's like carpet underlay with a vaguely chocolatey aftertaste.
(well, what I was used to nearly a decade ago) bob,
Curry is so low on the totem pole here it is not worth them distributing it in bulk.
Feb 18th 2005, 4:04 am
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
Originally Posted by Perfumdiva1
My my, Patrick
Are you having bad day??
There is no need to be so rude..
This is a British Expats web site, so really we can moan and complain all we like without offending any Americans, because we presume none are really interested in this site, also it does our souls goods to bitch about our favourite stuff that we were brought up with...
If you dont like it, then go to some other web site which doesnt not include free speech about our favourite foods etc and if this is all we are complaining about, then my God, we are tame, considering the country we are in, and before you start, some of us are only here because of the people we love, OK
In other words bugger off if it offends you..
PD
Are you having bad day??
There is no need to be so rude..
This is a British Expats web site, so really we can moan and complain all we like without offending any Americans, because we presume none are really interested in this site, also it does our souls goods to bitch about our favourite stuff that we were brought up with...
If you dont like it, then go to some other web site which doesnt not include free speech about our favourite foods etc and if this is all we are complaining about, then my God, we are tame, considering the country we are in, and before you start, some of us are only here because of the people we love, OK
In other words bugger off if it offends you..
PD
Feb 18th 2005, 1:25 pm
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
I am having an excellent day thanks for asking.
I disagree, there is a need to be rude to Bob. Its not this subject but a lot of the subjects or comments he makes. You live in foreign country, you really must allow for that.
Nothing offends me, I think it is you being rude telling people to bugger off, I really dont think it necessary do you. If I cannot comment on Bob's constant astonishment that America is, in fact, not exactly the same as the UK. Then free speech is dead. The fact you think I should bugger off rather than air it is rude.
Bob has to find something to occupy his life, he got intensly boring about 2 months ago and has continued to go downhill from there.
Oh and thanks for not having a sense of humour, I enjoy it when I write things that you really should read and smile (even if there is truth behind it) but instead get so insensed you think I should let myself be sodomised and go away.
Cheers Bubba
Patrick
I disagree, there is a need to be rude to Bob. Its not this subject but a lot of the subjects or comments he makes. You live in foreign country, you really must allow for that.
Nothing offends me, I think it is you being rude telling people to bugger off, I really dont think it necessary do you. If I cannot comment on Bob's constant astonishment that America is, in fact, not exactly the same as the UK. Then free speech is dead. The fact you think I should bugger off rather than air it is rude.
Bob has to find something to occupy his life, he got intensly boring about 2 months ago and has continued to go downhill from there.
Oh and thanks for not having a sense of humour, I enjoy it when I write things that you really should read and smile (even if there is truth behind it) but instead get so insensed you think I should let myself be sodomised and go away.
Cheers Bubba
Patrick
Originally Posted by Perfumdiva1
My my, Patrick
Are you having bad day??
There is no need to be so rude..
This is a British Expats web site, so really we can moan and complain all we like without offending any Americans, because we presume none are really interested in this site, also it does our souls goods to bitch about our favourite stuff that we were brought up with...
If you dont like it, then go to some other web site which doesnt not include free speech about our favourite foods etc and if this is all we are complaining about, then my God, we are tame, considering the country we are in, and before you start, some of us are only here because of the people we love, OK
In other words bugger off if it offends you..
PD
Are you having bad day??
There is no need to be so rude..
This is a British Expats web site, so really we can moan and complain all we like without offending any Americans, because we presume none are really interested in this site, also it does our souls goods to bitch about our favourite stuff that we were brought up with...
If you dont like it, then go to some other web site which doesnt not include free speech about our favourite foods etc and if this is all we are complaining about, then my God, we are tame, considering the country we are in, and before you start, some of us are only here because of the people we love, OK
In other words bugger off if it offends you..
PD
Feb 18th 2005, 2:37 pm
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
Originally Posted by elfman
Have you ever tried the "Cadburys" chocolate they sell in Africa? It's like carpet underlay with a vaguely chocolatey aftertaste.
Most Cadbury's products in the USA taste different. I think they are made in a US facility and use a different recipe.
Feb 18th 2005, 2:42 pm
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
I...uh...please don't ban me, but...I find British chocolate absolutely horrific 
Sorry guys!
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Sorry guys!-Becs
Feb 18th 2005, 2:47 pm
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Re: Food brands that are different to the UK?
Originally Posted by bionomique
Most Cadbury's products in the USA taste different. I think they are made in a US facility and use a different recipe.
Read carefully - if it says 'Made in England' then it's the real thing. Cost Plus carries a lot of the real ones. IMHO the S.A. ones are decent too - might be someone got a bad batch somewhere.
