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Old August 19, 2003, 17:37   #31
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No... the Internet's pretty big
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Old August 19, 2003, 17:45   #32
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Well, being from The Netherlands, Starbuck won't stand a chance here. Here we have REAL coffeeshops...
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am i the only one who noticed the irony that people are decrying Starbucks as an AMERICAN cultural export??? When they like, serve espresso??? Which 25 years ago you could hardly find in the states, outside of an Italian restaurant (and not quite universal there either) WE drank American coffee - good old maxwell house, dripped the old fashioned way, not this espresso-cappuchino- latte crap. And hell, lots of us just drank instant coffee.

Then came the espresso craze. Starting mainly in Seattle, San Fran, etc. And then somebody had the bloody brilliant idea to make a chain and go national. And now international.

Now maybe its not the best espresso there is. IIUC all the true coffee nuts look down on it, and prefer there own local barrista's brew. But id say its probably better than just about any coffee my parents ever drank. Or what you get served in an office anywhere in the old USA. Or in Britain, or Germany, I bet.

What the US does best is taking OTHER countries cultural products, and then standardizing them for the masses. And standardization means just that - it wont be the best, but it will be reliable.
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Old August 19, 2003, 17:45   #34
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No... the Internet's pretty big
Like I said, including the net, your world must be pretty small.

I take it that whenever you take a vacation to another country you'll end up in one of those tourist ghetto's where they play the music you hear at home and where they serve the same food...

Well, whatever rocks your boat...
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I've managed to avoid going to any other countries (except Canada, which doesn't count )

What's wrong with a small world, if it's a nice, warm, comfortable world?
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I Krispy Kreme. I don't like muddy water though. I actually prefer tea, yes I am an American who likes tea.
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I've managed to avoid going to any other countries (except Canada, which doesn't count )

What's wrong with a small world, if it's a nice, warm, comfortable world?
Nothing, as long as you are not one of those Americans that keep telling the rest of the world how they should live
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Hueji and his countrymen:

There is a simple solution to the crappy food problem, dont eat it, and make sure attractive women you have influence over dont eat it. Thus all will be good!
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The latest craze here is this,well, I'll just describe you the ad:

*The bell rings. A VERY BORED girl opens the door. The pizza guy gives her her pizza. She sees it and becomes EVEN MORE BORED. Then she brings it to her honeypie who says: Naahhh... AGAIN pizza? And he is looking VERY BORED TOO.

THEN! Mister Thanassis (a cartoon mascot for one of the biggest food companies here) steps in and says:

HEY! Aren't you bored of the same stuff every day???


Here you have:

Mousaka
Pastitsio
Gemista
Kolokithakia
(etc etc etc)

All precooked and ready to eat with JUST 1 minute heating in your microwave!!!!

*Then the girl and the guy go AAAAALL HAPPY!!!!!!!!!* and say "yeah!"




So there you have it. Fast food precooked traditional recipees

Now of course that girl could have COOKED something! To the kitchen!
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(no question about the guy of course. He should just drink scotch and watch TV untill his girlfriend brings him the food
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The latest craze here is this,well, I'll just describe you the ad:

*The bell rings. A VERY BORED girl opens the door. The pizza guy gives her her pizza. She sees it and becomes EVEN MORE BORED. Then she brings it to her honeypie who says: Naahhh... AGAIN pizza? And he is looking VERY BORED TOO.

THEN! Mister Thanassis (a cartoon mascot for one of the biggest food companies here) steps in and says:

HEY! Aren't you bored of the same stuff every day???


Here you have:

Mousaka
Pastitsio
Gemista
Kolokithakia
(etc etc etc)

All precooked and ready to eat with JUST 1 minute heating in your microwave!!!!

*Then the girl and the guy go AAAAALL HAPPY!!!!!!!!!* and say "yeah!"




So there you have it. Fast food precooked traditional recipees

Now of course that girl could have COOKED something! To the kitchen!
hey paktis, youre getting me hungry. Time to drive up to Baltimore and visit Greektown

God bless America!
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What's wrong with pizza?
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(no question about the guy of course. He should just drink scotch and watch TV untill his girlfriend brings him the food
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Nothing's wrong with pizza or souvlaki or pitta or gyros. But I guess if it's like everyday people get fed up with them.
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Look, whatever you (Skywalker) and Paiktis do together should be kept private -- spare us any lurid details, ok?
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Paiktis, In the US were call those TV dinners, they suck. I hate microwaved food period, I like my food as fresh as possible. You should come to Minnesota and try Walleye, our state fish which is a fresh water relative of salmon. VERY GOOD WHEN BEER-BATTERED!!!
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Imran, you're not hallucinating -- that's two -- count them TWO laughs at my joke all in ONE thread.

amazing . . . . . .
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I like Turkish coffee yet outside of a few Balkan type restaurants it is very hard to find in the US.
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Come in Germany ! That's the only place where I drank Turkish Coffee (granted, it was a Turkish colleague of mine who made it ).
I loved it. I found it much better than the (already good and tasty) coffee I drink in France.
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This is all part of the master plan. First we export the junk food and make them all fat then we move in with Jenny Craig and all the other weightless experts and make them pay us to make them skinny again. MUWHAHAHA!
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There is an actual krispy kreme bakery about an hour away from where i used to live. So I was at a local 24 hour waffle shop at like 10 when we started having a discussion on fast eating contests, and my friend was bragging about this guy who won a doughnut eating contest. So we drove to the krispy kreme shop, and you could see the doughnuts rolling off the assembly line, and we bought a few dozen. I managed to eat 9* in one minute, and 15* in three minutes. I felt kinda sick afterwards, but I'd eaten more in a minute than the champ had, though he ate more in three minutes, so I guess I didn't beat his record. So I'll always think about that night when I think of krispy kreme...

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I like Turkish coffee yet outside of a few Balkan type restaurants it is very hard to find in the US.
Make it yourself- just go to a coffee shop (one that sells and grinds beans) or a Middle Eastern/Greek/Turkish supermarket and they sell it ready pulverized.

Then all you need is hot water, ground cardamom and rose water. And a saucepan. And sugar.

I make it myself most weeks.
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Make it yourself- just go to a coffee shop (one that sells and grinds beans) or a Middle Eastern/Greek/Turkish supermarket and they sell it ready pulverized.

Then all you need is hot water, ground cardamom and rose water. And a saucepan. And sugar.

I make it myself most weeks.
I'd want to get one of those authentic single serving Turkish coffee brewing tins. They're cool with their little handles.

I have made it before but always from a pre-ground mix which I just had to boil. I love that thick mud at the bottom of the cup and that almost to sweet taste.
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On Toorak Road near where I live we have a Greek and a Lebanese restaurant- they're both very good indeed.

And they serve excellent coffee.

Turkish coffee goes very well with pistachio halva, almond Turkish delight, and stuffed dates.

Actually it goes very well with typing this post....
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