The metric system. Everyone else is moving the decimal point while we're here with our calculators, trying to remember all the different bases we tried to set up. And good chocolate, I love Hershey's but dammit Cadbury's is so much better.
"I wish we had that over here..."
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I've been in this thread awhile trying to think of what I can't get here in Indiana, but it seems that the Midwest of the US gets most of everything that is great in the candy and beverage world. At one of the grocery stores near me, they have a beer sampler section. I can't remember what the price is like 7 or 8 dollars, I can look through a massive selection with my six slot cardboard carrier and pick out what bottles I want to try. It doesn't matter how expensive the beer is, the six pack will cost the same. I've tried like 25 different kinds, and that is maybe a quarter of what they have to select from. I haven't done it lately because it is a luxury of course, not having the money to throw around. Though lately I seem to always go there on Sundays. It is quite embarrassing to not remember that it is Sunday and then walk up to the register, they take it away from me, and tell me I can't buy it.Rakkana said:
If I had to want for anything when it comes to food, I would have to say lower taxes on candy and soda. I remember that last time I actually looked at my purchase paper, I saw that my two liter of Mountain Dew had been taxed 16 cents and 2 cents, one was federal tax and one was state, I don't remember which was which. I mean seriously, extra taxes on my drinks and candy aren't going to get me to stop eating and making myself fat, I'm just going to complain more.
Well, let me just make a tincy wincy list of what I wish I had in my country.. Free healthcare, proper sanitation and drainage systems, land reform, an honest government, competent government officials, competent police force, economic stability, political stability, higher wages, less squatter areas, proper housing, more job opportunities, a salary/wage for the majority of the population that is more than $1 a day, proper nutrition for school children, family planning, less population growth, at least 1 gold in the olympics, less blackouts, safer place for journalists, courteous drivers that actually follow the road rules, a higher salary wherein an ordinary taxi driver can actually buy a coffee in starbucks without sacrificing his entire meal for the day, less dabbling by the catholic church in the country's affairs, less pollution, end of exploitation our natural resources, end of a 30 year communist insurgency, end of ethnic tensions in the southern islands, less taxes, a colder climate, again a higher salary wherein a construction worker can actually buy a real not pirated DVD without sacrificing his week's labor.
That's pretty much it, I'll add more if I can remember what else I want.
That's pretty much it, I'll add more if I can remember what else I want.
Sweden, tons of Ben & jerry flavours, twinkies, very many Oreo varieties, way too many comic books, tons of sodas.
Vanilla Coke... man that was my favorite soft drink, but they got rid of it in America. I'm not sure if it is sold in other countries though.
Looks like you have just disappointed a lot of other countries in this thread. Because, a lot of them have been asking about Vanilla Coke in America. I use to like it when it was being sold, but I ended up getting sick of it.TheYellowCellPhone said:
Things I'd like in Australia:
ABC fast-tracking Doctor Who. At least this season it was only TWO weeks behind (as opposed to being a couple of months behind with Tennant!).
An arts centre that DOESN'T live in Melbourne. Thank the Gods Wicked is coming to Brisbane.
A decent Broadband network.
A decent bunch of politicians.
A better education system.
Game studios NOT located in Melbourne and Sydney. Surely North Stradbroke Island would be a much more pleasant place to set up shop?
Better games from aforementioned-located studios.
ABC fast-tracking Doctor Who. At least this season it was only TWO weeks behind (as opposed to being a couple of months behind with Tennant!).
An arts centre that DOESN'T live in Melbourne. Thank the Gods Wicked is coming to Brisbane.
A decent Broadband network.
A decent bunch of politicians.
A better education system.
Game studios NOT located in Melbourne and Sydney. Surely North Stradbroke Island would be a much more pleasant place to set up shop?
Better games from aforementioned-located studios.
You aren't alone. I haven't been anywhere in the US that still has it in restaurants. In fact, the only way to purchase it here is in twelve packs of cans at the grocery store.Frequen-Z said:I was going to say something along the lines of Firearm laws or related things, but I'll be damned if you haven't rekindled my desire for Vanilla Coke. They stopped selling it here in the UK years ago even though I loved itNazz3 said:
While inconvenient, I suppose it's better than nothing.
God damn is Vanilla Coke an amazing drink.
A Government that didn't have the mindset of a housebound 80 year old conservative.
Politicians who have enough common sense to realise that video games will NOT make a 7 year old flip out and gut the family cat.
Politicians who have enough common sense to realise that video games will NOT make a 7 year old flip out and gut the family cat.
I wish that TELUS'S INTERNET SERVICE DIDN'T SUCK ASS!!!!!!! Well is anyone here happy with their internet provider?
