"I wish we had that over here..."
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I live near Bournville too, *high fives*Trivun said:I have to agree with this, except if I ever went to Belgium or Switzerland (haven't yet though). Apparently chocolate there is much better than anything over here. Anyhow, I don't live too far from the Cadbury's HQ in Birmingham anyway, so that's a bonus straight off the markCakeDragon said:.
As far as the thread goes, I really wish Mountain Dew was available here. I drank it in Florida about a year and a half back, and it was great, and now I'm back in Blighty I can't find it anywhere
well, all I can ask for, in my young time =P
is to have cheaper video game consoles and video games down here in argentina =P
now, I may need something else, but there isnt much I have noticed there to have
is to have cheaper video game consoles and video games down here in argentina =P
now, I may need something else, but there isnt much I have noticed there to have
I hear you on the Doctor Who, though lately I had been able to watch it the on the Net the day after it aired. But my gripe is when I actually catch it on a US channel, they have cut out at least five minutes of it to make room for more commercials.Phantomess said:
Now on the educations system in the US, I didn't have too many problems when I was in grade school, but I despise how University curriculums are organized. Statistically speaking, in the US, it takes an average person 7 years to complete a 4 year degree. I'm in the statistic, mainly because I have been taking the minimum amount of classes each semester, just enough to be a full time student, to live on campus.
My problem with the system is that, unnecessary class requirement wise, it feels like I'm going to high school again. Example requirements: Two math classes, two lab sciences, sociology, psychology, a history class, a philosophy class, a speech class, and a health and well-being class with a physical activity class tacked on. I'm just glad I'm doing a BS in English and not a BA, if I was doing a BA, I would also have to take 4 semesters of a foreign language, oh and in many of the higher level foreign language classes, if students don't speak only the foreign language in class, they get fined a certain amount of money each time, or they get subtracted points.
My belief on colleges and universities is that they should be places where people choose a degree path in a field, and they refine their knowledge in that field so that they are perfectly ready to work in a career or job of that type. I believe that the only side requirement all degrees should have is a basic writing class. Under my curriculum, at least concerning my English degree, I should only be taking English, Writing, and Literature classes, because anything else fills my head with information I don't use or have already learned in high school, which detracts from my refining and remembering the knowledge I get from my English degree classes.
Twinkies used to be a lot better, but they changed them and now they're not as good. Maybe you found a rare, hermetically sealed package of old Twinkies, and that is why they are so good.
Personally, I wish Japanese snack foods were more mainstream here. There are a lot of strange and delicious things over in Japan. I've always wanted to try melon soda.
Personally, I wish Japanese snack foods were more mainstream here. There are a lot of strange and delicious things over in Japan. I've always wanted to try melon soda.
I suppose that's where the ABC comes into it's own - no commercials to break up the actions (thank GODS!). I got lucky when a friend of mine let me watch her copy from England.Sonic Doctor said:
As to the education, if I had a TARDIS, I'd go back and explain the merits of teaching game design students programming languages they'll actually USE in the field.
The other downside was that I went to a uni that didn't have on-campus living. So I had to trek in from the suburbs everyday for an hour and a half to two hours each way. I'd fix that too.
But first things first - fast track Doctor Who! I want to watch the Christmas special AT CHRISTMAS, not easter, ABC! ^_^
I know exactly how you feel. Besides bringing twinkies, capn crunch, and bagels over to the UK when I visit my friends and family, I also bring back Bombay Mix (similar stuff here but the sesame sticks are all wrong), kinder eggs (fda banned them as a choking hazard; while I think that any kid that would stuff a whole kinder egg in his mouth at once probably wont survive too long no matter what you ban), and books (mostly Robert Rankin, Tom Holt, and Terry Pratchett which is the only one of those you can get over here but the cover art sucks... Compared). Now if there was only a way for fish and chips to survive the flight. I usually just try and satisfy myself by eating it every day.CakeDragon said:
WHAT?!?!Tipsy Giant said:
Peanut filled M&Ms are bloody everywhere and I live in England...I just want original M&Ms >.<
Wow that is awful, now I feel bad about complaining about having to walk 16 minutes each day to my Liberal Arts building from my on campus apartment.Phantomess said:I suppose that's where the ABC comes into it's own - no commercials to break up the actions (thank GODS!). I got lucky when a friend of mine let me watch her copy from England.
As to the education, if I had a TARDIS, I'd go back and explain the merits of teaching game design students programming languages they'll actually USE in the field.
The other downside was that I went to a uni that didn't have on-campus living. So I had to trek in from the suburbs everyday for an hour and a half to two hours each way. I'd fix that too.
But first things first - fast track Doctor Who! I want to watch the Christmas special AT CHRISTMAS, not easter, ABC! ^_^
Now if I had a TARDIS, I would go back and have them make a different season finale. Doctor Who episodes can have some unbelievable occurrences, but they always have a fairly believable way that The Doctor gets out of his problems. But this finale, though it had some good funny moments, the way they had him survive this problem, I would rank this as the worst Doctor Who finale in the history of Doctor Who.
FOOD.
I studied abroad in London for a semester, and I became addicted to the sweet chili and barbecue chicken kebabs from Sainsbury's. There's also this amazing sandwich shop on Gloucester Road called Sandwich World...oddly, my favorite thing from there was spaghetti bolognese. Also, there's this chain restaurant called Garfunkel's that had this amazing dish: breaded chicken covered in a mixture of barbecue sauce, bacon and melted mozzarella. Sure, I could feel my arteries hardening just looking at it, but it was worth it. The foodgasm was unparelleled.
I studied abroad in London for a semester, and I became addicted to the sweet chili and barbecue chicken kebabs from Sainsbury's. There's also this amazing sandwich shop on Gloucester Road called Sandwich World...oddly, my favorite thing from there was spaghetti bolognese. Also, there's this chain restaurant called Garfunkel's that had this amazing dish: breaded chicken covered in a mixture of barbecue sauce, bacon and melted mozzarella. Sure, I could feel my arteries hardening just looking at it, but it was worth it. The foodgasm was unparelleled.
Don't know how close to Birmingham you live, but in the city centre there is a shop called cybercandy that sells sweets and drinks from around the world they sell twinkies for about £1.50 if I remember rightCakeDragon said:
Sweet clicky! [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?cid=7741542263866703371&q=Cybercandy+Birmingham&hl=en&cd=1&cad=src
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They sell them there?? I know where that is..! *gets coat*Nerf Ninja said:Don't know how close to Birmingham you live, but in the city centre there is a shop called cybercandy that sells sweets and drinks from around the world they sell twinkies for about £1.50 if I remember rightCakeDragon said:
Sweet clicky! [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?cid=7741542263866703371&q=Cybercandy+Birmingham&hl=en&cd=1&cad=src
Thank you
I wish we had orange Fanta here in Canada. In Austria, they know how to make a soft drink. In North America, thanks to Coke's corrupting influence, everything is overcarbonated as shit. It's hard to even find a brand that doesn't taste like carbonic acid.
It's possible to import proper orange Fanta from Slovakia or Lebanon, but it's so expensive that way I don't go to the trouble.
It's possible to import proper orange Fanta from Slovakia or Lebanon, but it's so expensive that way I don't go to the trouble.
Maltesers. (spelling?) when I was in london i ate them. i saw them in ZP and it remonded me how much i loved them.
Wooo Twinkies! I live in the west midlands and a few weeks ago I was in Birmingham where I stumbled across 'Cybercandy' and finally got to try a Twinkie. They're fantastic! So I'm with you, OP, we need more of the wondrous food that America hasCakeDragon said:
Lucky for me, I'm planning on moving to New York in a few short years and getting out of Britain once and for all
I just want cheaper games in australia. Fans of yatzhee will realise Australia has ridiculous marking up of games.
