Oh for those desperately seeking various British goods in the U.S. - have you tried an Indian (as in from India) shop? Most areas in the U.S. do have a substantial Indian population; and Indian shops generally carry a huge selection of British sweets, not to mention amazing bargains on spices, and the odd tin of marmite and vegamite.
'Dear Diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' 'Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.'
Jayne ,'Safe'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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Typo Boy - Apr 22, 2003 8:23:39 am PDT #3873 of 9843
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
sumi - Apr 22, 2003 8:26:26 am PDT #3874 of 9843
Art Crawl!!!
The only American Nigel I've met was a cat, owned by an Anglophile.
meara - Apr 22, 2003 8:36:22 am PDT #3875 of 9843
You know what I miss? Jaffa Cakes
YES! Loved those things. When I was with friends in Scotland, we bought some while on one of our little day trips, and we won a stuffed animal (whatever the thing was that came to steal the orangey goodness, I forget the name). Except we couldn't really win it becuase you had to have a UK mailing address! Mean!
And I can find Pims that are very similar, but are just not the same (and are like, $4 a box, so...).
Supposedly there's a British Store in northern Virginia, somewhere near where I used to live, but I never did find it...
Cindy - Apr 22, 2003 8:36:43 am PDT #3876 of 9843
Nobody
The only American Nigel I've met was a cat, owned by an Anglophile.
All cats are British.
Beverly - Apr 22, 2003 8:52:23 am PDT #3877 of 9843
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
All cats are British.
Except the ones who are French.
Sheryl - Apr 22, 2003 8:56:02 am PDT #3878 of 9843
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
I thought all cats were French.(well, at least according to Jon Carroll they are.) They understand English when it suits them to...
Leigh - Apr 22, 2003 9:26:27 am PDT #3879 of 9843
Nobody
Are actual pie-flavoured chips now available in Oz?
This is a bit belated and I can’t believe I’m gonna de-lurk over something as inauspicious as Smiths and their strange taste-experiments, but yes, the pie-flavoured chips do exist (or they do in my obscure Canberra-esque corner at least). The ads have been strangely persistent about it - they don’t really explain why we needed pie-chips, but there you go, ;).
sumi - Apr 22, 2003 9:27:37 am PDT #3880 of 9843
Art Crawl!!!
Two, two great snack ideas in one?
Angus G - Apr 22, 2003 9:32:58 am PDT #3881 of 9843
Roguish Laird
Leigh! G'day! Stay delurked! Smiths Crisps are as good a reason as any.
Actually there's one company--I think it may also be Smith's--which has been advertising ham and cheese (?) flavoured chips. In the advert a bloke walks into a milk bar and asks for "one ham and cheese", so the milk bar lady cuts a packet of chips in half a la a sandwich.
Jess M. - Apr 22, 2003 9:35:17 am PDT #3882 of 9843
Let me just say that popularity with people on public transportation does not equal literary respect. --Jesse
What's a milk bar?
I think the next UnAmerican thread should be named something regarding foods from around the world.