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To: dfwgator
Same here.

During my time in Afghanistan all the soft drinks were from Dubai or Kuwait. Real sugar, will not dring the sludge they call soft drinks here anymore.

I will stick to beer.

On the other hand, you can still buy sugar Coca-Cola in the mexican stores.

There is also a Dr. Pepper bottling plant in Texas that still uses sugar.

19 posted on 04/23/2010 1:19:46 PM PDT by fireforeffect (A kind word and a 2x4, gets you more than just a kind word.)
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To: fireforeffect

“On the other hand, you can still buy sugar Coca-Cola in the mexican stores.

There is also a Dr. Pepper bottling plant in Texas that still uses sugar.”

....I just switched to Pepsi Throwbacks....they use real sugar...just like in the old days....my local c-store sells it in 12-packs


30 posted on 04/23/2010 2:06:45 PM PDT by STONEWALLS
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To: fireforeffect
During my time in Afghanistan all the soft drinks were from Dubai or Kuwait. Real sugar, will not dring the sludge they call soft drinks here anymore.

Thanks for your service!

When I've been carrier-deployed in the Gulf, we got the same stuff. Coke, Pepsi, Mt. Dew, 7-Up, etc. all with Arabic lettering of the logos, all in those old-fashioned pull tabs cans, and all sweetened with sugar. Some of the younger sailors would comment that the soda tastes funny. I'd reply, "This is what it's supposed to taste like!"

And Fanta orange. Saw a lot of that. The Arabs drink that stuff like water!

55 posted on 04/23/2010 4:18:59 PM PDT by Drew68
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