Posted on 08/19/2004 7:01:22 AM PDT by Pokey78
("Fix It Again, Tony!")
I should talk - I drove a Triumph for years. When it ran. I can replace a Stromberg carburetor diaphragm by the side of the road in under four minutes. :-)
(uh oh. From British food to British electrical systems . . . not a good segue . . . )
If you ever get to Texas, drop a line! We would be proud to take you for a big Texas steak, some fried catfish, some barbecue, and some REAL Tex-Mex food!
whiteboy wrote:
"No one who matters, (that would be US) gives a crap what you think.
You and the rest of your brit food snobs can go pound sand.
AMERICAN FOOD RULES
AMERICANS FIRST"
and you replied:
"You see, this is just the type of attitude that we see from a small minority of Americans that gets the USA (populated in the main by decent charming people) a bad name."
I call that a major euro-whine. I miss the days when it was mostly americans on the net
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Lol! The British eat "bangers" and "spotted dick".
'Nuff said.
i think it is so thoroughly conservative as to be called excusively conservative with a few liberal losers who have nothing better to do with their meager and sneaky liberal-brains.
Do Americans eat Twinkees anymore????? I won't even buy that stuff for my children. Occasionally, I have a craving for a Little Debbie snack cake, and hubby likes the oatmeal cream pies, but we avoid that kind of garbage except maybe a couple of times a year. We've never eaten at the Cheesecake Factory because it sounds like a dessert place, and we just don't seek out expensive cheesecake when we can make our own or buy a cheap one at Sam's. We ate shepherd's pie for dinner last night because hubby likes the occasional bland food. (I am no fan of shepherd's pie even when hubby spices it up, and he apologetically asked if we could have it for dinner last night. I obliged.) There are a zillion varieties of bread at grocery stores because there are a zillion ethnicities of people in this country. Different folks like different kinds of bread. Figure out what you like and buy it. Or make it yourself.
I love the variety of foods available in the US. I grew up on Southern cookin', and I'm perfectly happy with it. I especially love Cajun foods, and New Mexican (yes, NEW Mexican and not Mexican) food ranks right at the top of my favorite list.
Time to go fix lunch.
Mmmm yes please
My mother never ever put such snack cakes in our lunchboxes. I don't suppose this author is relying a bit too heavily on stereotypes and hyperbole?
P.S. The only really good food I ever ate in England was Indian.
It's even better when you throw in some additional minced clams, popcorn shrimp, and small scallops along with a container of half & half.
Best thing for lunch on a very cold, snowy winter's day!
Regards,
I think the joke is:
In heaven, the cooks will be French, the lovers will be Italian, the Brits will be the police, the Germans will be the mechanics and everything will be run by the Swiss.
In hell, the cooks will be British, the lovers will be Swiss, the Germans will be the police, the French will be the mechanics and everything will be run by the Italians.
"If I was an American, a real American, proud of his country and keen to uphold it's reputation in the eyes of the world"
I am a real American, and quite proud.
As far as "our reputation in the eyes of the world" is concerned, I really don't care.
It is my experiance that most foreigners resent Americans and know down deep in their hearts that they could never handle the freedom and responsibility of being an American.
You confuse ignorance with American pride, I will excuse your confusion.
As for my age, I consider myself to be quite young as well, although my drivers license tells a different story.
AMERICANS FIRST
Bar-B-Que
Mr. Bones BBQ 3007 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria Island, FL 34217, Located in Holmes Beach, 941-778-6614.
A unique, casual dining restaurant that is open daily for lunch and dinner and features a menu that includes home cooked, traditional barbecue, as well as an array of authentic Indian dishes, Creole dishes, and vegetarian dishes. Over 40 varieties of beer on ice are available to complement your meal. They also served breakfast in season, from December 1st to June 1st.
Not only the best barbeque I've ever had, it's one of the best meals I've ever had.
Didn't you read the sign?
I thought the movie was a total bore except for the cafe' scene. It probably inspired the Whammy Burger scene in "Falling Down"
Me, I love your Welsh rarebits.
And try the Creole cuisine, which is more frankly continental French, but with a Louisiana flavor. We have a LA emigre here in Atlanta who runs a lovely Creole restaurant.
"If you ever get to Texas, drop a line! We would be proud to take you for a big Texas steak, some fried catfish, some barbecue, and some REAL Tex-Mex food!"
Many thanks, Texas is also high on my list of places to visit, hoping to take a month next summer in the US, not long enough of course but you know how it is.
American food was mostly crap until this country started getting a large influx of Italians.
You would know because....?
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