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John Neale Send message Joined: 16 Mar 00 Posts: 634 Credit: 7,246,513 RAC: 9 |
Hey, Chris, and here I thought the English only drank (weak) tea! ;) |
BarryAZ Send message Joined: 1 Apr 01 Posts: 2580 Credit: 16,982,517 RAC: 0 |
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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22158 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Weak tea is only for Sunday afternoons when the vicar comes round... I rarely drink tea, but when I do it is strong, black, and no sugar. That is unless its Green Tea, in which case it is green.... Normal drink is strong black coffee. Drinking weak tea is like drinking ice cold beer, all you experience is the temperature, not the full flavour. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0 |
When I was knee high to a grasshopper, my Gran used to offer the Vicar a sherry when he visited. In those days the local vicar always called round to greet new people moving in. It happened to us in 1956 when mum & dad bought our second house. I often wondered how they knew. The Vicar heard about it on the "Grape vine".... The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30608 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
When I was knee high to a grasshopper, my Gran used to offer the Vicar a sherry when he visited. In those days the local vicar always called round to greet new people moving in. It happened to us in 1956 when mum & dad bought our second house. I often wondered how they knew. It was his business to know. After all if you didn't attend he couldn't fleece. ;) |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24876 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Aw, c'mon now, we need the economy to recover sharpish.... ..& the best way to do that is to give the "yuppies" what they want.... ..a nice place where they can insult the workers & look down their noses at the rest, while they continue to fiddle while the UK burns! |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
Interestingly these "coffee shops" seem to be a slightly "English" phenomena, in New York recently the ONLY place that didn't just sell "coffee" was Starbucks, every other cafe, deli, restaurant, just serves filter coffee. Most of it a bit dire!! Give Totnes a break :-) |
BarryAZ Send message Joined: 1 Apr 01 Posts: 2580 Credit: 16,982,517 RAC: 0 |
Not so -- there are a LOT of Starbuck wannabees out west. Interestingly these "coffee shops" seem to be a slightly "English" phenomena, in New York recently the ONLY place that didn't just sell "coffee" was Starbucks, every other cafe, deli, restaurant, just serves filter coffee. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
Not so -- there are a LOT of Starbuck wannabees out west. Probably so but none I was able to find in NYC and as a Latte lover I was trying hard!! :-) |
bobby Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 2866 Credit: 17,789,109 RAC: 3 |
Not so -- there are a LOT of Starbuck wannabees out west. Time Out NY's 51 best cups of coffee I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ... |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19012 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Not Costa but that other well known brand. Special Report - Starbucks's European tax bill disappears down $100 million hole (Reuters) - Starbucks told investors its European businesses made a $40 million (24 million pounds) profit in 2011, but accounts filed for its UK, German, and French units, which make up 90 percent of European revenues, showed a loss of $60 million. edit]MPs to grill Starbucks, Amazon and Google on tax |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30608 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Ahh, create a loophole and get pissed when it is used. Ahh. |
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