Haircut, Sir!

Jude · Post by **Jude** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:23 pm

I just happened to remember Mrs Slocombe being late for work as her cat had got stuck outside the window...

No pigs here and no apple sauce either... Apple crumble maybe.

UserRequestedRemoval · Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:43 am

Mmmmm Apple Pie and Custard

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 5:13 am

I really miss apple crumble and custard.....
there's one pub that does quite good english food - but some things are just never the same - and we can't make it because nothing tastes the same (dairy products are all a bit weird here...)

UserRequestedRemoval · Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:09 am

Okay Rory, you got me really interested now................
Why are dairy products weird there? The possiblities for answer are almost limitless I suppose but I had to ask

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:15 am

No - it's nothing rude - just that milk doesn't taste like milk - you get used to it - then go back to England and have proper milk - then come back and have to learn to drink theirs all over again - eggs here tend to be strange colours inside - some are tea flavoured (brown inside) some are soy soaked (again brown) some are thousand year old eggs - - at least they are called that - and they taste like it - dark green in colour and not very nice - and as for butter - I was in a restaurant and wanted some butter with my bread roll so tried to explain in chinese that i wanted that yellow stuff that you make from cows milk that foreigners like to put on bread - I got a plate with some dodgy yellow oil in it - no good at all............

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:56 am

soc wrote:Okay Rory, you got me really interested now................
Why are dairy products weird there? The possiblities for answer are almost limitless I suppose but I had to ask

I think the chinese are lactose intolerant too aren't they?

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:00 pm

Yeh - they have soy milk which is revolting - and they hate cheese.....

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:02 pm

Rory wrote:- and they hate cheese.....

Poor b*stards!

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:05 pm

How can they hate cheese?

It's a fine food!

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:07 pm

I know - but when you see what some of them eat - you learn not to question them........

http://www.nationalvanguard.org/story.php?id=8310

Jude · Post by **Jude** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:25 pm

i've moved over to soya now that daughter has gone and I can eat what I like! I quite enjoy it - but then I suppose I am a tad weird! Can't bear the thought of eggs being that old though!!!! ugh!

midget · Post by **midget** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:49 pm

Jude wrote:i've moved over to soya now that daughter has gone and I can eat what I like! I quite enjoy it - but then I suppose I am a tad weird! Can't bear the thought of eggs being that old though!!!! ugh!

Some of the eggs we had for breakfast at Hertford must have been lurking about the school since the foundation.

UserRequestedRemoval · Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:42 pm

No cheese? Now that just isn't right. A good cheese platter is one of life's joys

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:44 am

http://www.lactose.co.uk/intolerance/index.html

Not if you are intolerant it's not, and about 70% of people of Asian origin are.

Jude · Post by **Jude** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:29 am

I'm not intolerant, but just wanted a change - I dropeed wheet a few years back and my health seemed to improve - however, going to friends was hard as I had to take my own bread etc with me! I want to loos a bit of weight gently through diet and gentle excersise - so I felt soya would be a decent way to go for a bit. i actually like it -and the cats don't! ha ha!!!