Germany's red carpet welcome faces first World Cup test

Padraig Breathnach wrote:

(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:

The black bean sauces can be pretty good (I like them with scallops too)
but it's quite possible there would be MSG in it.

I read recently that the concerns about MSG were ill-founded.

You read lots of things though. I'd rather at least have the choice, and
frankly, I haven't noticed a lack of umami in the Chinese restaurants
I've visited which didn't use it.

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On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:41:40 +0100, Magda wrote:

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:31:41 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, The Reid
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :

... Following up to Magda
...
... ... *Never* visit Paris, you'll be so enthralled you'll never leave it. Take my word.
... ...
... ... Oh please. Paris is nice, so are lots of places. I'd rather be in
... ... San Sebastian, a city on a bay with probably the best food in
... ... Europe:-
...
... Go ahead, vinegar-chips, say aloud that I don't have the right to have an opinion!
...
... We both have a right to an opinion, Magma, but I'm not taking
... your word on Paris.

I wasn't talking to you, vinegar-chips, but to Jim.

You were talking to everyone who cares to read your post.
--
Tim C.

On 12 Dec 2005 04:14:49 -0800, "PJ O'Donovan" wrote:

with a miniscule little glass of blood red orange juice and
advised....
"Sie Muessen bei mir fuer die orangensaft zahlen"
PJ

I think they saw a sucker ...
Tim C

Sure.

$5.00 for a tiny class of OJ in a 2d class hotel in a relatively small
town in Germany ?

A lesson eventually learned .

That was not the only time I ran into an "OJ problem" in Europe,

I've spent a lot of nights over the last 20 years in hotel and B&Bs.
It's never happened to me.

--
Tim C.

Tim C. wrote:

[]
I've spent a lot of nights over the last 20 years in hotel and B&Bs.
It's never happened to me.

OJ is frequently not great in hotels. I have fresh squeezed every
morning when I'm at home, so I find almost all the offerings a bit
dismal. I mentioned already the Weilburg hotel where you squeezed your
own- that was nice. This morning, I squeezed pink grapefruit and added
one lemon. Nice!

--
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usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
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"PJ O'Donovan" wrote:

Wait! I thought thought it was axiomatic that the "pursuit of the
almighty buck" was exclusive to us Americans.

People everywhere seek money. Only some people worship it.

How would you answer the question: what are you worth?

--
PB
The return address has been MUNGED

Padraig Breathnach wrote:

"PJ O'Donovan" wrote:

Wait! I thought thought it was axiomatic that the "pursuit of the
almighty buck" was exclusive to us Americans.

People everywhere seek money. Only some people worship it.

How would you answer the question: what are you worth?

I'm worth not bothering to waste my time arguing at Aldi's when the
supermarket trolley ingests my pound coin!

--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org

PJ O'Donovan schreef:

with a miniscule little glass of blood red orange juice and
advised....
"Sie Muessen bei mir fuer die orangensaft zahlen"
PJ

I think they saw a sucker ...
Tim C

Sure.

$5.00 for a tiny class of OJ in a 2d class hotel in a relatively small
town in Germany ?

A lesson eventually learned .

That was not the only time I ran into an "OJ problem" in Europe, Since
I am addicted to starting my day off with my OJ, I learned to to go to
the market and buy my own OJ when arriving in Europe and still always
travel with my own to circumvent this potential "rip-off". Never felt I
had to when travelling in the US.

I guess everybody has a price where they are motivated to "rip off" and
develop their little scams accordingly.

Wait! I thought thought it was axiomatic that the "pursuit of the
almighty buck" was exclusive to us Americans.

but you are just Europeans without the culture

eat in Belgium wrote:

PJ O'Donovan schreef:
[]
Wait! I thought thought it was axiomatic that the "pursuit of the
almighty buck" was exclusive to us Americans.

but you are just Europeans without the culture

You don't half talk some trash.

--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org

Wait! I thought thought it was axiomatic that the "pursuit of the
almighty buck" was exclusive to us Americans.
PJ

People everywhere seek money. Only some people worship it.

How would you answer the question: what are you worth?
Padraig

Since I never knowingly ever attempted to rip anybody off, my
motivation threshold to "rip-off" somebody would be astonomically
higher than 5 bucks.

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:22:43 +0100, Magda wrote:

... Good for the rest of us Parisians... He he.
...
... I never said I wouldn't be back.
... --
... Tim C.

You won't. Earth is big.

Keep looking over your shoulder.
--
Tim C.