big cats in Australia

On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:18:07 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes you
wrote:


"H. Adam Stevens" wrote in message
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The beer in OZ can induce hallucinations.
Oh how I miss it.



ummmm, Australian beer. I don't normally like beer but we had a beer that
first day in Australia....Crown something or other. Tish, Yowie, help me out
here with the name. I enjoyed that beer so much that I had one or two almost
every day I was there. It was especially good with the Australian burger I
had one evening.

Tish had pointed out that first day we were there that to get anywhere in
Sydney you had to climb stairs or hills. I found the truth of this statement
when we were searching for the Hard Rock Cafe and got lost. Well, we didn't
actually get lost.....we just thought we'd sneak up on it by going well out
of our way. Did I mention we went well out of our way to find it? So we got
there and I was so hungry! They had an Australian hamburger on the menu and
Yowie had told me I had to try one while I was there so that's what I
ordered. While I wouldn't think to put grilled onions, cheese, egg, beet
root and raw onions on a hamburger it was actually quite tasty. A little
too rich for me to finish but the combination was very good. And the beer
was perfect. Now the vegemite, you can keep (yes, Yowie and Tish, we did
try it and no, we didn't like it).

Julie

I don't rightly remember which beer you had, but it was probably Crown
Lager. NEXT time you come to Oz you can have fun tasting all the
different Australian beers. Our spare room should be done by then and
Dave can have a great time playing "beer tour guide" without anyone
having to worry about driving home!

Vegemite seems to be only tolerated by people who've lived with it for
a long time. My parents emigrated to Australia before I was born and
both my parents quite like it in *very* small quantities. My sister
and I (both born in Oz) eat a lot more vegemite than either of our
parents. That's fine. I find a lot of USA classic foods (like Krispy
Kreme doughnuts, oreo cookies, American-style mayonnaise and twinkies)
to be *way* too sweet for my tastebuds and would not choose to eat
them. It's just a cultural thing and nothing to get bent outta shape
about, AFAIC.

Dang, now I've got itchy feet and want to travel *somewhere*. I
haven't been overseas for a holiday in more than 10 years and I really
miss the thrill and stimulation of travelling in an unfamiliar
country.

Tish

"Tish" wrote in message
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On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:18:07 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes you
wrote:


"H. Adam Stevens" wrote in message
...
The beer in OZ can induce hallucinations.
Oh how I miss it.



ummmm, Australian beer. I don't normally like beer but we had a beer that
first day in Australia....Crown something or other. Tish, Yowie, help me
out
here with the name. I enjoyed that beer so much that I had one or two
almost
every day I was there. It was especially good with the Australian burger I
had one evening.

Tish had pointed out that first day we were there that to get anywhere in
Sydney you had to climb stairs or hills. I found the truth of this
statement
when we were searching for the Hard Rock Cafe and got lost. Well, we
didn't
actually get lost.....we just thought we'd sneak up on it by going well
out
of our way. Did I mention we went well out of our way to find it? So we
got
there and I was so hungry! They had an Australian hamburger on the menu
and
Yowie had told me I had to try one while I was there so that's what I
ordered. While I wouldn't think to put grilled onions, cheese, egg, beet
root and raw onions on a hamburger it was actually quite tasty. A little
too rich for me to finish but the combination was very good. And the beer
was perfect. Now the vegemite, you can keep (yes, Yowie and Tish, we did
try it and no, we didn't like it).

Julie

I don't rightly remember which beer you had, but it was probably Crown
Lager. NEXT time you come to Oz you can have fun tasting all the
different Australian beers. Our spare room should be done by then and
Dave can have a great time playing "beer tour guide" without anyone
having to worry about driving home!

Vegemite seems to be only tolerated by people who've lived with it for
a long time. My parents emigrated to Australia before I was born and
both my parents quite like it in *very* small quantities. My sister
and I (both born in Oz) eat a lot more vegemite than either of our
parents. That's fine. I find a lot of USA classic foods (like Krispy
Kreme doughnuts, oreo cookies, American-style mayonnaise and twinkies)
to be *way* too sweet for my tastebuds and would not choose to eat
them. It's just a cultural thing and nothing to get bent outta shape
about, AFAIC.

Dang, now I've got itchy feet and want to travel *somewhere*. I
haven't been overseas for a holiday in more than 10 years and I really
miss the thrill and stimulation of travelling in an unfamiliar
country.

Tish

Come to California, Tish! That will give me a chance to return your
hospitality, and we can probably get together with a few other rpca folks in
the area.

Joy

On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 07:53:44 GMT, "Joy"
wrote:

Come to California, Tish! That will give me a chance to return your
hospitality, and we can probably get together with a few other rpca folks in
the area.

Joy

That would be *wonderful*! All I have to do is save the bucks and
persuade DH to take some of his annual leave!

Tish

"Tish" wrote in message
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On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:18:07 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes you
wrote:


"H. Adam Stevens" wrote in message
...
The beer in OZ can induce hallucinations.
Oh how I miss it.



ummmm, Australian beer. I don't normally like beer but we had a beer that
first day in Australia....Crown something or other. Tish, Yowie, help me
out
here with the name. I enjoyed that beer so much that I had one or two
almost
every day I was there. It was especially good with the Australian burger I
had one evening.

Tish had pointed out that first day we were there that to get anywhere in
Sydney you had to climb stairs or hills. I found the truth of this
statement
when we were searching for the Hard Rock Cafe and got lost. Well, we
didn't
actually get lost.....we just thought we'd sneak up on it by going well
out
of our way. Did I mention we went well out of our way to find it? So we
got
there and I was so hungry! They had an Australian hamburger on the menu
and
Yowie had told me I had to try one while I was there so that's what I
ordered. While I wouldn't think to put grilled onions, cheese, egg, beet
root and raw onions on a hamburger it was actually quite tasty. A little
too rich for me to finish but the combination was very good. And the beer
was perfect. Now the vegemite, you can keep (yes, Yowie and Tish, we did
try it and no, we didn't like it).

Julie

I don't rightly remember which beer you had, but it was probably Crown
Lager. NEXT time you come to Oz you can have fun tasting all the
different Australian beers. Our spare room should be done by then and
Dave can have a great time playing "beer tour guide" without anyone
having to worry about driving home!

Vegemite seems to be only tolerated by people who've lived with it for
a long time. My parents emigrated to Australia before I was born and
both my parents quite like it in *very* small quantities. My sister
and I (both born in Oz) eat a lot more vegemite than either of our
parents. That's fine. I find a lot of USA classic foods (like Krispy
Kreme doughnuts, oreo cookies, American-style mayonnaise and twinkies)
to be *way* too sweet for my tastebuds and would not choose to eat
them. It's just a cultural thing and nothing to get bent outta shape
about, AFAIC.


Unfortunately, market research shows that Americans like things quite a bit
sweeter than most of the rest of the world. While I'm sure its true as an
average, very few people are average in every way.

But as a result a lot of import products that I'd love in the original form,
are reformulated for export to the US. Or are not sent at all.

I really don't like my beer, chocolate or wine as sweet as what is mostly
sold.

Jo

"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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"Tish" wrote in message
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On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:18:07 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes you
wrote:


"H. Adam Stevens" wrote in message
...
The beer in OZ can induce hallucinations.
Oh how I miss it.



ummmm, Australian beer. I don't normally like beer but we had a beer
that
first day in Australia....Crown something or other. Tish, Yowie, help me
out
here with the name. I enjoyed that beer so much that I had one or two
almost
every day I was there. It was especially good with the Australian burger
I
had one evening.

Tish had pointed out that first day we were there that to get anywhere in
Sydney you had to climb stairs or hills. I found the truth of this
statement
when we were searching for the Hard Rock Cafe and got lost. Well, we
didn't
actually get lost.....we just thought we'd sneak up on it by going well
out
of our way. Did I mention we went well out of our way to find it? So we
got
there and I was so hungry! They had an Australian hamburger on the menu
and
Yowie had told me I had to try one while I was there so that's what I
ordered. While I wouldn't think to put grilled onions, cheese, egg, beet
root and raw onions on a hamburger it was actually quite tasty. A little
too rich for me to finish but the combination was very good. And the
beer
was perfect. Now the vegemite, you can keep (yes, Yowie and Tish, we did
try it and no, we didn't like it).

Julie

I don't rightly remember which beer you had, but it was probably Crown
Lager. NEXT time you come to Oz you can have fun tasting all the
different Australian beers. Our spare room should be done by then and
Dave can have a great time playing "beer tour guide" without anyone
having to worry about driving home!

Vegemite seems to be only tolerated by people who've lived with it for
a long time. My parents emigrated to Australia before I was born and
both my parents quite like it in *very* small quantities. My sister
and I (both born in Oz) eat a lot more vegemite than either of our
parents. That's fine. I find a lot of USA classic foods (like Krispy
Kreme doughnuts, oreo cookies, American-style mayonnaise and twinkies)
to be *way* too sweet for my tastebuds and would not choose to eat
them. It's just a cultural thing and nothing to get bent outta shape
about, AFAIC.


Unfortunately, market research shows that Americans like things quite a
bit sweeter than most of the rest of the world. While I'm sure its true
as an average, very few people are average in every way.

But as a result a lot of import products that I'd love in the original
form, are reformulated for export to the US. Or are not sent at all.

I really don't like my beer, chocolate or wine as sweet as what is mostly
sold.

Jo


I just wish I could get some more Carlton on Draught in a Sydney pub.

Sigh
H.