Letter from America - Part I

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re: Letter from America - Part I

Tim Verpoorten — Fri, 15 Oct 2004 22:39:00 GMT

I understand your dissappointment with the cheese. I just moved out to Washington State from a lifetime in Wisconsin. What Washington calls cheese, Wisconsin would not server melted on a fast food burger!

re: Letter from America - Part I

Merak (a fellow Nottingham lad) — Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:17:00 GMT

"Just the subtle variations of idioms used in everyday conversations can make you feel very foreign."
One of the many reasons I chose C# to learn .NET rather than VB.NET (due to my VB3-6 heritage)
Good luck to you and the fam :)

re: Letter from America - Part I

Mike — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:35:00 GMT

These are great articles Tim, keep going with them and good luck (sorry that I didn't catch up with you before you went).

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Mark Fletcher — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 06:09:00 GMT

Ive recently relocated from the UK to the US (Chicago). Of all the things you mention, Id probably agree with, except for Cheese.

Maybe its our proximity to Wisconsin, but there are lots of varieties to choose from at our local supermarket. If you get the chance try Pepperjack cheese, its my favourite variety!

Id also agree that the US is a friendly place. I feel safer walking the streets of Chicago than I ever did back home, (Edinburgh, Scotland), probably because in the US people are so much more polite.

Im loving the whole US experience, but after being here 8 weeks, I suddenly feel the craving for Fish and Chips from my local Chip Shop. :-(

Mark

re: Letter from America - Part I

Mark Fletcher — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 06:09:00 GMT

Ive recently relocated from the UK to the US (Chicago). Of all the things you mention, Id probably agree with, except for Cheese. Maybe its our proximity to Wisconsin, but there are lots of varieties to choose from at our local supermarket. If you get the chance try Pepperjack cheese, its my favourite variety! Id also agree that the US is a friendly place. I feel safer walking the streets of Chicago than I ever did back home, (Edinburgh, Chicago), probably because in the US people are so much more polite. Im loving the whole US experience, but after being here 8 weeks, I suddenly feel the craving for Fish and Chips from my local Chip Shop. :-( Mark

re: Letter from America - Part I

Johnny Sutherland — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 23:51:00 GMT

Sounds like your having fun. I still remember our first visit to the shops in Germany and the huge variety of sausages. But good old Cheddar cheese - took us 6 months to track some down.

Still, we loved the challenge of learning a new culture.

All the best.

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Mike Walsh Helsinki — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:47:00 GMT

If all you need is large trolleys and built-in cars at the front - together with smaller packs (and even ! large packs of tea - if not quite so large), then welcome to Finland.

The larger out-of-town / in malls stores all have these (and Finns behind them pushing them very slowly).

This is because it seems (and in Winter I can understand it) the main freetime occupation of Finnish families with young kids is to make family visits to these stores (selling everything including large food sections). They even advertise this aspect on TV (including kid in front-end car).

We have several varieties of cheese too.

And all you have to do is swap rain for snow storms and icy roads.

Suddenly put off the idea?

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Euan Garden — Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:19:00 GMT

Glad to see the adjustments are still happening :-)

For (fresh) food I recomend Whole Foods in Bellevue and Larrys Market in Bellevue(just across from Whole foods) or in Redmond Town Centre(at the back beyond Bed Bath and Beyond, another staple for newcomers).

Top at Crossroads has a bunch of stuff thats good as well

Finally there is the British Pantry in Redmond, but treat it as the last resort as there is truly "sticker shock" at the prices of the basics, like sausage rolls, salad cream and branston.

Touch base when you have a chance.

_Euan

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jonpoon — Sun, 10 Oct 2004 06:28:00 GMT

Hi Tim.

I'm a fellow "recent" relocatee from Singapore to Redmond.

Indeed there are differences that my wife and i are slowly getting used to, especially with the driving on the "wrong" side of the road part.

Cheers