View Single Post
  #204 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
Mayo Mayo is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 2,104
Default the widening food gap between poor and wealthy

On 9/9/2014 3:57 PM, Jeßus wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:36:18 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
>
>> On 9/9/2014 3:26 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>>> On Wed, 10 Sep 2014 06:38:11 +1000, JohnJohn >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 09 Sep 2014 14:31:00 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 9/9/2014 1:52 PM, JohnJohn wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 20:09:51 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In article >,
>>>>>>> lid says...
>>>>>>>>>> I don't know much about NZ, but who knows?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Crazy drivers.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you say so. I only know it's too cold for me.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Even the subtropical parts of NZ are too cold for you?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think so. I'd prefer if it never went under 18 degrees, day or
>>>>>> night.
>>>>>>
>>>>> You'd do well in Florida.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, or parts of California I suppose.
>>>
>>> There's one big problem with that though, isn't there?
>>>
>>> I reckon I could be living in NZ right now instead of Tas - other than
>>> we made the decision to holiday in Tasmania in 1996. It cost exactly
>>> the same for either destination, in the end Tassie got the nod. Loved
>>> it here right away, and I suspect similar would have happened had we
>>> one to NZ instead... assuming I could get past the accent...
>>>

>> Now that's regionalism for you. I'd be somewhat pressed to note the
>> differences.

>
> Parts of NZ are volcanically active, and has Maoris as well, of
> course. We have neither of those things. Different flora and fauna.
> They have a much wider range of climates too.


Yes, a nation of micro-climates from what I have read.

But are the Maoris, as natives go, any great measure different than your
Aborigines?

>> Does Tas still brew that sublime Boag's Ale?

>
> Boag's Draught is by far the most popular, they do make a 'XXX' Ale, I
> think.


That was it the XXX Ale!

Good catch.

As imports or craft brews here go, it was a fine one.


>> Haven't seen that over here in 20 years.