In article <akXGb.140408$8y1.419810@attbi_s52>,
Eddie > wrote:

> Not even sex is better than a great bagel fresh out of the oven.

I'm so sorry for you ... :-)

sd, who also finds KKs the most over-hyped donuts on the planet

sd wrote:
> In article <akXGb.140408$8y1.419810@attbi_s52>,
> Eddie > wrote:
>
>
>>Not even sex is better than a great bagel fresh out of the oven.
>
>
> I'm so sorry for you ... :-)
>
> sd, who also finds KKs the most over-hyped donuts on the planet

KK opens its first store in UK in Harrods.

At the end of the day a donut is just a bakery product. Why would one wants to
get one from an expensive department store? It's like demanding a non-stick pan
from Chanel.

A shop that sells simple products plant its first outlet in UK in Harrods is a
big turn-off for me. I think donut is one of those food that need a bit of
street-cred to make it glamorous.

"Ada Ma" > wrote in message
...
>
> KK opens its first store in UK in Harrods.
>
> At the end of the day a donut is just a bakery product. Why would one
wants to
> get one from an expensive department store? It's like demanding a
non-stick pan
> from Chanel.
>
<snip>

expensive department stores--some of my favourite memories of Japan are
of time spent in the basements of expensive department stores, cruising the
food. Some of the best bakeries (Fauchon, for example) are located in these
department stores and I've bought more than one doughnut at a department
store--not from Fauchon, of course. I've never been to Harrod's but as I
understand it, their food sections are right up there with those in Japan.

But KK doesn't really fit up there with Fauchon, does it :-)?

rona

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Ada Ma wrote:
>
> sd wrote:
> > In article <akXGb.140408$8y1.419810@attbi_s52>,
> > Eddie > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Not even sex is better than a great bagel fresh out of the oven.
> >
> >
> > I'm so sorry for you ... :-)
> >
> > sd, who also finds KKs the most over-hyped donuts on the planet
>
> KK opens its first store in UK in Harrods.
>
> At the end of the day a donut is just a bakery product. Why would one wants to
> get one from an expensive department store? It's like demanding a non-stick pan
> from Chanel.
>
> A shop that sells simple products plant its first outlet in UK in Harrods is a
> big turn-off for me. I think donut is one of those food that need a bit of
> street-cred to make it glamorous.

It's logical though. Right now a lot of visitors to Harrod's are
American tourists. They will buy the KK doughnuts and think it's 'cute'.

Arri London wrote:
> It's logical though. Right now a lot of visitors to Harrod's are
> American tourists. They will buy the KK doughnuts and think it's 'cute'.

This is insane... go all the way to London and buy something American?

But then I saw Americans queuing for cheap play tickets played by American
actors (the guy in Natural born killer and the younger brother in Frasers) in
Leicester Square. So it's not so out of normal after all.

There must be some logic behind it but I'd like to remain oblivious to them so
that I can think it's weird and laugh! HA HA HA!

A

Ada Ma > wrote:
> Arri London wrote:
>> It's logical though. Right now a lot of visitors to Harrod's are
>> American tourists. They will buy the KK doughnuts and think it's 'cute'.

> This is insane... go all the way to London and buy something American?

> But then I saw Americans queuing for cheap play tickets played by American
> actors (the guy in Natural born killer and the younger brother in Frasers) in
> Leicester Square. So it's not so out of normal after all.

Exactly. I am American and I don't understand this behavior either.
Why travel so far only to do (or eat) the same stuff you can at home?
This defies logic.

wrote:
>
> Ada Ma > wrote:

> > This is insane... go all the way to London and buy something American?
>
> > But then I saw Americans queuing for cheap play tickets played by American
> > actors (the guy in Natural born killer and the younger brother in Frasers) in
> > Leicester Square. So it's not so out of normal after all.
>
> Exactly. I am American and I don't understand this behavior either.
> Why travel so far only to do (or eat) the same stuff you can at home?
> This defies logic.

I think this is a really bad example. I don't know about where you
live, but I don't get the chance to see David Hyde Pierce (?) and
whoever else live just around the corner every day. I'd go see them
if I happened to be in London. It's not like it's Burger King.
Many people around the states do not have Broadway quality productions
nearby.

nancy

On 4 Jan 2004 17:05:26 GMT, wrote:

>Ada Ma > wrote:
>> Arri London wrote:
>>> It's logical though. Right now a lot of visitors to Harrod's are
>>> American tourists. They will buy the KK doughnuts and think it's 'cute'.
>
>> This is insane... go all the way to London and buy something American?
>
>> But then I saw Americans queuing for cheap play tickets played by American
>> actors (the guy in Natural born killer and the younger brother in Frasers) in
>> Leicester Square. So it's not so out of normal after all.
>
>Exactly. I am American and I don't understand this behavior either.
>Why travel so far only to do (or eat) the same stuff you can at home?
>This defies logic.

Oh, Leicester Sq. -- Ian McKellen, Alec Guinness (and Edward Hermann),
Jeremy Brett -- heaven! (Where 2 of them are now). As to familiar
foods, not all want dining 'adventures' abroad. It's no crime to seek
out Burger King after a foul 'pub grub' experience. Particularly if
you travel with children. (I didn't look for McDonald's, but then I
didn't seek out jellied eel, either.)

Stan, not everyone travels for food experiences. Scenery, history,
archeology, adventure, eco-pursuits, and art figure prominently in
travel destinations. Do you go to Hawaii for dinner? Well, some may,
but many want a warm sandy beach in mid-winter. And drinks with little
umbrellas. :-)

Frogleg wrote:
>
> On 4 Jan 2004 17:05:26 GMT, wrote:
>
> >Ada Ma > wrote:
> >> Arri London wrote:
> >>> It's logical though. Right now a lot of visitors to Harrod's are
> >>> American tourists. They will buy the KK doughnuts and think it's 'cute'.
> >
> >> This is insane... go all the way to London and buy something American?
> >
> >> But then I saw Americans queuing for cheap play tickets played by American
> >> actors (the guy in Natural born killer and the younger brother in Frasers) in
> >> Leicester Square. So it's not so out of normal after all.

Also people queue up for particular shows, not necessarily for the
players. The Americans can see David Hyde Pierce on 'Frasier' any time
they choose.

> >
> >Exactly. I am American and I don't understand this behavior either.
> >Why travel so far only to do (or eat) the same stuff you can at home?
> >This defies logic.
>
> Oh, Leicester Sq. -- Ian McKellen, Alec Guinness (and Edward Hermann),
> Jeremy Brett -- heaven! (Where 2 of them are now).

LOL not as though you'd see Jeremy Brett in a production any time soon
is it?



As to familiar
> foods, not all want dining 'adventures' abroad. It's no crime to seek
> out Burger King after a foul 'pub grub' experience. Particularly if
> you travel with children. (I didn't look for McDonald's, but then I
> didn't seek out jellied eel, either.)
>
> Stan, not everyone travels for food experiences. Scenery, history,
> archeology, adventure, eco-pursuits, and art figure prominently in
> travel destinations. Do you go to Hawaii for dinner? Well, some may,
> but many want a warm sandy beach in mid-winter. And drinks with little
> umbrellas. :-)

Frogleg wrote:
>
> On 4 Jan 2004 17:05:26 GMT, wrote:
>
> >Ada Ma > wrote:
> >> Arri London wrote:
> >>> It's logical though. Right now a lot of visitors to Harrod's are
> >>> American tourists. They will buy the KK doughnuts and think it's 'cute'.
> >
> >> This is insane... go all the way to London and buy something American?
> >
> >> But then I saw Americans queuing for cheap play tickets played by American
> >> actors (the guy in Natural born killer and the younger brother in Frasers) in
> >> Leicester Square. So it's not so out of normal after all.

Also people queue up for particular shows, not necessarily for the
players. The Americans can see David Hyde Pierce on 'Frasier' any time
they choose.

> >
> >Exactly. I am American and I don't understand this behavior either.
> >Why travel so far only to do (or eat) the same stuff you can at home?
> >This defies logic.
>
> Oh, Leicester Sq. -- Ian McKellen, Alec Guinness (and Edward Hermann),
> Jeremy Brett -- heaven! (Where 2 of them are now).

*Sigh* Brett was certainly one of the best Sherlock Holmes's ever!



As to familiar
> foods, not all want dining 'adventures' abroad. It's no crime to seek
> out Burger King after a foul 'pub grub' experience. Particularly if
> you travel with children. (I didn't look for McDonald's, but then I
> didn't seek out jellied eel, either.)
>
> Stan, not everyone travels for food experiences. Scenery, history,
> archeology, adventure, eco-pursuits, and art figure prominently in
> travel destinations. Do you go to Hawaii for dinner? Well, some may,
> but many want a warm sandy beach in mid-winter. And drinks with little
> umbrellas. :-)

wrote:
>
> Ada Ma > wrote:
> > Arri London wrote:
> >> It's logical though. Right now a lot of visitors to Harrod's are
> >> American tourists. They will buy the KK doughnuts and think it's 'cute'.
>
> > This is insane... go all the way to London and buy something American?

It's common enough. Of course they aren't the only ones to do that. All
the Japanese restaurants in London I've been to cater to *busloads* of
Japanese tourists.
Sometimes there is a limit to how 'foreign' people want their foreign
experience to be

>
> > But then I saw Americans queuing for cheap play tickets played by American
> > actors (the guy in Natural born killer and the younger brother in Frasers) in
> > Leicester Square. So it's not so out of normal after all.
>
> Exactly. I am American and I don't understand this behavior either.
> Why travel so far only to do (or eat) the same stuff you can at home?
> This defies logic.

Perhaps to you it isn't logical. However, most of the American fast-food
places in London are heavily frequented by American tourists. Most would
go out of business if that segment stopped visiting.

>> Arri London wrote:

>>> It's logical though. Right now a lot of visitors to Harrod's are
>>> American tourists.

Is this a problem?

>>> They will buy the KK doughnuts and think it's 'cute'.

They will also buy Belgian chocolates and Persian rugs and French
wines and Italian shoes, although I don't know if they consider them
"cute,"

Frogleg wrote:
>
> >> Arri London wrote:
>
> >>> It's logical though. Right now a lot of visitors to Harrod's are
> >>> American tourists.
>
> Is this a problem?

Depends on to whom one speaks. Harrod's is a department store, rather
than simply a tourist attraction to be photographed.
>
> >>> They will buy the KK doughnuts and think it's 'cute'.
>
> They will also buy Belgian chocolates and Persian rugs and French
> wines and Italian shoes, although I don't know if they consider them
> "cute,"

For the most part they don't buy those things. That's always been one of
al Fayeed's complaints. The big ticket customers aren't the Americans
according to him. He should know; it's his store.