[milkisobel]

you guys frightens me up ! stop eat readymade meal !

@alex, now i remember when i was into my far family in scotland, yeah it's was extremely weird, all of this sweet cheese, sweet pastry, fruits like in anything!

[Jordan~]

The history behind it is really interesting. Like, we deep fry things because it's a cheap way of cooking that makes the food higher in energy, which is good if you live in a one bedroom tenement flat with five kids and draw one menial wage, but not so good if you can easily afford to come home from the supermarket with a full trolley of groceries twice a week. And deep frying things makes them sweeter, too, which appeals to the sweet tooth we've developed as a nation from only being able to eat fruit when it's preserved like in jam and marmelade. My gran remembers when supermarkets were first opening in Scotland and suddenly she was able to buy so much food so cheaply, but she just kept making the same stuff - buying fruit to make jam, condensed milk and caster sugar for puddings, potatoes for chips, etc.
America's health problems are mostly related to the high meat and dairy content of the American diet, which probably comes from the fact that frontier Americans depended a lot on their livestock for food because crops were unreliable; Scotland's are because we love sweet and fatty foods, a symptom of high density, low wage inner city living.

[ursulabear]

Nobody can make better summer food than the Swedes. Cucumber and fresh fish (I don't eat fish anymore, but it was good), lemon cakes with berries (lingon and cloud), rose hips and gradde (clotted cream, I think. Not something you find in the u.s.). And pastries everywhere! Swedes love candy, so I went to this awesome candy store that is the size of my house almost everyday. And the pizza you get in Sweden, made by Middle Eastern men who can barely speak Swedish is so so so good! And all of the Swedes I know put ketchup on pasta. Gross. In Norway, I ate like I ate here because it was too expensive to eat out. In Holland, I had the best cheese and bread! Middelburg was such a lovely city. I love the weird dip they have for fries, too. Gerben, care to comment?

[milkisobel]

The history behind it is really interesting. Like, we deep fry things because it's a cheap way of cooking that makes the food higher in energy, which is good if you live in a one bedroom tenement flat with five kids and draw one menial wage, but not so good if you can easily afford to come home from the supermarket with a full trolley of groceries twice a week. And deep frying things makes them sweeter, too, which appeals to the sweet tooth we've developed as a nation from only being able to eat fruit when it's preserved like in jam and marmelade. My gran remembers when supermarkets were first opening in Scotland and suddenly she was able to buy so much food so cheaply, but she just kept making the same stuff - buying fruit to make jam, condensed milk and caster sugar for puddings, potatoes for chips, etc.
America's health problems are mostly related to the high meat and dairy content of the American diet, which probably comes from the fact that frontier Americans depended a lot on their livestock for food because crops were unreliable; Scotland's are because we love sweet and fatty foods, a symptom of high density, low wage inner city living.

so interesting ! actually i never paid attention to that kind of causes, i was like (french superiority) « those people are so narrow-minded with any taste, they like to eat crap, for god sake could they not eat proper delicious food as ours? » as i especialy came from that part in France where food is the big deal, delicious wine, cheese, potatoes or cabbage based meal, it's not pricey, until you put a lot of meat, based goose grease « confit », white wine and long long cooking in bakery stove is the clue.
What i thought be an american way of eating is actually an old european way of eating given to america, even if back and forth « good trick » were established.

[Ann]

This is where I currently am:



(picture from Wikipeida commons ... I can't take a photo like that.)

Pretty wonderful, though, eh? I'm not into water much, but I am seriously into the green lushness. It's beautiful.

[milkisobel]

where is it?

[Wanbli]

Kauai, Hawaii "The Garden Isle"

[milkisobel]

hawaii, it's that sort of far far honeymoon destination for rich people...

enjoy!

[queenofnerds]

So guys and gals. Can you help a lonely single out. I want to to on holiday but not sure where to go. Have any of you travelled alone?

[milkisobel]

Lisboa,istanbul,berlin,brussel, anything cultural,cheap,not so far and enough funny you could enjoy it by yourself. And you have to test couchsurfing stuff i'm so addicted by this you will meet great people

[queenofnerds]

Thanks milki I'm gonna Google some places see what's good. I'm gonna have to Google couchsurfing as I don't know what it is!!

[dwaink]

there is always Paris queenie, u may come back with a love interest

[Gerritsón]

Nobody can make better summer food than the Swedes. Cucumber and fresh fish (I don't eat fish anymore, but it was good), lemon cakes with berries (lingon and cloud), rose hips and gradde (clotted cream, I think. Not something you find in the u.s.). And pastries everywhere! Swedes love candy, so I went to this awesome candy store that is the size of my house almost everyday. And the pizza you get in Sweden, made by Middle Eastern men who can barely speak Swedish is so so so good! And all of the Swedes I know put ketchup on pasta. Gross. In Norway, I ate like I ate here because it was too expensive to eat out. In Holland, I had the best cheese and bread! Middelburg was such a lovely city. I love the weird dip they have for fries, too. Gerben, care to comment?

Aha! Well, let me just say that, even if I'm one year later in commenting, you are very right in all of this. Swedes sure love candy.. Every supermarket has a large assortment of sweets...

[Gerritsón]

So guys and gals. Can you help a lonely single out. I want to to on holiday but not sure where to go. Have any of you travelled alone?

Hey Queenie, you may always visit me in Amsterdam! If got a spare room for visitors, you can eat and sleep at my place ;)

[milkisobel]

Thanks milki I'm gonna Google some places see what's good. I'm gonna have to Google couchsurfing as I don't know what it is!!

you have to, since i start i just can't stopping it!
polli, paris is clearly the lovers city so going it alone isn't the best way to recover, believe me...

[polliwog]

Did I say something about Paris? I would never suggest that anyone go there. Too many French.

[milkisobel]

Yeah i hate french too sometimes more tan russians..it was a suggestion from romantic dwain,cos of his south blood

[queenofnerds]

I love the idea of Paris and it is not a million miles away which is nice. Nor is Amsterdam!! Gerben that is so sweet Would be so cool to meet a fellow milky mooner!


Milki I just joined couch surfing. I shall give it a good look, I love the concept.

[milkisobel]

what's ur CS name, i'll send you a friend request

[queenofnerds]

Right this is my profile http://www.couchsurfing.org/profile.html

I am not a social butterfly so I am nervous about this site!