Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
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Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
-Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
-Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
-Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
-NZ signs do not play around (see example below)@sundogplanets
Fun observations! Look forward to some more.
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@grb090423 @sundogplanets Not exactly; with drip coffee the hot water passes through the coffee grounds once, while with percolated coffee, the coffee is continually boiled and passed through the coffee grounds until itβs undrinkable.
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Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
-Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
-Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
-Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
-NZ signs do not play around (see example below)@sundogplanets wait, if you are in NZ... who is caring the goats?
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TIL what drip coffee is! (Thank you Wikipedia.)
Not sure what we call it here in UK... percolated coffee?
@grb090423 @sundogplanets I guess a pour over would be close? Do you have those in the UK?
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@grb090423 @sundogplanets Yes, it looks like it
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@grb090423 @sundogplanets Yes, it looks like it
Thank you
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Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
-Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
-Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
-Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
-NZ signs do not play around (see example below)@sundogplanets Wow, this could be a great advertisement for moving to NZ. No drip coffee and competent drivers? Sign me the hell up.
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@grb090423 @sundogplanets I guess a pour over would be close? Do you have those in the UK?
I don't personally but yes, I think we do have them here.
Appreciate your help
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@rdm
Love the spider on that sign. That seems very Australian to me.It's a great sign, but the hand written SNAKES, twice, and the spider, leave no doubt what country you're in...
Just add crocs, cassowaries, and stingers for FNQ. Oh, and gympie-gympie trees.
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Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
-Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
-Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
-Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
-NZ signs do not play around (see example below)@sundogplanets Why would you want drip (filter) coffee when you can have a Long Black?
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Thank you
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TIL what drip coffee is! (Thank you Wikipedia.)
Not sure what we call it here in UK... percolated coffee?
@sundogplanets @grb090423 we call it filtered coffee in the UK. A poor substitute for almost any other kind of coffee.
But you have to remember that Canadians are raised on Tim Hortons coffee, one of the worst excuses for decent coffee IMHO. -
@sundogplanets Wow, this could be a great advertisement for moving to NZ. No drip coffee and competent drivers? Sign me the hell up.
@Xenophon @sundogplanets oh no, the drivers arenβt remotely competent, theyβre good at roundabouts but barely average at everything else (myself most definitely included).
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Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
-Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
-Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
-Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
-NZ signs do not play around (see example below)@sundogplanets To be fair, there is genuinely good specialty filter/drip coffee these days (keywords: "pourover", "V60"). But if you mean the cheap over-boiled and continuously reheated stuff, yeah no thanks.
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Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
-Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
-Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
-Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
-NZ signs do not play around (see example below)@sundogplanets in Australia we change that sign to "party cliff" by adding bottles and a boombox
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Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
-Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
-Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
-Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
-NZ signs do not play around (see example below)@sundogplanets wellingtonians are incredibly proud of their coffee. Iβd be careful with them there drip coffee words down there
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@sundogplanets I thought New Zealand was a paradise until I heard about the coffee thing. Wow.
@sundogplanets @symbology I've found that Americano is a decent stand in
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@sundogplanets
Wait until you hit Australia.@rdm @sundogplanets I really like the well documented paths and warning signs there like this one:
(from this walk: https://atw2019.trojahn.de/tongariro-volcanic-area/ )
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Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
-Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
-Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
-Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
-NZ signs do not play around (see example below)@sundogplanets
Guess what SIX means in NZ?
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Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
-Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
-Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
-Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
-NZ signs do not play around (see example below)@sundogplanets regarding the road signs - I still vividly remember the road signs saying " the faster you go, the bigger the mess" - are those still around?
