Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
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@sundogplanets I thought New Zealand was a paradise until I heard about the coffee thing. Wow.
@symbology @sundogplanets just thank your lucky stars it's not still the 20th century.
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@sundogplanets
Wait until you hit Australia.@rdm @sundogplanets Ordinary sharks are bad enough, and now, helisharks?
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@rdm @sundogplanets Ordinary sharks are bad enough, and now, helisharks?
@Daveosaurus @sundogplanets
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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 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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@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.
Ah, ok. Thanks for explaining
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@sundogplanets
Wait until you hit Australia.@rdm
Love the spider on that sign. That seems very Australian to me.
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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. -
@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.
