tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808639380980092075.post1325799036186025536..comments2024-02-12T15:47:15.904+01:00Comments on Always greener: Purchasing power USA vs. DCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13753056386255047108noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808639380980092075.post-45788607591496386542011-02-19T18:09:28.077+01:002011-02-19T18:09:28.077+01:00german supermarkets tend do install tiny steam-spr...german supermarkets tend do install tiny steam-spray systems in the last months.<br />but i think they are used to make the fresh produce look fresher, instead of really conserving itnigenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808639380980092075.post-53466381303171859562011-02-16T15:18:30.819+01:002011-02-16T15:18:30.819+01:00I also hate air-conditioning for the record – and ...I also hate air-conditioning for the record – and I even lived without it in Austin, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana.<br /><br />Air-conditioning is for wusses ;-)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753056386255047108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808639380980092075.post-31913007813370326642011-02-16T15:14:36.145+01:002011-02-16T15:14:36.145+01:00Heh. The Hitler salute thing also happened to a fr...Heh. The Hitler salute thing also happened to a friend of mine when he mentioned in Florida that he is from Germany. And he is the son of immigrants from Morocco, so his looks certainly don't confirm to the Nazi stereotype...<br /><br />I actually don't mind normal American cuisine - I certainly loved the (allegedly - I have no way of telling) Louisiana-style steaks they offered at a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808639380980092075.post-48631343231748317922011-02-16T13:21:02.463+01:002011-02-16T13:21:02.463+01:00I wasn't actually talking about the quality of...I wasn't actually talking about the quality of bread, but if you insist:<br /><br />http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/19/19447/1.html<br /><br />;-)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753056386255047108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808639380980092075.post-45830159436047730332011-02-16T13:05:55.857+01:002011-02-16T13:05:55.857+01:00My experiences with American bread while I lived t...My experiences with American bread while I lived there have been summed up by the following video:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66TLHqX90YA<br /><br />I really, _really_ missed German sourdough bread while I was there. So now I'm practicing baking my own in case I should ever end up there again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808639380980092075.post-8083812215084224082011-01-19T17:19:09.752+01:002011-01-19T17:19:09.752+01:00It really does surprise me how different the cultu...It really does surprise me how different the cultures see things. That said, I had a German friend who would drive across the Rhine because eggs were two Pfennigs cheaper there (never mind the gas she used to get there). But I do miss the German bread...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com