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OriginalGriff wrote: Beer?
Wine?
Chocolates?
How is he going to get any of that in the States? 
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Import shops?
Beer: UK or Ireland (obviously)
Wine: Oz.
Chocolates: Switzerland.
Alternatively, FleaBay!
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OriginalGriff wrote: Beer: UK or Ireland (obviously)
You must be kidding! You guys, along with your 'mercan friends, don't know what beer is.
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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I'd correct with
Beer: Belgium
Wine: Italy or France
Chocolates: Italy or Switzerland
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I'd disagree: some of the small UK brewers produce exceptionally good beers.
And French wine? Please: when it's good it's very good. But the rest of the time it's floor cleaner at best. Problem is the lack of consistency - what is brilliant one year is rubbish for the next ten...
Not tried Italian chocolate. Have inhaled a "reasonable amount" of Swiss...
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I know some of the UK beers and I can only agree on that 
And I agree on French wine too, that's why I prefer Italian ones, but I didn't want to sound too parochial
Italy is not known for its dark chocolate, but we invented the Gianduja (similar to nougat) ad Nutella - now I guess you know Nutella  There is a good tradition of chocolate manipulation in Piedmont, there are historic firms as Baratti&Milano, Caffarel, Peyrano well knwon for their quality.
I guess if I will ever be able to meet some CP fellows (maybe in the UK? I love the UK) I shall bring some stuff 
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.. and there are still a lot of small brewers in the UK. Even some pretty big ones produce incredible products (Marston's Pedigree!)
The biggest "problem" with our (Brit) beer reputation is that:
- Tourists don't often get to the good stuff
- Many countries (especially North America) are conditioned to drinking very cold "beer". When it's that cold it's flavours are muted (often a good thing). You'd never want to mute the flavours of Ruddle's County, Wadworth 6X or Felinfoel Double Dragon! (feel free to add to the list)
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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I have to agree - and the other problem is that a lot of the good stuff doesn't travel well either: Flowers produce a good pint, but get past Oxford and it starts to resemble cats urine...
And when you add in the number of landlords that don't clean the pipes often (or well) enough, and British Beer can get a very poor rep. 
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Having been in the beer biz and shifted a huge amount of real ale in my time, I assert that travel (at least in the UK) isn't the issue. It's turnover. As a general rule, if you can't clear a cask within 3 days of opening, it's going to suffer! Some stronger beers have more legs, especially if they're still working hard (Double Dragon is a good keeper as are the three I mentioned.)
The only Flowers I can recall (things may have changed) wasn't a bad lighter beer, especially considering it's a Shitbread product!
I'm sure your comment about pipes applies, although if the pipes are an issue then turnover and care are likely to be an issue too (which spile to use, re-spiling when closed ...). The pub trade has often been cursed by clueless landlords who think that running their own pub would be "neat"!
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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Well my hosts, just like me are in Sweden!
Life is too shor
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Yes, bring us back a slice of cake and something from the bar
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Nothing, because bearing gifts is not what giving thanks is about.
Just eat them out of house and home, and say "thanks" as you leave.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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The Royal Society[^] is 354 year old today!
May it continue for many years, an inspiration to science heads. ![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif)
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Quicquam latine Videtur Ingeniosi
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How can you be sure that's their motto? Seems like it's actually this guy's.
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...send it by van!
I just had an email to say that
Hello Mr **** ******,
Your ****** ***** parcel is now with your local ****** courier for delivery.
For complete tracking history please click below:
Kind regards,
The ****** team (Redacted for anonymity - it's Herself's Xmas present and I don't want her to see any clues)
Which is fine!
Except...he delivered it an hour ago...so a man and a van is faster than your email system. 
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Hi ****, I just wonder why you felt the need to redact your name. What clues could she possibly get from that?
Unless she still believes in Santa that is. 
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You don't need to believe in Santa: he is real!1
1: Just in case anyone who asks questions in QA is reading...
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You can say there' no such thing as Santa...
proof![^]
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I much prefer the Mr Kevin Wilson esquire's paean to Christmas: Ho, Ho[^] (NSFW in any way, shape, or form)
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Evidently his name is Griff, Original Griff.
Life is too shor
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Oh c'mon OG everyone knows your name - no need to hide it, and Internet who would trust on it when it is full of 500s and 404s, only a few chances for 200. 
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote: Oh c'mon OG everyone knows your name
Everyone here.
I still haven't told Herself who I am...
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