Are there a lot of bakeries around, like in Germany, where you can grab a bread roll for breakfast, or a cup of coffee and a pastry in the afternoon? I guess "alot" will depend on where you are, but there are bakeries where you can buy a breadroll/bap/often sandwiches etc and some of them will sell a cup of coffee as well, but not all... There're cafes and so on too, though, including the chains.
And do the grocery stores generally have delis, with salad bars, soup and sandwiches? They're not known as "grocery stores" unless they're very small and specialised these days - and not even then, really. A "grocery store" in the US is a "supermarket" over here - and there are branches everywhere these days. They tend to be on the edge of towns (though not always), but in cities there are "Metro" versions which... hmmn, I think basically the only difference is that they don't have carparks, come to think of it! And yeah, they generally have delis and salad bars and bakery sections too. There are smaller shops too, which are sometimes a bit more expensive, but sell basic groceries and often have a sort of "chill cabinet" with drinks and yoghurts and sometimes sandwiches and cold pasties and things...
Darn it - started this reply about 2 hours ago and then got distracted, sorry! (Someone else has probably replied now too, but oh well! *g*)
I think takeaways are generally pretty easy to find - they're usually at one end or the other of a high street, or some main street in town, and scattered around otherwise. They're not necessarily alot cheaper these days, mind you... some Indians can be pretty good though. Always depends where you are, and on the takeaway as to quality though. I always think of it as lazy-comfort-food-for-fun rather than healthy, too!
I tend not to go for pub lunches on my own, but there's no reason why I shouldn't - I suppose I just think of pubs as more for socialising, though I also think of them as places to take the Sunday newspaper and quietly do the crossword (though I've never done that on my own either). Generally if I'm eating alone I tend to go to cafes for some reason, and take a book, but there's no reason I couldn't go to a pub and do the same thing!
Thanks for all the input! And the more replies, the better! *g*
So, cafes sound like a pretty good option and it's probably okay to eat some not so healthy food, when I'm getting fresh organic produce etc. for most of the meals! :) As long as it's not McDonald's or something similar, I'm happy! Oh, what's English bread like? More like the softer American kind, or more like the German solid breads? Or can you get both?
Bread over here is not the American kind, in that it's not got that weird sweetish flavour to it - there's generally no sugar in it. But it is the soft kind, as standard, rather than (well, what I think of as) "German solid breads". You can often buy them in supermarkets and delicatessens, though, there's quite alot of choice in the cities in particular, but also towns. And ordinary bakery would probably only sell the soft kind, though.
I guess "alot" will depend on where you are, but there are bakeries where you can buy a breadroll/bap/often sandwiches etc and some of them will sell a cup of coffee as well, but not all... There're cafes and so on too, though, including the chains.
And do the grocery stores generally have delis, with salad bars, soup and sandwiches?
They're not known as "grocery stores" unless they're very small and specialised these days - and not even then, really. A "grocery store" in the US is a "supermarket" over here - and there are branches everywhere these days. They tend to be on the edge of towns (though not always), but in cities there are "Metro" versions which... hmmn, I think basically the only difference is that they don't have carparks, come to think of it! And yeah, they generally have delis and salad bars and bakery sections too. There are smaller shops too, which are sometimes a bit more expensive, but sell basic groceries and often have a sort of "chill cabinet" with drinks and yoghurts and sometimes sandwiches and cold pasties and things...
Darn it - started this reply about 2 hours ago and then got distracted, sorry! (Someone else has probably replied now too, but oh well! *g*)
I think takeaways are generally pretty easy to find - they're usually at one end or the other of a high street, or some main street in town, and scattered around otherwise. They're not necessarily alot cheaper these days, mind you... some Indians can be pretty good though. Always depends where you are, and on the takeaway as to quality though. I always think of it as lazy-comfort-food-for-fun rather than healthy, too!
I tend not to go for pub lunches on my own, but there's no reason why I shouldn't - I suppose I just think of pubs as more for socialising, though I also think of them as places to take the Sunday newspaper and quietly do the crossword (though I've never done that on my own either). Generally if I'm eating alone I tend to go to cafes for some reason, and take a book, but there's no reason I couldn't go to a pub and do the same thing!
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So, cafes sound like a pretty good option and it's probably okay to eat some not so healthy food, when I'm getting fresh organic produce etc. for most of the meals! :)
As long as it's not McDonald's or something similar, I'm happy!
Oh, what's English bread like? More like the softer American kind, or more like the German solid breads? Or can you get both?
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