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[soleta_nf]

01. It is SUCH a beautiful day today! The weather has been crap for a solid week now, and any nice weather we've had in the last few months has stayed around for a few days at most and then run into hiding again. Which is infuriating to me, a summer lover. So after work I walked straight past my house and jaunted around for a good 30 minutes,

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[threnody]

The fruit and nut bars are recent to the States, at least as far as I know. I lived in the States for 12 years and only in the last year or so have fruit and nut bars been available. And I lived near the border, so there's loads of stuff there that you can't get further away (maple cookies, ketchup chips, etc

[soleta_nf]

Excellent info and suggestions, thank you! This is so fascinating. I love learning these kinds of cultural differences, even in countries where the "differences" aren't apparent to many people.

MMM, Zero bars! A family I babysat for used to have a ton of them in their freezer and I'd sneak one once in a while. HEAVEN. If I end up trying to transport frozen poutine, I might stick a Zero bar in there.

[threnody]

I know. Right now I'm trying to reconcile the whole Canadian/American thing, because I'm not used to admiting that I'm both. I miss Canada like mad when I'm down there, and when I'm here I get this inkling of missing the States. And I do miss it there sometimes. There are things about American culture that Canadians just don't get, and vice versa (much more the latter than the former, but still).

Also, they don't have Tandoori Doritos down there. More's the pity.

[soleta_nf]

I haven't tried either the Tandoori Doritos or the Curry Lays yet. :( I'm waiting to find them on sale, but soon I'll have to buckle. Are they buckle-worthy? I wonder why we have them and they don't.

Ooh, what don't Canadians get about American culture?

[newnumber6]

To me, anyway, Tandoori Doritos were so not worth it. They tasted, again, to me (my taste isn't as sensitive as average, I think), like tortilla chips with taco seasoning on them. Plain taco seasoning. And while I _like_ taco seasoning (and tacos), I was expecting something other than tacos when I wanted to try tandoori doritos.

Curry lays tasted pretty much like other curry things. Good if you like that sort of thing, although one of the few types of chips I couldn't eat the whole bag in one sitting (not because of the spiciness, just because the curry flavouring gets to me after a while).

Wasabi Lays tasted like mustard, which I guess is what Wasabi is but I never had it so I thought when they said 'Japanese Mustard' they meant that it was slightly similar, but different.

^-- chip connoisseur

[soleta_nf]

Thanks for the explanation! Last year I was excited to find 'xtra hot' cheesies in Houston - and they really were crazy hot! Yum.

Hmm, I don't think Tandoori is my favourite spice so that's one reason I haven't gone out of my way to try it, but I still should. I think I'd like the Curry Lays, I love curry. I've never seen or tried the Wasabi ones! The wasabi I've had with sushi, though, doesn't taste like mustard at all. I just taste spice when I try it and I hate it - it burns!

[newnumber6]

Well, the Wasabi ones here are a _little_ spicier than normal mustard, but not much for me (but I eat a lot of spicy foods so may not be the best person to judge).

And yeah, I do like curry too (in fact, I'm about to go cook some Curry Mr. Noodles now), just too much of it gets to me.

Though I've never actually tried real tandoori. I was hoping the chips would be an introduction, but I'd imagine they don't taste like tacos, so...

Oh, speaking of Mr. Noodles, I'm reasonably sure that's a brand they don't have down there. But they probably have many other kinds of equivalent ramen so not really good to bring unless mildly amusing names are reason enough.

[soleta_nf]

THERE ARE CURRY MR. NOODLES? *dies*

WANT.

[newnumber6]

"Curry Chicken" technically. But yeah. They're my favorite kind out of all the kinds.

[soleta_nf]

Nice! I've found spicy Mr. Noodles here - spicy chicken probably - and loved them. Yum. I tend to eat the 'authentic' spicy noodle packets from the Chinese store here - cheap and delish. There is also packages of rice here that I've found (like the dried packets of rice you boil up) from the Caribbean - they're incredibly spicy and so so yummy. Mmmm.

[threnody]

I like the Tandoori ones, though I can't eat a lot at once. I think it's a bit different than just plain taco seasoning, but obviously it's not going to be all authentic. We're talking doritos, here.

The curry chips are okay. They taste like curry. I can't eat them, though, they make me sick. If I can get past the tummy ows, they are also heartburn in a bag to me, so. :)

re: culture... it's hard to explain. It'd be like trying to explain to an American why medicare and MPs shouting insults at each other are the most natural things in the world and anyone who doesn't have those things is a bit weird. :P

[soleta_nf]

MPs (/politicians) don't shout insults at each other in the U.S.?

[threnody]

Nope. Try watching CSPAN when you're down there once. Congress is so boring, it'll put you to sleep in five minutes. It's like once they're elected, they lose all personality. You never hear about so and so not liking some other politician, like you do here. No name calling at all that I know of. Definitely no shouting of any kind. And you'd never in a million years be able to actually go and *talk* to your representative in person. They're like minor deities down there.

American v. Canadian government is sort of like, "this is serious business. We are being serious" v. "this is serious business. Now piss off, you fucktard". :D

[soleta_nf]

Interesting. Strange! I'll try to check out CSPAN while I'm there.

[ciaracat]

Oooooo! Aero bars! I got totally hooked on the mint/chocolate ones in Ireland. I wonder if they're the same ones you have there?

[soleta_nf]

You guys really don't have them there? Damn. How many do you want? I picked up one milk chocolate one today, but I can pick up more and look for the mint too!