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[fistik]

Hi. I just joined. I'm an American living in Turkey (Turkish husband

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[wolflady26]

Funny, here in Germany, I have a problem making chocolate chip cookies, too. But we have plenty of brown sugar, it's the chocolate chips that are scarce! Somehow, breaking up blocks of chocolate just doesn't have the right effect.

[fistik]

I actually found cubes of brown sugar which i put water on to make it soft :)
We don't have chocolate chips here either-but i like em better without anyway.
I also tried putting parts of a chocolate bar in them for my chocolate loving friends-yeah taste is def. different.

[dothethingsucan]

If you have a microwave, microwaving the sugar will soften it without wetting it.

[fistik]

Really?? Thanks. I'll try that today.

[catyak]

5 feet 11 inches = 180.34 centimeters

Hope that helps!

Oh, and... 25 centimeters = 9.84251969 inches. Did you get his number?

--Susan

[fistik]

Ha! thanks for the numbers. I ran the other way and laughed for a long time in the safety of my turkish posse.

everytime i think i want native eng speaking friends I meet someone like that!

[keinaubergine]

yeah I was about to say 25 centimetres is pretty damned impressive

[fistik]

and a pretty big lie I would presume.

[cakeinoz]

howdy. I'm an American in Amsterdam (German husband). I believe it's the same time zone, though we could be an hour off :)

Brown sugar idea: if you ever find molasses or Golden Syrup (a British product, which is essentially a clear molasses), you can add a big spoonful to a recipe along with white sugar instead of brown. It isn't exactly the same, but it can do. (brown sugar is pretty much just white sugar with some of the molasses still in)

I've had lots of problems, and several success stories, when trying to find items from home. I wish I could help you specifically, but I imagine you've got different stores down there! :)

[fistik]

They don't have sugar molasses here-though they do have grape molasses whatever that is. i did finally find cubes of brown sugar which made for interesting beating and a slightly different taste but I can live with it. I have replaced my beloved sour cream with plain yogurt :)

I added you to my freinds list--I especially had too after I read that you were watching that flea market show on BBC. It's terrible but i watched it every day last summer when I wasn't working and had ran out of English books.

[cakeinoz]

oh, excellent. I'll be adding you back in a sec. I really like LJs from fellow expats.

I'm a BBC addict. Dutch TV can be a bit odd in the daytime (okay, lots of TV can be odd then). :)

[fistik]

we got satellite finally-its got one channel with shows like Friends, but also Taxi and Who's the Boss unfortunatly, in English with Turkish subtitles. I still can't understand the daytime Turkish TV. I did work out with a turkish tv program though since I could follow along.

Re: The Toll House Disaster

[fistik]

Ha. that made me laugh. Especially since it is too similar to my strange ingredient fiascos of the past few weeks. way too adapt-i bet it tasted great in the ice cream.

Re: The Toll House Disaster

[jetspeaks]

Sounds like you ended up with raw sugar rather than brown. :/

[lbuckley]

I've been in Egypt three years. I've figured out the taxis and the brown sugar here, but I still don't know who to kiss! With *most* Egyptians, I kiss the girls but not the guys -- but there are exceptions. For the other expats? I have no idea. I kiss some of my American friends, despite the fact that I'd never do that in America.

It's always both cheeks or none, here. That part's easy!

(And here, I'm the one to insult because I'm 'blunt.' If I don't ask about spouse, family, and health before purchasing a tube of lipstick from a stranger in a shop, I'm supposedly rude!)

Re: Kissing

[evilshell]

That German tradition has tossed me as well!

I never know who to kiss, who I have kissed in the past and is expecting it now or someone I've never greeted like that and automatically go to kiss. Confusing, confusing.