Ask a foreigner

[Chris-duck]

(6 hours from london to scotland

Yeh. 5.5. You rounded up n I rounded down.

 

[Freddyt]

Um no. Its 5 hours driving.

I stand corrected. I worked for a french gentleman one summer. He said the trip to and from the airport in Paris was 23 miles and took all day. Narrow windy streets were one car wide and cobblestone.

....at least he wasn't like a guy I used to work with who never understood what those "weird little clocks" beside the Swiss mountain roads were.
(for one way traffic. If its white it's going your way if its red, there is traffic coming toward you......)

 

[Rose White]

I been watching this guy who does street interviews in Tokyo and Vienna. And I noticed everyone is so nicely dressed. It seems like people in America (or in my Western city) are unkempt by comparison (my bias is that I am in poverty and surrounded by people in poverty—we are TIRED). Do Americans (not in movies) seem messy/unkempt? Or is it just people in poverty in general?

 

[In the weeds]

Where I live you can go to the grocery store and see people in pajamas. I can't remember that ever happening when I was younger.

 

[Upside Down Eagle]

Rose, in January I accidentally went to the supermarket with a dirty sock velcroed to my jacket.
Not because that's the fashion or anything, but because I have a habit of just whacking my clothes on the floor when I get home, then I store them later. But I did not notice the sock on my jacket.

I generally have messy and unkempt hair, but this was like the cherry on the cake: looking like a vagrant, sock stuck to my chest and oblivious as to why people were staring. Not from the US, although I feel like I must have had a previous life there or something.

 

[Freddyt]

So, the English really like their marmalade. I lost my connection to Rose's locally.

What other brands are popular? Are Robertson's or MaKay's acceptable replacements?

 

[Teasel]

Are Robertson's or MaKay's acceptable replacements?

Yep, Robertson's scores 4.6 /5 in my supermarket app
Mackay's gets 4.5
Others that score well
Mackay's Vintage marmalade 4.8
St Dalfour 4.8
Duerr's 4.5

 

[Freddyt]

I have really been liking St Dalfour lately. They have new flavors. Apple Cinnamon - great as a topping on waffles or ice cream, and Strawberry/Rhubarb - really nice.

On the other hand, I grew up on Robertsons Ginger Marmalade sandwiches so, its still a favorite.

 

[Teasel]

I've never tried St Dalfours, I might get something by them. Ginger marmalade sounds gorgeous! I've been buying M&S marmalade recently, the one I have at the moment is mandarin, very nice too.

 

[Freddyt]

I've never tried St Dalfours, I might get something by them.

They use grapes left over from wine making as a large part of their sweetener instead of sugar. I find it intensifies the fruit flavor.

 

[Teasel]

They use grapes left over from wine making as a large part of their sweetener instead of sugar. I find it intensifies the fruit flavor.

Guess what I found in my fridge?
St Dalfour's Apricot jam I had some today, very apricoty, I like
It was me that bought it too. I'd not noticed the brand name