Ask a foreigner

[somerandomguy]

No, those are both spring flowers. March or April.

 

[Friday]

Odd one: are tulips or daffodils in flower anywhere in the world at the moment?

ETA: that’s one for the folks in the northern hemisphere!

Only being forced in greenhouses here in the northern rainy bit of the Pacific Northwest! (The Netherlands are a bit to far to fly in anything legal, and make a profit. On the east coast, though? Eyeballs deep in Dutch tulips).

We get them about 3-4 months after the rest of the country, though. It’s 10C here for apx 10mo a year. (A few cold spikes to 0-5 for a few days, a few warm spikes to 20-25). But basically? It’s overcast, cold, and raining from October to July. Aug/Sept are beautiful, though!

We get our first “spring” flowers (that most of the country sees in March/April/May… April Showers bring May Flowers)… in June

When I lived in Southern California? We’d get our “spring” (everything is green and blooming) around Christmas. That’s when all the coyote pups would be born & other wildlife (and half the farm animals) would give birth, too.

I worked on a horse ranch, at the time, and we had 2 breeding seasons. Mares who had been in the local climate for a couple years would go into heat to give birth in December/January, when everything was green and lush. New mares, or those flown in to be covered, would go into heat to give birth in April/May. By April/May? Our hills were a thousand shades of gold, and blue skies for the next 6mo, creeks dried up, not a drop of rain in sight.

LOL… Sorry! You got me thinking.

 

[No More]

Nope not here, not till spring!

I worked on a horse ranch, at the time, and we had 2 breeding seasons. Mares who had been in the local climate for a couple years would go into heat to give birth in December/January, when everything was green and lush. New mares, or those flown in to be covered, would go into heat to give birth in April/May. By April/May? Our hills were a thousand shades of gold, and blue skies for the next 6mo, creeks dried up, not a drop of rain in sight.

As an aside, this is a funny one everywhere depending on what you’re trying to breed. TB’s they try to foal down as close to January as possible as horses age from the 1st, not their actual birthday, so it makes them as mature as possible in their age category.
Sports horse tend to foal by June, July is late & we don’t cover past august.
A December foal would be a right f*ck up here, mid winter!

 

[Teasel]

Just seen a clip of a video of an American couple in a supermarket and there are purple /yellow bell peppers /capsicums. I've never seen them that colour before, are they common? Taste the same as other colours?
Ty

 

[OliveJewel]

@Teasel yellow is common where I am but purple is not. They taste the same. Orange is also getting more common. Incidentally I bought a green pepper but didn’t use it for a while (kept it in the fridge) and it turned yellow . I think all green peppers are immature colorful ones.

 

[Friday]

Just seen a clip of a video of an American couple in a supermarket and there are purple /yellow bell peppers /capsicums. I've never seen them that colour before, are they common? Taste the same as other colours?
Ty

Stoplight Bell Peppers (Red Yellow Green) have been common here where I am for about 25 years. So much so they sell them in bags of 3, fresh, and sliced/frozen by every major brand + every store brand.

Orange bell peppers have been common for about 20. Only available fresh.

Hawaiian or Fiesta Peppers (Same pepper, just different names) Yellow & Orange/Red/Pink tiger stripes, or the reverse, dark with light stripes & dots) have been available seasonally, fresh, for about 15 years.

Yellow, orange, and striped peppers are all very near -or exceed- red pepper sweetness. No heat. No astringency (like green bell peppers have).

Never seen purple bell peppers, but Google says they exist! “Purple Beauty”.

HAVE seen peppers stored next to radicchio & eggplant & purple carrots (bell peppers are commonly shelved together, separated by color, in the “normal” fruits/veg section (along with carrots, celery, cabbages, parsnips, regular bananas, lettuces, etc.), … whilst citrus, tropical, exotic -dragon fruit, jackfruit, etc.-, Asian, South American, hot peppers/chilis, etc. are all shelved in their own little -or big- areas, .

 

[LuckiLee]

The most common ones we have in the Midwest of America are red, green, yellow and orange.

Purple, white and black can be found occasionally at farmers markets during harvest.

 

[Friday]

Here’s another grocery Q for all over!

Do your grocery stores have a beer aisle?

Most of our stores have one entire aisle (both sides) devoted to beer, and often a double aisle with islands & displays up the middle, or an entire aisle (both sides) plus large display (with a small sampling of about 40 of the most popular brands) near the front of the store. I’ve been here long enough that it shocks me, when travelling, to only find a beer “section” with part, often only a small part, of one side of the aisle in use.

 

[Charbella]

@Friday its funny you should say yours come in bags of red, green, yellow ours come in red, orange, yellow for fresh, which I hate because I like the multi color peppers for chili and fajitas but then I still have to buy a green.

 

[Teasel]

Heehee you've all blown my tiny mind

yellow is common where I am but purple is not

The one's I was on about were a combo of purple & yellow in a single pepper.

Here, @1 min 58

I think all green peppers are immature colorful ones

Yes that's right

they sell them in bags of 3, fresh

We get that too, usually a red green n a yellow, but sometimes it's different colours when there are shortages. Much more common here since Brexit.

Pink tiger stripes

Ooh? Off to google - wow, these are the kinds of colours I saw but long thin shape

or the reverse, dark with light stripes & dots

Never heard of these either!

Purple Beauty

Googled, gorgeous!

Purple, white and black

Blimey! Also gorgeous

to only find a beer “section” with part, often only a small part, of one side of the aisle in use.

Yes, only a beer section here. Generally, even large supermarkets here will have a wine Isle, and an other alcohols Isle, to include spirits, beers, ale, lager, stout, cider, perry etc

 

[LuckiLee]

Yes, we have refrigerated isles in our grocery stores. Most have beer on one side and liquor and mixers on the other. We also have what we call Party Stores. Everything you need for a party. Beer, liquor, snacks, ice, cigarettes, a few groceries, pizza...

The U.S. is weird. Most of the States I've been to are different. Some have dry counties. Some sell liquor totally separate from beer and mixers. Some have liquor warehouses.

 

[Friday]

The U.S. is weird.

Agreed!

I’ve lived in places it’s illegal to sell alcohol, so you go to the “package store” and buy a package. Whether it’s a 6pack of Bud “sized” package, or an 18yo Macallen scotch “sized” package. You don’t buy the booze, you buy the package it comes in. Wih a “free gift” inside! People crack me up.