OT- 2 days til my 13 month Euro trip, any last minute advice? Options

[seanery]

I'm leaving for the UK on Wednesday - I'll be there for 13 months.

Anyone got any last minute advice before I leave?

thanks!!!

[dbgriffith75]

[I'm stating this having never tasted English food from the UK]

I think we can all agree that we've been raised to like food that our upbringing taught us to like. Even within the US there are people that don't like things like "dairy free" dairy products- I know because I'm one of them. I don't believe in substituting real ingredients. Same goes for "sugar free" cola.

These products are for the people in our society who are either lactose intolerant, or who want to eat like crap under the impression that they can still look good while doing so. Sad to say but yes, they do exist. And I like to give them crap about it.

Rick Eberle/Veltror- did either of you try a steak or hamburger here? And I'm not talking about some result of the end of a fast food prep line from McDonalds or Burger King. Did you go to a formal sit down restaurant and try one? I find it hard to believe that no matter where you come from, you can knock a real American steak or hamburger. A good restaurant will cook it to order and won't add anything but their own seasonings to give it the taste they want people to know them for. Of course there is no substitute for making your own, but certain restaurants can pull it off.

As for the Ranch dressing- all you've gotta do is ask for the dressing on the side. Plus, there's not very many restaurants that don't give you the choice of the dressing you want, so I'm guessing you asked for it. While I do like Ranch dressing I'm not as obsessed with it as some people, but it is a big hit here. There's a lot more uses for it than just on salads.

[Rick_Eberle]

Rick Eberle/Veltror- did either of you try a steak or hamburger here? And I'm not talking about some result of the end of a fast food prep line from McDonalds or Burger King. Did you go to a formal sit down restaurant and try one? I find it hard to believe that no matter where you come from, you can knock a real American steak or hamburger.

You've got me on the steaks, but to quote Crocodile Dundee... "That's not a hamburger... THIS is a Hamburger!" (well it's ALMOST a direct quote!)



I'm sorry, but I was raised to believe that a "Hamburger With The Lot" should, by law (and simple common sense!) include Egg, Beetroot, and Pineapple... anything else would simply be offensive!