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In lugnet.loc.au, Susan Hoover writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Peter Callaway wrote:
>
> > In lugnet.loc.au, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > > By the way, for the .au folks, have you heard any of these awful
> > > "Outback Steakhouse" commercials they have up here in the eastern
> > > US? The supposed "essence" of Australia--Paul Hogan, wallabies,
> > > and Men at Work, mostly--has been canned and parleyed into a good
> > > -sized STOW-restaurant (STOW=Stuff* Tacked On Walls) empire up
> > > here.
> >
> > Kinda like the Lone Star franchise out here by the looks of it. Icky
> > at the best of times.
>
> Heh. The Lone Star franchise seems to exist everywhere *except* the
> Lone Star State (Texas, USA). So yes, your having Lone Star
> restaurants in Sydney is exactly analogous to our having Outback
> Steakhouses in Houston. Ugh.
Susan, maybe we should swap ;^)
> > > It's depressing, and IIRC it was started by an Australian emigre
> > > catering to US myths about Australia.
> >
> > I still get asked about Kangaroos in the middle of Sydney and pet
> > Koala's in the back yard, and they're quite serious when they ask!
>
> And every one of Houston's 4 million people (okay, Houston + local
> urbanized area) lives on a ranch and rides a horse to work -- not!
> People have this image of Houston as a hick town, but IMHO it's quite a
> diverse, integrated, interesting, pleasant place to live.[1]
Any town/city with a university or population over 500,000 acquires
diversity with the in and outgo of population.
> > One myth that's true though is that Cadbury's chocolate is better
> > than Hershey's (and I can speak from a tasting experience). <GD&R>
>
> Mmmm, Cadbury's! And say, doesn't the Violet Crumble (yum!) come from
> .au? ... sure does, check out <URL:http://www.violetcrumble.com/>,
> which is not the official site but instead some enterprising person
> from California who ships it within the USA. I can't find an official
> site for Hoadley's; is there one?
Must be Cadbury's higher sugar content. Before travelling to the US,
I wondered what the fuss was about Hershey's (I still do).
Cadbury's now have a range of icecreams that mimic their chocolate bar range !
> [1] ...but not a Vacation Destination, i.e. you would not choose to
> visit Houston unless you know someone here.
Ah, but Texas has Big Bend National Park, Carlsbad Caverns (close) and the
mysterious Marfa Lights. Not to mention the Rio Grande.
pete white (Sydney,Australia)
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