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Postby Arianddu » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:37 pm

Deb wrote:
Loneman1 wrote:Well, one thing is that generally our spiders tend to be a little less nightmarishly huge. :lol:

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Holy crap!! :shock: I swear if I (LOL and probably BJG too :lol: ) saw one that big here I'd go spazmotic! :shock: I have relatives that used to live in Sydney but have moved to New Zealand, are they just as big there too?


Not according to my Kiwi friends who complain about the spiders in my house. As I keep pointing out - I have big harmless spiders. The ones that bite get dealt with, the ones that don't keep all the other creepy-crawlies under control.
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Postby artist4perry » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:38 pm

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You ask me why I love America. I can only tell you from my experiance and from my heart. Many things you love about your country, we love about ours. Both countries are beautiful. Both carry a rich and interesting history. I can tell you this is my home, a place I have traveled from one coast to the other. There are good and bad things about our country, as you will find in most.

It is a place many people have fled to find freedom and prosperity.
It is a place where you will find every country represented all in one place.
You can have Chinese food tonight, Mexican tomorrow, and German for breakfast! :lol: :lol:
Because of all the diversity we have great variety and choice.
And much like your country, we have basic freedoms.
I would say being a Western culture we have a great deal in common.

To me the best thing about America, is to ask you to experiance it, as I wish to experiance your country. I don't mean just a day or two. Take some time. Absorb the cultures and people. Some are brutish and rude, some are gentle and kind, some are reserved and quiet. But like most people everywhere, most would lay down their life for this nation. It is our home, it is the land our fathers and forfathers fought for. Much like most countries. But it is different. Experiance the difference........... :wink: :D
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Postby Rockindeano » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:40 pm

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Rockindeano wrote:Dan. Goddamned is spelled as one word.

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Dude, I could swear God plays professional sports. I saw him play goalie for Vancouver, QB for Indianapolis, bat 4th for the NYY, drive a car with a Lowe's decal on it's side, and played Torre Pines dressed in some fuckin red shirt on a Sunday a long time ago. I highly doubt he goes it alone.
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Postby artist4perry » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:42 pm

Arianddu wrote:
Deb wrote:
Loneman1 wrote:Well, one thing is that generally our spiders tend to be a little less nightmarishly huge. :lol:

Image

:shock:


Holy crap!! :shock: I swear if I (LOL and probably BJG too :lol: ) saw one that big here I'd go spazmotic! :shock: I have relatives that used to live in Sydney but have moved to New Zealand, are they just as big there too?


Not according to my Kiwi friends who complain about the spiders in my house. As I keep pointing out - I have big harmless spiders. The ones that bite get dealt with, the ones that don't keep all the other creepy-crawlies under control.

Not all our spiders are small. Arianddu meet the American Tarantula......... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Arianddu » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:42 pm

Rockindeano wrote:Dan. Goddamned is spelled as one word.

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What is this, a spelling bee?
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Postby Arianddu » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:46 pm

artist4perry wrote:Not all our spiders are small. Arianddu meet the American Tarantula......... :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Oooo, pretty!

Actually, knowing that the Americas have much bigger spiders than Australia does, and more poisonous ones than we do, I get a little irritated by the notion that we have nasty spiders waiting to jump out and eat people. We've only got 2 dangerous species, for heaven's sake. Snakes - different kettle of fish. Although we don't have any poisonous lizards. Now a Gilla Monster is something I'd love to see!
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Postby Rockindeano » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:52 pm

Arianddu wrote:
artist4perry wrote:Not all our spiders are small. Arianddu meet the American Tarantula......... :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Oooo, pretty!

Actually, knowing that the Americas have much bigger spiders than Australia does, and more poisinous ones than we do, I get a little irritated by the notion that we have nasty spiders waiting to jump out and eat people. We've only got 2 dangerous species, for heaven's sake. Snakes - different kettle of fish. Although we don't have any poisonous lizards. Now a Gilla Monster is something I'd love to see!


Forget Oxford. You sure Berkeley is taking you? Poisinous? Try poisonous.

Look into Cerritos Junior College. It's cheap and will save you tons of bank.
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Postby Deb » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:56 pm

Rockindeano wrote:
Saint John wrote:
Rockindeano wrote:Dan. Goddamned is spelled as one word.

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God is always by himself. Ask him. :lol:


Dude, I could swear God plays professional sports. I saw him play goalie for Vancouver,


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Postby Rockindeano » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:01 pm

God sure as shit wasn't planning on stopping over in Calgary! He ain't stupid!
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Postby Loneman1 » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:01 pm

Arianddu wrote:
artist4perry wrote:Not all our spiders are small. Arianddu meet the American Tarantula......... :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Oooo, pretty!

Actually, knowing that the Americas have much bigger spiders than Australia does, and more poisinous ones than we do, I get a little irritated by the notion that we have nasty spiders waiting to jump out and eat people. We've only got 2 dangerous species, for heaven's sake. Snakes - different kettle of fish. Although we don't have any poisonous lizards. Now a Gilla Monster is something I'd love to see!


Sorry, I didn't mean to semi-thread jack with that picture, I posted that completely as a joke. It's just that Huntsman spiders tend to get a bit more publicity than most, and the picture is just too creepily awesome.
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Postby artist4perry » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:01 pm

Arianddu wrote:
artist4perry wrote:Not all our spiders are small. Arianddu meet the American Tarantula......... :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Oooo, pretty!

Actually, knowing that the Americas have much bigger spiders than Australia does, and more poisinous ones than we do, I get a little irritated by the notion that we have nasty spiders waiting to jump out and eat people. We've only got 2 dangerous species, for heaven's sake. Snakes - different kettle of fish. Although we don't have any poisonous lizards. Now a Gilla Monster is something I'd love to see!

Poisonous spiders: In Arkansas alone we have two I know for sure;The black widow and the brown recluse.
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Postby annpea » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:06 pm

Arianddu wrote:
Rockindeano wrote:
Arianddu wrote:
Rockindeano wrote:You're fuckin weird, dude.


Less 'dude', thank you. Mistress Weirdo, if you must.

So why am I weird this time, oh Grand MR Poobah and High Lord of All Opinion? Because I don't believe in crunchy marshmallows? And please, remember to use correct English spelling, not the Microsoft-crap "American English" you use, Deano. Remember, it's a-r-s-e.

:lol:


Feel free to kneel down and gobble at my smelly taint. :P And when you're finished, allow me to blast a fart in your face. :P


Hmm. As far as attractions go, somehow I don't think the US tourism industry has picked up on that one. Maybe you aren't blowing your own trumpet loudly enough. Or maybe no one's blowing it at all. I believe there are people you can pay to do that, you know. Try to pick a lad with strong knees, Deano-dear. Oh, and a small mouth - less work for him that way.
Oh! dear! our little girl has grown up! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: That, was a good one. Just come and you will be able to see and judge for yourself, what makes this a wonderful country. Like all countries we have our good and bad points; however you must see the diversity with your own eyes then you will understand what the love affair with this great country is all about. P.S Please! come! you won't regret it. 8) :D
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Postby Arianddu » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:06 pm

Rockindeano wrote:
Arianddu wrote:
artist4perry wrote:Not all our spiders are small. Arianddu meet the American Tarantula......... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Image


Oooo, pretty!

Actually, knowing that the Americas have much bigger spiders than Australia does, and more poisinous ones than we do, I get a little irritated by the notion that we have nasty spiders waiting to jump out and eat people. We've only got 2 dangerous species, for heaven's sake. Snakes - different kettle of fish. Although we don't have any poisonous lizards. Now a Gilla Monster is something I'd love to see!


Forget Oxford. You sure Berkeley is taking you? Poisinous? Try poisonous.

Look into Cerritos Junior College. It's cheap and will save you tons of bank.




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I obviously need more sleep, or more coffee. Because that is a typo I definitely should have picked up on.
Incidently, it doesn't matter which College/University I go to in the States, if it has an exchange agreement with my University, I pay my fees to my Uni and not the host campus.

I've been doing a little food research. Do Americans really cook sweet potato with marshmallows? And is pumpkin used for anything other than a dessert or soup?
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Postby Shadowsong » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:09 pm

Arianddu wrote:
artist4perry wrote:Not all our spiders are small. Arianddu meet the American Tarantula......... :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Oooo, pretty!

Actually, knowing that the Americas have much bigger spiders than Australia does, and more poisonous ones than we do, I get a little irritated by the notion that we have nasty spiders waiting to jump out and eat people. We've only got 2 dangerous species, for heaven's sake. Snakes - different kettle of fish. Although we don't have any poisonous lizards. Now a Gilla Monster is something I'd love to see!


My parents live in Australia & have the brown snake...Mom caught one coming out from under the house so she threw a big stick over its neck & stood on it while she yelled for my father to come & take its head.

I can't imagine how that must have looked & Mom is darn brave as that snake's bite is deadly...still I can't imagine ever wanting to walk out of the house knowing that snake was somewhere about & they are nasty agressive snakes.

Note to self...don't ever do that...LOL

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Postby Deb » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:10 pm

Rockindeano wrote:God sure as shit wasn't planning on stopping over in Calgary! He ain't stupid!


He doesn't need to.......he can carry on and help another city that needs it. :lol: :P
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Postby Don » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:12 pm

The biggest difference your going to find challenging is the shear number of people here in the states. We probably have more illegal aliens here than the whole population of Australia. Multiply the crowds you've seen in Sydney times 2 or 3. We have alot of things going on here because we have a lot of of people of different ethnic groups and we try to cater to them all. I've been to over three dozen different countries and I still consider America the best. We aren't under any crown or part of any common wealth which gives a huge sense of pride. Everyone here can be successful, whether it be an illegal who swam across the Rio Grand or a kid growing up parentless in Compton. Of course you can say the same thing about Australia but everything here is bigger, brighter, chaotic, exciting, dangerous and exotic at a higher level than other countries. We have our backwaters (Alice Springs type places) but our cities hold millions and you'll get to meet every culture you can think of in San Francisco. Many developed countries love to send their children here as some of our schools are second to none. We fight with each and curse and spit occasionally but we are all extremely proud to be American. Even the nuts at Berkley who don't mind buning the flag would be the first ones to quote from our constitiution, if we chided them, because they know no other country would give them the freedoms we get here.
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Postby Arianddu » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:21 pm

Loneman1 wrote:
Arianddu wrote:
artist4perry wrote:Not all our spiders are small. Arianddu meet the American Tarantula......... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Image


Oooo, pretty!

Actually, knowing that the Americas have much bigger spiders than Australia does, and more poisinous ones than we do, I get a little irritated by the notion that we have nasty spiders waiting to jump out and eat people. We've only got 2 dangerous species, for heaven's sake. Snakes - different kettle of fish. Although we don't have any poisonous lizards. Now a Gilla Monster is something I'd love to see!


Sorry, I didn't mean to semi-thread jack with that picture, I posted that completely as a joke. It's just that Huntsman spiders tend to get a bit more publicity than most, and the picture is just too creepily awesome.


That's cool. I really did think it was my kitchen clock for a moment - I have the same clock, and my kitchen huntsman is about that size.
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Postby Loneman1 » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:28 pm

Heh, thats pretty funny. You could probably recrate that now famous (on certain sites at least) photo if the need arose. :)
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Postby Triple S » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:32 pm

Arianddu wrote:
Rockindeano wrote:
Arianddu wrote:
artist4perry wrote:Not all our spiders are small. Arianddu meet the American Tarantula......... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Image


Oooo, pretty!

Actually, knowing that the Americas have much bigger spiders than Australia does, and more poisinous ones than we do, I get a little irritated by the notion that we have nasty spiders waiting to jump out and eat people. We've only got 2 dangerous species, for heaven's sake. Snakes - different kettle of fish. Although we don't have any poisonous lizards. Now a Gilla Monster is something I'd love to see!


Forget Oxford. You sure Berkeley is taking you? Poisinous? Try poisonous.

Look into Cerritos Junior College. It's cheap and will save you tons of bank.




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I obviously need more sleep, or more coffee. Because that is a typo I definitely should have picked up on.
Incidently, it doesn't matter which College/University I go to in the States, if it has an exchange agreement with my University, I pay my fees to my Uni and not the host campus.

I've been doing a little food research. Do Americans really cook sweet potato with marshmallows? And is pumpkin used for anything other than a dessert or soup?


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Postby Arianddu » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:48 pm

Gunbot wrote:The biggest difference your going to find challenging is the shear number of people here in the states. We probably have more illegal aliens here than the whole population of Australia. Multiply the crowds you've seen in Sydney times 2 or 3. We have alot of things going on here because we have a lot of of people of different ethnic groups and we try to cater to them all. I've been to over three dozen different countries and I still consider America the best. We aren't under any crown or part of any common wealth which gives a huge sense of pride. Everyone here can be successful, whether it be an illegal who swam across the Rio Grand or a kid growing up parentless in Compton. Of course you can say the same thing about Australia but everything here is bigger, brighter, chaotic, exciting, dangerous and exotic at a higher level than other countries. We have our backwaters (Alice Springs type places) but our cities hold millions and you'll get to meet every culture you can think of in San Francisco. Many developed countries love to send their children here as some of our schools are second to none. We fight with each and curse and spit occasionally but we are all extremely proud to be American. Even the nuts at Berkley who don't mind buning the flag would be the first ones to quote from our constitiution, if we chided them, because they know no other country would give them the freedoms we get here.


Ok, I get all of that, but like I said, those sorts of things aren't a big selling point for me, because I have those things to a greater or lesser degree here (well, not the huge population, of course, but I used to live in the UK and spent a lot of time on the Continent - dense populations are things I am familiar with.)

Maybe this will help - if someone was coming to Australia, and said they were going to be staying in Melbourne for a year, I'd tell them:

Melbourne has a great cafe culture, but their coffee can be a bit on the ho-hum side. If you want the cosmopolitan thing, try to get a place near the inner suburbs, preferably north-west; that's where all the different waves of immigrants settle, so it's the place for great food, great music and lots of fun.
Get out and make the drive west along the Great Ocean Road; it's got some of the best scenery we have to offer, with the sea on one side and temperate rain forest on the other for half the way, and then amazing limestone cliffs and saltbush country for the second half of the trip if you go all the way to Adelaide. A lot of tourist buses do that route, and they are slow, so although you can do it in a day, it's less frustrating to take two days.
Things you have to try - tim tam and mint slice biscuits, kangaroo mettwurst (you may have to come to SA to get that), kangaroo steak, obviously, quandong jam, milo, pie floaters (the ultimate test of Aussie culinary experience) and fresh crayfish - but it has to be fresh. Sydney oysters are good too.

For around Melbourne - go to Port Phillip Island to see the penguins, and although it's not the greatest amusement park in the world, go to Luna Park for a day of historic fun.
To travel - for food and wine, South Australia is the way to go. For 'yes I went to Australia' go to Sydney - spend at least a weekend there. Canberra is worth at least four days, if you are into museums, art and architecture. Everyone talks about the Great Barrier Reef, but for really good diving, go to Broome on the West Coast for tropical diving, and the south coast anywhere from the Bite to Melbourne for temperate diving. Cairns/the Gold Coast is pretty and tropical, but touristy as all hell, and very expensive. If you want the tropics, go north to the Daintree for rainforest experience, or skip Queensland and go to Darwin, and from there to Kakadoo. BTW - when there are signs telling you not to swim because of crocodiles, we mean it. For sheer wilderness experience, especially if you don't deal too well with the heat, Tasmania is the way to go, especially the Franklin river system.

Things that are worth doing in Australia if you can:

feed a kangaroo (do it in a wildlife park where they are tame, with the feed they sell)
ride a camel
drink the local beer, in every place you go to. Ask the barman/maid what they recommend as being the best of the local brews.
swim with a dolphin
Take a ride on the Ghan (a train)
Go to the outback away from the light pollution and sleep out under the stars, especially around the second and third week of November, if you can, so you can see the Leonid meteor showers as well as the stars.
Get to Coober Pedy if you can. Just to see what hell on earth looks like (and so you can buy decent opal without having to sell a kidney first)
Go to an Aussie Rules football match. Don't try to understand the rules, just pick a team and yell a lot.
The Melbourne Comedy festival is in April every year, and internationally is ranked just after the Edinburgh festival in terms of number and quality of acts.
The Adelaide Arts Festival is held every even-numbered year, and is one of the most prestigious in the world. The Adelaide Fringe festival is held every year in late February/early March...


You get the idea.
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Postby Arianddu » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:49 pm

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I obviously need more sleep, or more coffee. Because that is a typo I definitely should have picked up on.
Incidently, it doesn't matter which College/University I go to in the States, if it has an exchange agreement with my University, I pay my fees to my Uni and not the host campus.

I've been doing a little food research. Do Americans really cook sweet potato with marshmallows? And is pumpkin used for anything other than a dessert or soup?


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Is that pumpkin flavoured coffee???
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Postby SherriBerry » Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:10 pm

It seems as though Berkeley is the opportunity that may not come around again. As you noted,
you can go to the UK any time, so this may be the chance of a lifetime. Once based near San Francisco,
you'll have the opportunity to travel to quite a few places (money and time permitting) - I have a feeling
you would like the vineyards of Napa Valley, the art and culture in Santa Fe, NM and perhaps a weekend in Vegas!
I know many people who have driven the Coast Highway from Seattle to San Diego and one of them
cried when she had to come back home. (Well, it was February, so I'd probably cry too - we had
almost 20 feet of snow that year :lol: )

The weather is beautiful, so you wouldn't be limited by winter "downtime" stuck indoors due to rain or snow.
Given your love of film and media studies, there may be a unique value in going to LA and Hollywood.
As most have mentioned, you would be able to experience so many different cultures within one area
and the history of the Old West is uniquely American.

From an educational standpoint, your school's program with Berkeley makes the transition a lot easier.
There are a lot of issues that can arise when you are trying to deal with a school on your own, but since
you pay your own school that covers a lot. And if you have any problems, you have your university to go
to bat for you with the administration. You also don't have to worry about transfer credits. Some schools
change their prerequisites and program qualifications every bloody year! As a Canadian, I'm used to
student loan debt, so all I can say is try to keep it as low as possible and know that in the long run
it's still worth it. (I say that as I am still paying for my first degree as I work on my second, but I've paid
off most of it - at least the prime rate has been dropping to record lows). I've done studies full-time
and part-time while working, and quite frankly, I would love to go back full-time and have the
luxury of being able to immerse myself in my studies without the distractions of work impacting my time,
energy and focus . I'm not sure if you've done both, but by not being able to work, you give yourself a
"guilt-free" excuse to focus on what you want to without being tied to someone else's schedule.

My question is, what would give you the best memories to experience and look back on? You already have
friends in the US and you would be able to go to the concerts and events that I for one only get to read about!
You could later go to Oxford to do some post-graduate studies, but will you have the opportunity
to go to Berkeley again? You've already lived in the UK - why not take a chance and experience something
completely new? You sound like the most adventurous person ever, so why would you go back to
something familiar when you can try something different?
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Postby Sarah » Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:27 pm

Arianddu wrote:US freedoms and legal policies aren't much of an incentive for me (not saying anything negative here, just pointing out in these regards I've already got it good and am not likely to be impressed much.)

If you're only coming for 2 semesters I don't see how they would impact you that much. You'll only be abroad for a short time so I would go to a country that I want to visit for touristy reasons.

I feel like USA is the most public country in the world... if you need us to sell you on it, you're being lazy! :wink:
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Re: OT - Why is it good to be in the US?

Postby Arianddu » Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:34 pm

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Arianddu wrote:US freedoms and legal policies aren't much of an incentive for me (not saying anything negative here, just pointing out in these regards I've already got it good and am not likely to be impressed much.)

If you're only coming for 2 semesters I don't see how they would impact you that much. You'll only be abroad for a short time so I would go to a country that I want to visit for touristy reasons.

I feel like USA is the most public country in the world... if you need us to sell you on it, you're being lazy! :wink:


Sure I can go on line and look for stuff, but there's nothing like getting the locals' viewpoint. It's what I found when I was travelling in Europe - the countries where I knew people, or had talked to people from there before hand, I always had much more fun and felt like I experienced far more than the ones where I was relying on travel guides and websites.
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Postby stevew2 » Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:53 pm

Arianddu wrote:
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Arianddu wrote:
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I obviously need more sleep, or more coffee. Because that is a typo I definitely should have picked up on.
Incidently, it doesn't matter which College/University I go to in the States, if it has an exchange agreement with my University, I pay my fees to my Uni and not the host campus.

I've been doing a little food research. Do Americans really cook sweet potato with marshmallows? And is pumpkin used for anything other than a dessert or soup?


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Is that pumpkin flavoured coffee???
i would not spend $4.50 for a drink with out booze in it,that is retarded, fuck starbuckes
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Postby Triple S » Wed Dec 24, 2008 11:46 am

Arianddu wrote:
Triple S wrote:
Arianddu wrote:
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I obviously need more sleep, or more coffee. Because that is a typo I definitely should have picked up on.
Incidently, it doesn't matter which College/University I go to in the States, if it has an exchange agreement with my University, I pay my fees to my Uni and not the host campus.

I've been doing a little food research. Do Americans really cook sweet potato with marshmallows? And is pumpkin used for anything other than a dessert or soup?


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Is that pumpkin flavoured coffee???


Yes it is! (not that I'd ever drink it). Even worse, our Tim Horton's in Canada has pumpkin spice TEA!
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Postby Arianddu » Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:24 pm

No no no no no NOOOOOO!
You can't sully the purity of coffee like that! I thought vanilla and hazelnut were perverted enough.

But then again, it is Starbucks, and they need to add flavour to their terrible coffee somehow...
Why treat life as a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving in an attractive & well-preserved body? Get there by skidding in sideways, a glass of wine in one hand, chocolate in the other, body totally worn out, screaming WOOHOO! What a ride!
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Postby artist4perry » Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:57 pm

#1 reason to come to the U.S. So I can give you a great big hug my friend! :D

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Postby Melissa » Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:42 pm

I would seriously stop breathing if I saw a spider that big, WOW :shock:
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Postby Saint John » Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:44 pm

Melissa wrote:I would seriously stop breathing if I saw a spider that big, WOW :shock:
I'm sure you'd have no trouble finding CPR volunteers. :wink: It's the ones that look like Borat that put you right back to square one when you regain consciousness. :lol:
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