I was born in Helensburgh, and apparently lived in a little town called Arrochar. I say apparently because I came here to Australia when I was 4. I don't really remember Scotland at all. Although I still have a LOT of relatives there - my dad was the youngest of 11. His oldest sister recently turned 100
Ahh...Helensburgh...I don't live too far away from there.
My husband and I usually spend our Sundays driving around looking for old castles and other sites to visit. Just a day trip to get out of the flat.
We've passed through Arrochar many times...on our way to the Rest and Be Thankful stopover to eat our Sandwiches before heading off to Inverary.
My goodness...100? That's amazing!!
(I'm so far behind in my replies because of the time difference)
I thought I remember reading that you are from Calgary...somehow I remember eating at a Chinese buffet place when I was there years ago....I can't recall the name though.
Who me, doc? I'm from Ontario... about a 45 minute drive from Toronto. I've never been to Calgary... not that I can recall, that is.
Was the buffet good? I've been to a few in my area and I haven't been too pleased with most of them. Mostly crappy service. _________________
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:57 am Post subject:
ganmo wrote:
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Hi ganmo
I was born in Helensburgh, and apparently lived in a little town called Arrochar. I say apparently because I came here to Australia when I was 4. I don't really remember Scotland at all. Although I still have a LOT of relatives there - my dad was the youngest of 11. His oldest sister recently turned 100
Ahh...Helensburgh...I don't live too far away from there.
My husband and I usually spend our Sundays driving around looking for old castles and other sites to visit. Just a day trip to get out of the flat.
We've passed through Arrochar many times...on our way to the Rest and Be Thankful stopover to eat our Sandwiches before heading off to Inverary.
My goodness...100? That's amazing!!
(I'm so far behind in my replies because of the time difference)
It's a small world huh. Only on the internet could a Scot living in Australia meet a Hawaiian living in Scotland in a place where Japanese drama is the subject
I still can't believe the food they have there. I would probably weigh 150kg if I was living there. Is there anything they won't fry?
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:58 am Post subject:
Anime Dad wrote:
It's a small world huh. Only on the internet could a Scot living in Australia meet a Hawaiian living in Scotland in a place where Japanese drama is the subject
I still can't believe the food they have there. I would probably weigh 150kg if I was living there. Is there anything they won't fry?
In America's Deep South...they actually fry the dinner napkins as well.
It's a small world huh. Only on the internet could a Scot living in Australia meet a Hawaiian living in Scotland in a place where Japanese drama is the subject
I still can't believe the food they have there. I would probably weigh 150kg if I was living there. Is there anything they won't fry?
Yeah...the internet has made the world a much smaller place. I asked my husband, "Is there anything you Scots won't fry and he said, "Whisky". Very funny...
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In America's Deep South...they actually fry the dinner napkins as well.
Weren't the majority of the people in the Deep South originally from Scotland? There you go...the origins of the fried dinner napkins. I told you the Scots will fry anything they can get their hands on.
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:13 am Post subject:
ganmo wrote:
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It's a small world huh. Only on the internet could a Scot living in Australia meet a Hawaiian living in Scotland in a place where Japanese drama is the subject
I still can't believe the food they have there. I would probably weigh 150kg if I was living there. Is there anything they won't fry?
Yeah...the internet has made the world a much smaller place. I asked my husband, "Is there anything you Scots won't fry and he said, "Whisky". Very funny...
Quote:
In America's Deep South...they actually fry the dinner napkins as well.
Weren't the majority of the people in the Deep South originally from Scotland? There you go...the origins of the fried dinner napkins. I told you the Scots will fry anything they can get their hands on.
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:18 am Post subject:
ganmo wrote:
Yeah...the internet has made the world a much smaller place. I asked my husband, "Is there anything you Scots won't fry and he said, "Whisky". Very funny...
That's only because they are drinking the whisky while eating deep-fried food.
what about "traditional" Scottish food ganmo? Black pudding, haggis etc?
(Hi to ganmo's hubby )
My husband started rattling off a whole list of traditional Scottish foods so here goes:
Traditionally, anything with oatmeal and barley. Haggis has oatmeal in it. Porridge and Oat Cakes. Neeps (turnips) and Tatties (Potatoes). Beetroot. Leeks (in soup). Mutton. Smoked fish - salmon, haddock, cod. Venison, pheasant, grouse and a long, long time ago...pidgeon. Fish and Chips...used to be served on newspapers once upon a time and used to be fried in lard but today, fried only in oil.
Soups with some of the above ingredients. My favourite soup is Cullen Skink - Haddock soup. Excellent on a cold rainy day.
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:41 am Post subject:
Ah, fish & chips wrapped in newspaper. That brings back memories. Now they are only wrapped in plain paper, or worse, put into those polystyrene boxes not the same.
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