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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:16 pm
dimoreien dimoreien: I ended up in Scotland nigh on two years ago on a working holiday visa. I'd been for a visit in 2002 for a month and when I went back to Canada, I couldn't get Scotland out of my head. It left me very discontent and I had to get it out of my system. So I applied for a Working Holiday visa and arrived back on Scottish soil in January of 2004. Met my husband, got a job with the Scottish Court Service and here I am lol. I miss home, but I think it's more to do with my friends and family rather than Canada itself. My life isn't so very different as to what it was before and I'm fortunate in that now I have two homes to choose from. p.s Any Canadians in the UK, there's a Canada Shop in London. I just received my shipment of Kraft Dinner  only to realise that I forgot to order Timmy's coffee!! :/ http://www.canadashop.uk.com
Wow, what a shame dimoreien. I usually do my grocery shopping at Galeria Kaufhof (atleast some of it), and they have an import section for American, British, Mexican and Canadian products... it's a very small section, but I can get Pop Tarts there  They had Kraft Dinner last time I looked, but I won't touch the stuff!
Are you sure you really want to drink Timmys coffee when you have some really good European coffee as an option instead? I mean, I understand that you like to taste home sometimes, but North American coffee does not compare! On that note, I still get those Swiss Chalet sauce packets sent to me every now and then.
I'm actually starting to get used to bad German produce now, but those mum-and-pop places have pretty good stuff.
Someone send me "Royal Blend" coffee beans from Second Cup?
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:19 pm
Canadaka Canadaka: I really enjoyed Berlin when i visited there. Actualy Germany was one of my favorite countries to visit.
Actualy I might be going to Leipzig Germany for a couple weeks for work.
Yeah, Berlin rocks! Favourite city at the moment!
Leipzig? Ei! It's a nice city at the city centre, and you can explore a bit, but it's really so boring compared to Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne or well, even Frankfurt.
If you get the chance, try to visit Dresden.. I was there in October around when they were finishing the whole city renovation.. Beautiful place. Dresdens only a short train trip from Leipzig.
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Zoraja
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:19 pm
Hey I forgot about poptarts, and omg I (L) Swiss Chalet Sauce!!!
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:25 pm
Zoraja Zoraja: Hey I forgot about poptarts, and omg I (L) Swiss Chalet Sauce!!!
LOL, I've actually seen a carton of Swiss Chalet sauce on eBay.. the buyer said if I was interested, he would ship it to Germany.. I didn't actually need any more at the time.
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Zoraja
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:28 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:32 pm
Zoraja Zoraja:
Nah, its not Ontario only.. Its all over Canada. They have a few in BC I think. There's one I've been to in Fort Lauderdale in the heart of snowbird territory. In Quebec, they used to have it but it got beat by St-Huberts which is just as comparable.
Edit: Oh yeah, the stuff made at home isn't exactly the same but its pretty close.. Some people I know says it tastes exactly the same, but I used to live off of that restaurant so I know the difference.
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:38 pm
Andem Andem: dimoreien dimoreien: I ended up in Scotland nigh on two years ago on a working holiday visa. I'd been for a visit in 2002 for a month and when I went back to Canada, I couldn't get Scotland out of my head. It left me very discontent and I had to get it out of my system. So I applied for a Working Holiday visa and arrived back on Scottish soil in January of 2004. Met my husband, got a job with the Scottish Court Service and here I am lol. I miss home, but I think it's more to do with my friends and family rather than Canada itself. My life isn't so very different as to what it was before and I'm fortunate in that now I have two homes to choose from. p.s Any Canadians in the UK, there's a Canada Shop in London. I just received my shipment of Kraft Dinner  only to realise that I forgot to order Timmy's coffee!! :/ http://www.canadashop.uk.comWow, what a shame dimoreien. I usually do my grocery shopping at Galeria Kaufhof (atleast some of it), and they have an import section for American, British, Mexican and Canadian products... it's a very small section, but I can get Pop Tarts there  They had Kraft Dinner last time I looked, but I won't touch the stuff! Are you sure you really want to drink Timmys coffee when you have some really good European coffee as an option instead? I mean, I understand that you like to taste home sometimes, but North American coffee does not compare! On that note, I still get those Swiss Chalet sauce packets sent to me every now and then. I'm actually starting to get used to bad German produce now, but those mum-and-pop places have pretty good stuff. Someone send me "Royal Blend" coffee beans from Second Cup?
I LOVE Taylor's of Harrogate coffee and really good french coffee, but sometimes you just need a Timmy fix lol
Do you know, I've never eaten at Swiss Chalet?? I always went to Tony Romas. Oh and we do get Swiss Chalets, all over Calgary Zoraja!
My friend sent me Tacotime packets. Not as good as old el paso I have to say. lol
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:00 pm
When I lived in Japan, the Embassy in Tokyo ran its own store that sold tons of Canadian stuff, like Molsons, Labatts, Dare cookies, Maple Syrup, etc. This was despite a store called the Foreign Buyers Club that sold all sorts of Western food.
Frankly, I'm kind of surprised the Embassies in Europe don't do something similar, especially as there are likely more Canadians in the UK than there are in Japan on a given basis.
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:03 pm
bootlegga bootlegga: When I lived in Japan, the Embassy in Tokyo ran its own store that sold tons of Canadian stuff, like Molsons, Labatts, Dare cookies, Maple Syrup, etc. This was despite a store called the Foreign Buyers Club that sold all sorts of Western food. Frankly, I'm kind of surprised the Embassies in Europe don't do something similar, especially as there are likely more Canadians in the UK than there are in Japan on a given basis.
There used to be a Canadian Consulate in Edinburgh, but it was shut down because the one person who worked there retired.
There's a passport office in Glasgow but otherwise you have to go down to London for the Canadian Embassy. I haven't been there (to the Embassy) so I don't know...maybe there is a shop???
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Hester
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:41 pm
Andem Andem: Zoraja Zoraja: Nah, its not Ontario only.. Its all over Canada. They have a few in BC I think. There's one I've been to in Fort Lauderdale in the heart of snowbird territory. In Quebec, they used to have it but it got beat by St-Huberts which is just as comparable. Edit: Oh yeah, the stuff made at home isn't exactly the same but its pretty close.. Some people I know says it tastes exactly the same, but I used to live off of that restaurant so I know the difference.
There are Swiss Chalet in Saskatchewan and BC. Is the Swiss Chalet sauce you rave about that weird gravy like substance? I don't like it at all.
Victoria prides itself on being little England - we have two different British shops - it's where I get Jaffa Cakes ($6 for 12) and Grapefruit Marmalade.
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Wullu
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:50 pm
When I was serving on Fredricton we pulled into Natchuk, Mauritania (if there is such a thing as a 4th world nation this place was it...beyond poor) to show the flag. Well we held a fancy little dinner party for the local pols plus all the embassy staffs that we could safely fit on the flight deck. Was a good thing we were getting a full up resupply in the next port because the diplomats from the western countrys cleaned us out! Not a nutty bar, bag of chips, laundry soap or hell even finger nail clippers were left after they finished.
Kinda fun to see folks in Tuxs and evening gowns lined up at the tiny little canteen. 
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:28 am
Greetings to all the fellow expats here.
I moved abroad in 1990 after marrying my Swede  We have two kids, a boy and a girl who are bilingual & bicultural  They became Canadians this past summer, which makes them dual. Even our 2 cats are bilingual
I run a site for Canadians who are living or moving to Sweden ... this to me helps me give back to my Canuck cummunity & helps many to keep their Canadian culture alive. I became a Swede (a dual) this past Xmas, I wanted to give voice (with voting) in National elections.
They day my kids became Canadian ...We were very proud parents.

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Wullu
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:27 am
Very cool pic natooke 
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:12 am
Wullu Wullu: Very cool pic natooke 
Thanks
btw Wullu I spent a week in Halifax & loved it  My mum flew half way to Sweden & I flew half way to Canada.
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YankGreat
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:29 am
natooke natooke: Wullu Wullu: Very cool pic natooke  Thanks btw Wullu I spent a week in Halifax & loved it  My mum flew half way to Sweden & I flew half way to Canada.
Hmm, no offence, but I don't think I would be so patriotic as much as you could be if I were you. Because from the beginning, I only believed in America, and I just see America as the most powerful nation on earth and eventually I have a faith in the US because of its incredible power.
Oh well, anyhow, live a good life.
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