How to Avoid Pickpockets
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From: Erilar on 30 Jul 2010 11:47 "Tim C." <spamtrap(a)tele2.at> wrote: > On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:27:52 +0000 (UTC), Erilar wrote in post : > <news:707217731302027176.310146drache-chibardun.netinvalid(a)news.eternal-september.org> >> > >> "Tim C." <spamtrap(a)tele2.at> wrote: >>> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:45:52 +0000 (UTC), Erilar wrote in post : >>> <news:1744045066301854630.953981drache-chibardun.netinvalid(a)news.eternal-september.org> >>>> >>> >>>> Germany, on the >>>> other hand, is the home of more delicious kinds of bread than any >>>> place >>>> I've ever been. >>> >>> None of which make a decent sandwich. >> >> Almost all of which make fantastic sandwiches, unlike boring white >> paste. > > They make great open spreads if you eat cold meats and wurst etc. > Let's > face that's what they are eaten with. Anything else and they are often > too > heavy or have too much of a flavour of their own which limits what you > can > make out of them. Caraway, anise and coriander seed don't really go > with > jam or nutella for example. Dreikorn Brot is great with good jam, and caraway is good with honey. I would have to be very well paid to eat Nutella on anything 8-) -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist
From: Erilar on 30 Jul 2010 11:57 Martin <martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > On 30/07/10 11:24, Tim C. wrote: >> On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:11:41 +0200, Martin wrote in post : >> <news:i2u4ve$h16$1(a)news.eternal-september.org> : >> >>> On 30/07/10 10:57, Tim C. wrote: >>>> On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:22:00 +0200, Martin wrote in post : >>>> <news:i2s9q9$v8g$2(a)news.eternal-september.org> : >>>> >>>>> German sour dough bread goes well with Black Forest smoked ham and >>>>> pickled gherkins >>>> >>>> Which is basically what I said. >>> >>> You did? LOL >> >> Sort of here: "They make great open spreads if you eat cold meats and > > wurst >> etc. Let's face that's what they are eaten with. " > > You forgot the sliced pickled gherkins. > >> >>> We both forgot the half litre of German lager that accompanies it. >> >> Oh yes. > > and senf! > > Incidentally I have never had what Erilar describes as "paste" bread > in France. The only places where in general bread meets this > description are UK and the USA. Some Dutch rolls are fairly near to > being paste bread, but there is plenty of real bakers bread available > in NL, so there is no need to eat it. Quite so. I grew up eating the stuff. No, I didn't encounter the junk in Europe, but I find plain white bread, even good white bread, boring compared with bread of other "colors" 8-) -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist
From: Anonymouse on 30 Jul 2010 16:52 On 7/30/2010 3:28 AM, Martin wrote: > On 30/07/10 07:37, Anonymouse wrote: >> >>>>>>>>> An amusing fantasy but why don't you just pack some heat? >> >> I must say one of the first things I do in Paris is buy a weapon >> suitable knife (last trip it was a balisong and a coup de poing (brass >> knuckles... the french do all sorts of sizes and styles)) >> >> I go anywhere I want now and I don't back down. > > Do Europeans visiting the USA need to buy themselves AK47s or M15s to > feel safe? Hi, there are bigger legal problems in the US with carrying a handgun... you WILL go to jail for example... you will NOT make bail. US cops are very different than most European cops. but if you are moderately skilled with a knife get one! You can get away with a lock blade knife in your pocket. I have a somewhat checkered past and am proficient with a knife, brass knuckles, long and short arms. in one neighborhood I lived in I routinely carried a Street Sweeper shotgun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armsel_Striker since it wasn't concealed I was legal in that state. it all depends on where you are... if the people in the area look like you you're probably OK... if they don't you're probably NOT OK. if you can bring in a decent sized automatic knife the shock value alone will deter most muggers that aren't armed with a gun. btw... I happen to live in the most dangerous city in the US. ttyl
From: Martin on 30 Jul 2010 17:31 On 30/07/10 17:47, Erilar wrote: > "Tim C."<spamtrap(a)tele2.at> wrote: >> On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:27:52 +0000 (UTC), Erilar wrote in post : >> <news:707217731302027176.310146drache-chibardun.netinvalid(a)news.eternal-september.org> >>> >> >>> "Tim C."<spamtrap(a)tele2.at> wrote: >>>> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:45:52 +0000 (UTC), Erilar wrote in post : >>>> <news:1744045066301854630.953981drache-chibardun.netinvalid(a)news.eternal-september.org> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> Germany, on the >>>>> other hand, is the home of more delicious kinds of bread than any >>>>> place >>>>> I've ever been. >>>> >>>> None of which make a decent sandwich. >>> >>> Almost all of which make fantastic sandwiches, unlike boring white >>> paste. >> >> They make great open spreads if you eat cold meats and wurst etc. >> Let's >> face that's what they are eaten with. Anything else and they are often >> too >> heavy or have too much of a flavour of their own which limits what you >> can >> make out of them. Caraway, anise and coriander seed don't really go >> with >> jam or nutella for example. > > Dreikorn Brot is great with good jam, and caraway is good with honey. I > would have to be very well paid to eat Nutella on anything 8-) How about Nutella pizzas, popular with some Italins?
From: Martin on 30 Jul 2010 17:32
On 30/07/10 17:57, Erilar wrote: > Martin<martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> On 30/07/10 11:24, Tim C. wrote: >>> On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:11:41 +0200, Martin wrote in post : >>> <news:i2u4ve$h16$1(a)news.eternal-september.org> : >>> >>>> On 30/07/10 10:57, Tim C. wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:22:00 +0200, Martin wrote in post : >>>>> <news:i2s9q9$v8g$2(a)news.eternal-september.org> : >>>>> >>>>>> German sour dough bread goes well with Black Forest smoked ham and >>>>>> pickled gherkins >>>>> >>>>> Which is basically what I said. >>>> >>>> You did? LOL >>> >>> Sort of here: "They make great open spreads if you eat cold meats and >>> wurst >>> etc. Let's face that's what they are eaten with. " >> >> You forgot the sliced pickled gherkins. >> >>> >>>> We both forgot the half litre of German lager that accompanies it. >>> >>> Oh yes. >> >> and senf! >> >> Incidentally I have never had what Erilar describes as "paste" bread >> in France. The only places where in general bread meets this >> description are UK and the USA. Some Dutch rolls are fairly near to >> being paste bread, but there is plenty of real bakers bread available >> in NL, so there is no need to eat it. > > Quite so. I grew up eating the stuff. No, I didn't encounter the junk in > Europe, but I find plain white bread, even good white bread, boring > compared with bread of other "colors" 8-) > Even a freshly baked French baguette? Just the smell makes me hungry. |