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  • sundogplanets@mastodon.socialS sundogplanets@mastodon.social

    Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:

    -Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
    -Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
    -Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
    -NZ signs do not play around (see example below)

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    @sundogplanets Federal Delicatessen in Auckland has good proper brewed coffee. Owned by Al Brown and uses coffee from a roaster in Wellington

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    • sundogplanets@mastodon.socialS sundogplanets@mastodon.social

      Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:

      -Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
      -Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
      -Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
      -NZ signs do not play around (see example below)

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      @sundogplanets

      TIL what drip coffee is! (Thank you Wikipedia.)

      Not sure what we call it here in UK... percolated coffee?

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      • sundogplanets@mastodon.socialS sundogplanets@mastodon.social

        Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:

        -Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
        -Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
        -Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
        -NZ signs do not play around (see example below)

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        @sundogplanets “I know the difference between margarine and butter,
        I can say Saskatchewan without starting to stutter…”

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        • sundogplanets@mastodon.socialS sundogplanets@mastodon.social

          Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:

          -Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
          -Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
          -Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
          -NZ signs do not play around (see example below)

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          @sundogplanets btw nice pic of Mr Ngauruhoe

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          • sundogplanets@mastodon.socialS sundogplanets@mastodon.social

            Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:

            -Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
            -Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
            -Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
            -NZ signs do not play around (see example below)

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            @sundogplanets Fun to follow your progress through our country.

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            • sundogplanets@mastodon.socialS sundogplanets@mastodon.social

              Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:

              -Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
              -Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
              -Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
              -NZ signs do not play around (see example below)

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              @sundogplanets OK, but why would you want drip coffee when you could have espresso? I don't understand.

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              • symbology@social.linux.pizzaS symbology@social.linux.pizza

                @sundogplanets I thought New Zealand was a paradise until I heard about the coffee thing. Wow.

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                @symbology @sundogplanets just thank your lucky stars it's not still the 20th century.

                Dave (@Daveosaurus@mastodon.nz)

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                Mastodon NZ (mastodon.nz)

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                  @rdm @sundogplanets Ordinary sharks are bad enough, and now, helisharks?

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                  • grb090423@mastodon.socialG grb090423@mastodon.social

                    @sundogplanets

                    TIL what drip coffee is! (Thank you Wikipedia.)

                    Not sure what we call it here in UK... percolated coffee?

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                    @grb090423 @sundogplanets Not exactly; with drip coffee the hot water passes through the coffee grounds once, while with percolated coffee, the coffee is continually boiled and passed through the coffee grounds until it’s undrinkable.

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                    • carey@mastodon.nzC carey@mastodon.nz

                      @grb090423 @sundogplanets Not exactly; with drip coffee the hot water passes through the coffee grounds once, while with percolated coffee, the coffee is continually boiled and passed through the coffee grounds until it’s undrinkable.

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                      @carey @sundogplanets

                      Ah, ok. Thanks for explaining 👍🙂

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                      • carey@mastodon.nzC carey@mastodon.nz

                        @grb090423 @sundogplanets Not exactly; with drip coffee the hot water passes through the coffee grounds once, while with percolated coffee, the coffee is continually boiled and passed through the coffee grounds until it’s undrinkable.

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                        @carey @sundogplanets

                        Is this a drip coffee machine?

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                        • sundogplanets@mastodon.socialS sundogplanets@mastodon.social

                          Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:

                          -Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
                          -Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
                          -Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
                          -NZ signs do not play around (see example below)

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                          @sundogplanets wait, if you are in NZ... who is caring the goats?

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                          • grb090423@mastodon.socialG grb090423@mastodon.social

                            @sundogplanets

                            TIL what drip coffee is! (Thank you Wikipedia.)

                            Not sure what we call it here in UK... percolated coffee?

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                            @grb090423 @sundogplanets I guess a pour over would be close? Do you have those in the UK?

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                            • grb090423@mastodon.socialG grb090423@mastodon.social

                              @carey @sundogplanets

                              Is this a drip coffee machine?

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                              @grb090423 @sundogplanets Yes, it looks like it

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                              • carey@mastodon.nzC carey@mastodon.nz

                                @grb090423 @sundogplanets Yes, it looks like it

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                                @carey @sundogplanets

                                Thank you 🙂👍

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                                • mrowe@zirk.usM mrowe@zirk.us

                                  @grb090423 @sundogplanets I guess a pour over would be close? Do you have those in the UK?

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                                  @mrowe @sundogplanets

                                  I don't personally but yes, I think we do have them here.

                                  Appreciate your help 👍

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                                    @Su_G

                                    It's a great sign, but the hand written SNAKES, twice, and the spider, leave no doubt what country you're in...

                                    Just add crocs, cassowaries, and stingers for FNQ. Oh, and gympie-gympie trees. 😄

                                    @rdm @sundogplanets

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                                    • grb090423@mastodon.socialG grb090423@mastodon.social

                                      @carey @sundogplanets

                                      Thank you 🙂👍

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                                      @grb090423

                                      Filterkaffee in Germany. Filtered Coffee.

                                      @carey @sundogplanets

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                                        @Xenophon @sundogplanets oh no, the drivers aren’t remotely competent, they’re good at roundabouts but barely average at everything else (myself most definitely included).

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                                        • sundogplanets@mastodon.socialS sundogplanets@mastodon.social

                                          Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:

                                          -Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
                                          -Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
                                          -Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
                                          -NZ signs do not play around (see example below)

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                                          @sundogplanets in Australia we change that sign to "party cliff" by adding bottles and a boombox

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