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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)

              Attached: 1 image · Content warning: May offend coffee snobs

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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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                                        • 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 wellingtonians are incredibly proud of their coffee. I’d be careful with them there drip coffee words down there

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