On a recent shopping trip I had a bit of a melt down, or a paddy, if you like. Wandering around Fresh & Easy I got to the “Foreign” section and noticed just how small the English section had become. When I first started shopping there, there were eight shelves of English foods, yes 8! It looked like this…
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| Amazeballs!! |
It probably doesn't seem much to anyone who has a Tesco around the corner from their house, but in the jolly old USofA, this is amazing! Well until now, that is. Now, it’s been reduced to just TWO shelves of baked beans, marmalade, Heinz soup, Robinsons and gravy granules - the bottom two shelves no less. Oh how I wished I hadn’t been so complacent in thinking it would be there forever. If I’d have known it was going to disappear, my cupboards would look like Tescos with shelves and shelves of food I would never be able to eat because I had so much. Well, so much for that!! How I miss you, Bird's Custard, Ribena and HP Sauce!
And now, with bloody Hersheys taking our Cadbury’s chocolate off the shelves, my pickings are going to be getting even slimmer.
Which is where my paddy came in. Apart from the disappointment from my lack of choice in the British food section, there it was, that ghastly Hershey chocolate gloating at me from the shelves. I could see it grinning down as if to say “Buy me, I dare you!” So I went into a wobbly. I will admit, a few selective swear words were uttered – because obviously it wouldn’t be a real British rant if there was no swearing. “*^&% You Hershey” may have possibly been said a few times too!
The Mr. turned to me and said “Do you know that when you’re angry, your English accent gets really strong? I can hardly understand you” He certainly knows how to calm me down! Nothing makes me happier than to be told my accent is still there!
About that time, I walked down the aisle where the sweets are and holy-moley, all the English chocolate (at least everything they have left) was half price. So what's better to cheer you up than seeing 'real' Yorkie bars for only 99c and buying the whole lot!
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| Nope, not a York Peppermint Patty |
I've signed your petition, even though I live in the UK.
ReplyDeleteWhy? I hear you ask. Well, I'm moving to America in August and the thought of no Cadbury chocolate fills me with dread.
As long as I can still get Marmite, there will be no violence (takes deep breaths)
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Well, thanks for signing (although I must admit it's not my petition, but we all have to lend a hand, don't we? and the more the merrier signing it, wherever you live)
DeleteI would suggest you fill your cases with your favourite foods before you come as it might take a while to actually find the stuff here... :-)