Jesus, I just had a fantasy at my desk of going all Dirty Harry (no gun though I'm Canadian) grabbing one of these hippies by the shirt front and screaming at them "COFFEE AND TEA ARE NOT LOCAL PRODUCTS UNLESS YOU LIVE IN A GODDAM COUNTRY WHERE THEY ARE GROWN" then slamming bearded sandal-wearing smelly dude's face…

Then cry:

Yes yes and again yes. Since everyone is bringing up their ethnic stories-as someone of Greek origin let me mention fine dishes like kokoretsi (lamb or goat intestine with various chopped organs and scraps and lots of spice) or magaritsa - the Greek version of menudo but made with lamb. Variants to be found around the…

This:

Seen this in Europe too, lots of churches and monuments undergoing restoration only to look completely different.

Kirk and Picard WOULD NEVER FIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE! They are both awesome professional and legendary Starfleet captains and explorers!! Well unless one or both are possessed by a malevolent alien intelligence, or Q is involved (same thing).

I just learned who Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is, thanks for the education.

Yea...

I, a Canadian ex-pat living in Europe, Geneva Switzerland to be precise. I shall now rant in a haughty tone about corn syrup sweetened inferior blah blah blah and the fine selection of REAL chocolate and confectionary available here blah blah blah.

Cocoa butter only belongs with cacao powder as Mother Nature (bless her) intended. Lesser people may add milk if they can't handle the raw power.

THANK YOU! Been annoying me ever since it was rolled out.

What he said!

Good luck, don't rent any apartment in a building with green foilage on top.

I know quite a few French people who speak prefect English.

Nothing similar for us Firefox users?

Let me second that. Certainly a dumbass but a terrorist?

Oh well I'll never know what it was about now even after reading all the comments. [/sarcasm]

Some on the list are ok, but Shreddies with maple syrup beats all.

ahem too bad we couldn't travel back in time (not that far really) and get George Lucas to do the same thing as the BBC did. Really cool of them.

Yes it does, thanks.