The grocery stores in Germany are generally a quarter to a half the size of a typical American store, yet they still manage to pack a much better variety of food. Mainly, because they don’t carry multiple brands of the same basic product...

Lebanon bologna isn’t necessarily the same thing as summer sausage. The former is generally smokier, and although it comes in a sweet variety, the non-sweetened version is much more sour than summer sausage.

My 3 year old, who can’t get enough Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, won’t even give Mickey Mouse Funhouse a chance. That kid has become such a toxic fan.

Isn’t saying “those fans aren’t real fans”... one of the things people accuse toxic fans of doing?

Came here to post this, you beat me to it.

Yup. I might sign up again just to watch the 4th series of Borgen.

As someone who grew up eating cheese steaks in the Philadelphia region, let me say that this sandwich has me intrigued. The description sounds quite a bit better than a cheese steak, actually.

Anyone else surprised that he’s still alive?  

Sorry, I meant Bad Reichenhall, not Bad Rappenau.

Baden-Baden is anything but overlooked by tourists, from all nationalities (particularly Russians, prior to the war). Rick Steves promotes the hell out of that town, and his fans can easily be spotted there because they always have his blue book within easy access.

At least in Belgium, waffles are an afternoon snack, or even a desert.

Hate to disappoint you, but the pronunciation rhymes with "rope".

Hunky is one of those terms that has faded enough into obscurity that I don’t think anyone would be offended by it these days. Even back in the day (at least where and when my grandfather grew up), it was basically hunkies calling each other hunky. In those types of melting pots, I don’t think the various ethnic slurs…

I can report that a warm Liege-style waffle is a thing of magnificence. Much better than the Brussels-style, which usually comes topped with stuff like chocolate sauce, fruit compote, even ice cream or a combination of all. The Liege waffle is just as good served plain, although you can also have the toppings. Most …

I know the term “hunky” from my grandfather, born to Lithuanian immigrants of the anthracite region of eastern PA. He told me the more settled immigrants used the term to describe the “fresh-off-the-boat” types from central and eastern Europe who seemed kind of dumb, probably because they hadn’t picked up rudimentary…

As a physician, I want Dr. Oz nowhere near the seats of power where he can weaken the authority of the FDA to allow himself to market his snake oil and simplified health solutions without repercussions.

Is there any can sold today that still requires the use of that opener? I’m young enough to only remember pull tabs on typically sized soda and beer cans, but old enough to recall large cans of juice that needed it

Oddly enough, our freight rail network in the US is one of the best in the world. But this by itself puts passenger rail at a disadvantage, because the freight lines have the default right-of-way and Amtrak doesn’t own the rails it uses. If we want anything like a European-style rail network, a lot more freight…

That’s really a shame, because 20+ years ago, the Discovery-owned channels really did produce quality documentary content.

In some of Germanic Europe, “prapika” refers to the pepper, not the spice derivative. I forget what the Germans call the spice, the Dutch speakers call it “paprikapoeder” (basically, “pepper powder”).