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Double Bass Pride, Prejudice, and zombies
- Thread starter Holy War
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Far North Qld? NT? Northern WA?
No, im sure there will be plenty more of you on this forum...
Sunny coast here
No, im sure there will be plenty more of you on this forum...
Sunny coast here
Made this thread taking the pi$$ of the others. Incase you didn't notice, most of the things I listed about the area were bad things.
I've only ever seen one other person from up here.
I've only ever seen one other person from up here.
Checking in from Southwest Louisiana. The food, the people, and the 2 or 3 weeks of Winter are great. Most people here think you are a "Yankee" if you are from north of I-10. Things are laid back and move at their own pace. By the way, the food is outstanding as long as you don't mind a little bit of seasoning.
I moved here from NY 15 years ago. I've also spent MANY summers here as a kid. Within the next year or so, we'll be moving so that I can end up with a larger shop. Basically, we could go anywhere as my business has nothing to do with location. We'll probably endup within a 25 mile radius of where we are now, just in a much more rural area. I might be a native yankee but I've grown to love everything about Florida..........accept the other yankees that come down here 
The Mason-Dixon line is a good guideline but it doesn't set a limit on "southernness." I lived in Indiana for some years. South Bend, where I was, felt pretty northern (in a midwestern, not New England, way), but once you got down past Indianapolis, Hoosiers are pretty southern. Same is true around DC/Maryland and parts of Pennsylvania.
I'm born, raised, and now back in New Hampshire myself, thorough northerner. But a couple of thoughts; the redneck stereotype is not a southern monopoly. We've got plenty of guys with pickup trucks and gunracks blasting country music.
On the positive side; when I was in college in Connecticut, my roommate's a capella group hosted a female a capella group from the south -- William and Mary or someplace, I don't remember. They had been on a tour of colleges across the north. We set them up with a space of their own, bedding and towels and whatever (no, nothing "happened"). The southern girls were so nice afterwards thanking us, saying that they hadn't had any decent hospitality since their tour crossed the Mason/Dixon line until they got to us. And that set me thinking, that the north isn't all New York and Boston. Some of us can be civilized enough.
I'm born, raised, and now back in New Hampshire myself, thorough northerner. But a couple of thoughts; the redneck stereotype is not a southern monopoly. We've got plenty of guys with pickup trucks and gunracks blasting country music.
On the positive side; when I was in college in Connecticut, my roommate's a capella group hosted a female a capella group from the south -- William and Mary or someplace, I don't remember. They had been on a tour of colleges across the north. We set them up with a space of their own, bedding and towels and whatever (no, nothing "happened"). The southern girls were so nice afterwards thanking us, saying that they hadn't had any decent hospitality since their tour crossed the Mason/Dixon line until they got to us. And that set me thinking, that the north isn't all New York and Boston. Some of us can be civilized enough.
New Hampshire, man. Where you can tell who's a true Yankee cause he can pronounce "Ayuh" and "Horse Farm" correctly, and we have to cheer for Boston teams cause we're too cheap to put up any of our own.
What the hell... we've got Northern and Southern; we might as well get these Western folk involved.
I'm from Utah; it's awesome. I have 10 ski resorts within an hour of my house, and mountain biking everywhere. This time of year I can snowboard in the morning and mountain bike in the afternoon. Stop complaining about the liquor laws... you can get drunk here just as easily as anywhere else.
Go West!
I love your state. I go out there at least once a year. I have a friend with an amazing home near Park City. While my skiing days are over, I can still tear it up on snowmachine
My Daughter and her best friend LOVE NYC. Every chance they get, they fly to NY and stay with inlaws just outside the city. For a Florida girl, she now knows the city and the subways like the back of her hand. Athough she was born in NY, she's lived here in Florida since she was two. I have a feeling she could end up back there after her schooling is over. What I miss about NYC is the food. The worst pizzaria in NYC is better than the best one here in FL 
I don't know about safe beaches and good mountains to ski D), but we have the best pizza, cheesesteaks, and a great powerhouse economy through the eastern corridor. I miss the west coast.
D), but we have the best pizza, cheesesteaks, and a great powerhouse economy through the eastern corridor. I miss the west coast.
Now, I know most of those from across the pond would know beer as being that watery, brown fizzy liquid that has been sold to you for so many years as being beer, but how many of you enjoy a nice real bitter like a London Pride?
I know I do.
I know I do.
I might be a native yankee but I've grown to love everything about Florida..........accept the other yankees that come down here
I can't work out whether this is a typo or a great deliberate play on words.
... i sometimes wish Texas could be " a separate country ".
San Antonio seems to be a unique mix of Mexican/German heritage , with a strong Irish presence .
the people , the places , all seem just a little different , maybe friendlier or laid back , than the rest of Texas , imo .
... very proud to live in Texas , and especially in South Central San Antonio .
I'm lucky enough to have access to their Pride, Porter, and Extra Special Bitter, all of which I love very dearly.
Fuller's =
Fuller's =
Fuller's beers are generally excellent, and have the advantage of being widely available on these fair shores
my personal faves are:
ESB - extra special indeed. packs a punch at 5.5%, strong but not overpowering
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1845 - ohhh yes indeedy. a manly 6.3% and a robust malty flavour.
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Golden Pride - only ever had this once, at 8.5% it is not for the faint of heart or liver
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my personal faves are:
ESB - extra special indeed. packs a punch at 5.5%, strong but not overpowering
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1845 - ohhh yes indeedy. a manly 6.3% and a robust malty flavour.
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Golden Pride - only ever had this once, at 8.5% it is not for the faint of heart or liver
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