lol .... there's nothing like mindless stereotyping.
just a bit of banter, just as singing songs about the world war i dont consider massive crimes the people of arras are lovely people the people of Marseilles not so much.
If somedy announced my local Tesco was giving jars of the stuff away for free, i wouldn't be bothered to go and it is about a minute away from me. The French must love it.
I work on a floor where i'm the only English native speaker with approx. 30 French and 30 French speaking Belgians - couldn't wish for a nicer bunch of guys. Yeah, they take the piss (mainly about English food), but I take it on the chin in that English upper lip style (and also coz i'm vastly outnumbered). But this last year has totally changed my maybe stereotypical view of the French. I will come out of here with friends for life.
Also, another 'winner' for me this year was TripAdvisor stating that the best 2 Restaurants in the World were in England ! - they did not like that one bit- said it must be an English website, but when I pointed out TripAdvisor was global they walked away shaking their heads. But, in May I have 4 of them coming over to London for a typical Londoners weekend, of which one of the things I intend to do, apart from the usual tourist stuff is take them for a local Ruby and also The Pelton Arms.
Also, another 'winner' for me this year was TripAdvisor stating that the best 2 Restaurants in the World were in England ! - they did not like that one bit- said it must be an English website, but when I pointed out TripAdvisor was global they walked away shaking their heads. But, in May I have 4 of them coming over to London for a typical Londoners weekend, of which one of the things I intend to do, apart from the usual tourist stuff is take them for a local Ruby and also The Pelton Arms.
I work on a floor where i'm the only English native speaker with approx. 30 French and 30 French speaking Belgians - couldn't wish for a nicer bunch of guys. Yeah, they take the piss (mainly about English food), but I take it on the chin in that English upper lip style (and also coz i'm vastly outnumbered). But this last year has totally changed my maybe stereotypical view of the French. I will come out of here with friends for life.
And I like Nutella !
You want to hear what they say about you behind your back.
Struggle to understand how the Belgians can take the piss out of English food.
I work on a floor where i'm the only English native speaker with approx. 30 French and 30 French speaking Belgians - couldn't wish for a nicer bunch of guys. Yeah, they take the piss (mainly about English food), but I take it on the chin in that English upper lip style (and also coz i'm vastly outnumbered). But this last year has totally changed my maybe stereotypical view of the French. I will come out of here with friends for life.
And I like Nutella !
You want to hear what they say about you behind your back.
Struggle to understand how the Belgians can take the piss out of English food.
There's not another country in the world with more Michelin stars per number /inhabitants then Belgium ...
I work on a floor where i'm the only English native speaker with approx. 30 French and 30 French speaking Belgians - couldn't wish for a nicer bunch of guys. Yeah, they take the piss (mainly about English food), but I take it on the chin in that English upper lip style (and also coz i'm vastly outnumbered). But this last year has totally changed my maybe stereotypical view of the French. I will come out of here with friends for life.
And I like Nutella !
You want to hear what they say about you behind your back.
Struggle to understand how the Belgians can take the piss out of English food.
There's not another country in the world with more Michelin stars per number /inhabitants then Belgium ...
Travellers’ Choice Favourite Fine Dining Restaurants Europe:
The Black Swan at Oldstead, Oldstead, United Kingdom Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, New Milton, United Kingdom Maison Lameloise, Chagny, France L'Auberge de l'Ill, Illhaeusern, France Martin Berasategui, Lasarte, Spain El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Spain Restaurant Alcron, Prague, Czech Republic The Fat Duck, Bray on Thames, United Kingdom Ristorante Don Alfonso 1890, Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi, Italy DOC, Armamar, Portugal Chez Bruno, Lorgues, France Azurmendi, Larrabetzu, Spain Funky Gourmet, Athens, Greece Ciel Bleu Restaurant, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark Da Vittorio, Brusaporto, Italy Teppanyaki Restaurant Sazanka, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Terasa u Zlate Studne, Prague, Czech Republic Waterside Inn, Bray on Thames, United Kingdom The Three Chimneys, Colbost, United Kingdom Le Cinq, Paris, France Epicure, Paris, France Es Calo Restaurant, Calo de Sant Agusti, Spain Disfrutar, Barcelona, Spain Uliassi, Senigallia, Italy
Nope, no Belgium restaurants in the top 25 listed from last year.
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And I like Nutella !
But, in May I have 4 of them coming over to London for a typical Londoners weekend, of which one of the things I intend to do, apart from the usual tourist stuff is take them for a local Ruby and also The Pelton Arms.
Struggle to understand how the Belgians can take the piss out of English food.
How can you have Marmite and Vegemite? Surely it’s one of the other and for me it’s not that Aussie shite.
The Black Swan at Oldstead, Oldstead, United Kingdom
Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, New Milton, United Kingdom
Maison Lameloise, Chagny, France
L'Auberge de l'Ill, Illhaeusern, France
Martin Berasategui, Lasarte, Spain
El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Spain
Restaurant Alcron, Prague, Czech Republic
The Fat Duck, Bray on Thames, United Kingdom
Ristorante Don Alfonso 1890, Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi, Italy
DOC, Armamar, Portugal
Chez Bruno, Lorgues, France
Azurmendi, Larrabetzu, Spain
Funky Gourmet, Athens, Greece
Ciel Bleu Restaurant, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark
Da Vittorio, Brusaporto, Italy
Teppanyaki Restaurant Sazanka, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Terasa u Zlate Studne, Prague, Czech Republic
Waterside Inn, Bray on Thames, United Kingdom
The Three Chimneys, Colbost, United Kingdom
Le Cinq, Paris, France
Epicure, Paris, France
Es Calo Restaurant, Calo de Sant Agusti, Spain
Disfrutar, Barcelona, Spain
Uliassi, Senigallia, Italy
Nope, no Belgium restaurants in the top 25 listed from last year.
Belgium has about the number of inhabitants of London. In this list there's 2, however I was talking about all the Michelin star restaurants ...
"Food-loving Belgium now has a higher density of Michelin stars than its neighbouring countries"
http://www.xpats.com/fine-dining-belgian-restaurants-celebrating-new-michelin-stars