I find the biggest con of living abroad is that you have to speak slowly and loudly, otherwise the locals just don't understand you.
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It's very similar if you marry a broad.Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostI find the biggest con of living abroad is that you have to speak slowly and loudly, otherwise the locals just don't understand you.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostIt's very similar if you marry a broad.
She kicked you out and you sleeping on the sofa?Comment
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I've never actually set foot in a Subway sandwich shop.
I got as far as the threshold but the nauseating aroma of cheap nosh made me retch so badly that hunger was clearly a much better option.Comment
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That weird stench of processed bread baking that is almost almost, but not quite entirely unlike the smell of fresh bread.Originally posted by TwoWolves View PostI've never actually set foot in a Subway sandwich shop.
I got as far as the threshold but the nauseating aroma of cheap nosh made me retch so badly that hunger was clearly a much better option.Comment
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I've eaten it abroad.Originally posted by TwoWolves View PostI've never actually set foot in a Subway sandwich shop.
I got as far as the threshold but the nauseating aroma of cheap nosh made me retch so badly that hunger was clearly a much better option.
Greggs tastes better. Probably because Greggs doesn't try to pretend what it isn't."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Their bread is probably the only edible item they sell, it's the processed fillings and rotting salad that smells so badly. Mind you, I bake my own bread and make my own sandwiches when visiting client site so have quite high standards.Originally posted by Old Greg View PostThat weird stench of processed bread baking that is almost almost, but not quite entirely unlike the smell of fresh bread.Comment
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Whereas I've been to Greggs once and it was quite possibly the most disgusting thing I've ever eaten but can quite happily eat a SubwayOriginally posted by SueEllen View PostI've eaten it abroad.
Greggs tastes better. Probably because Greggs doesn't try to pretend what it isn't.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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They're both equally disgusting processed garbage.Originally posted by darmstadt View PostWhereas I've been to Greggs once and it was quite possibly the most disgusting thing I've ever eaten but can quite happily eat a SubwayComment
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You live in Germany, so that's already a fairly low bar...Originally posted by darmstadt View PostWhereas I've been to Greggs once and it was quite possibly the most disgusting thing I've ever eaten but can quite happily eat a SubwayHis heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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