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Is this some kind of fucking joke? Is this person SERIOUSLY telling me that Canadians drink milk out of a bag?

[Angelhair]

Sheltered idiot who has never left the country. He would probably freak at the idea of the shelf stable milk that's the norm in many countries.

[boy_asunder]

*mind blown*

[ExtraMSG]

I've lived in Canada for weeks at a time. Used to go up every year. Never knew this. (Then again, I despise drinking milk.)

I'm amazed that it's more recyclable than cardboard and easier to transport than cardboard. Allegedly.

[Angelhair]

Really? You've never seen it in the supermarkets?

But we are kind of odd travellers. Wherever we go, we make a point to hit supermarkets. Not just farmer's markets, but supermarkets. Supermarkets are cool! We'll spend a lot of time just walking the aisles and seeing what regular people eat, trying to figure out what stuff is if it's in a different language. Did you guys know that Jeff has an extensive collection of supermarket circulars from other countries? He hangs them in his cubicle.

Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are.

[ExtraMSG]

I like to go to Walmarts in other countries. Pisses off my wife. But is there any Walmart here where you can get fresh cocos frios? Or freshly roasted corn and handmade tortillas? And live fish?

But I'd probably skip the milk.

[BigDaddy]

Angelhair, on Feb 2 2010, 12:32 PM, said:

Really? You've never seen it in the supermarkets? Supermarkets are cool! We'll spend a lot of time just walking the aisles and seeing what regular people eat, trying to figure out what stuff is if it's in a different language.

You're in good company. http://www.writing.u...upermarket.html

One of the other things I love doing when visiting a place is scanning the yellow pages to see what listings are out of proportion, e.g., blacksmiths in Montana, escort services in Las Vegas, etc. Best obscure listing I found was in New York, about thirty listings under "fraternal regalia." Sadly, Jean wouldn't let me visit any of the listed shops; I craved a ceremonial cap or two.

[Angelhair]

ExtraMSG, on Feb 2 2010, 01:00 PM, said:

I like to go to Walmarts in other countries. Pisses off my wife. But is there any Walmart here where you can get fresh cocos frios? Or freshly roasted corn and handmade tortillas? And live fish?

I went to a Walmart in China. Very cool! Not just live fish, but tanks and tanks full of other live things like turtles, bugs and snails (though no more puppy dog tails, I guess). Anyway, they had ramp escalator so you could wheel your cart up all the floors. Never saw one of those before that.

[ExtraMSG]

You mean the kind with all the notches that pull your cart for you, or the kind that are like the walkways at PDX, but going up hill? We have the former here at places like Target. I've seen the latter, but can't remember if it was in Latin America or Asia.

[Angelhair]

Like a moving walkway, only on an incline. Like this: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...sa%3DN%26um%3D1

[ExtraMSG]

Yeah, I used one of those once. I can't remember where, though. It was bouncy, too. Not like an escalator where the steps are metal. This was more rubbery almost. Seems like it might have been in Cancun because I think my wife was with me. But damn I can't remember. Could have been Thailand, though. Now I'm tempted to see if I have a photo somewhere....

[BigDaddy]

ExtraMSG, on Feb 2 2010, 11:57 AM, said:

Is this some kind of fucking joke? Is this person SERIOUSLY telling me that Canadians drink milk out of a bag?

Yes, they drink the milk out of a bag and use a fruit fork and an olive spoon in a tong like fashion to eat potato chips. Or maybe they put the milk in a pitcher for ease of handling and pouring, then discard or recycle the bag.

[rewdpost]

BigDaddy, on Feb 2 2010, 01:31 PM, said:

ExtraMSG, on Feb 2 2010, 11:57 AM, said:

Is this some kind of fucking joke? Is this person SERIOUSLY telling me that Canadians drink milk out of a bag?

Yes, they drink the milk out of a bag and use a fruit fork and an olive spoon in a tong like fashion to eat potato chips. Or maybe they put the milk in a pitcher for ease of handling and pouring, then discard or recycle the bag.

Actually, I seem to remember seeing special pitchers made that specifically fit the bag of milk into them. Now where this was, I'm drawing a blank. But I do remember milk in bags and special pitchers that you could fit the bag into with a cut away corner fitting into something where the spout was.
Maybe this was when I was in Hungary?

[Jill-O]

rewdpost, on Feb 3 2010, 01:36 PM, said:

BigDaddy, on Feb 2 2010, 01:31 PM, said:

ExtraMSG, on Feb 2 2010, 11:57 AM, said:

Is this some kind of fucking joke? Is this person SERIOUSLY telling me that Canadians drink milk out of a bag?

Yes, they drink the milk out of a bag and use a fruit fork and an olive spoon in a tong like fashion to eat potato chips. Or maybe they put the milk in a pitcher for ease of handling and pouring, then discard or recycle the bag.

Actually, I seem to remember seeing special pitchers made that specifically fit the bag of milk into them. Now where this was, I'm drawing a blank. But I do remember milk in bags and special pitchers that you could fit the bag into with a cut away corner fitting into something where the spout was.
Maybe this was when I was in Hungary?

Yep, they do. Here's a tutorial, even: http://delightfullyjaded.com/blog/uk-not-r...r-milk-in-bags/

They also make milk bag organizers in addition to pitchers: http://milkbagorgani.../corporate.html

[jafar]

I envisioned something like this that I remember from Singapore where hawkers sell sweetened coffee drinks in a little baggie.

[ExtraMSG]

Yeah, in SE Asia they even package curries and such in those little baggies.

[Porter]

We had these in western Mass when I was in elementary school. They did away with the small cartons of milk and replaced them with individual baggies. They came with straws to poke through the bag so you could sip, and they were wicked fun to use. You could stick the straw into the bottom of the milk bag and blow until it was filled with a lot of pressure, then when you took your mouth off of the straw milk would shoot out several feet.