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Generali

PasturesNew wrote: »

One of the things they compare on the telly Wanted Down Under is the weekly grocery bill - and they're staggered at the increased cost of some things, but then I think "Yeah, but that's what you eat here because that's what's in the shops - I bet Aussies don't eat that stuff and you'll find new things ... and/or maybe the list isn't a like for like comparison and you can find it cheaper". One thing one couple remarked on as much more expensive last week was yoghurts... well, nobody needs yoghurts (horrible things! Never actually had one, I hate the name of "live culture", grosses me out)

Overall, food is more expensive in Aus than the UK. Red meat is a lot cheaper though and generally the quality of food in Aussie supermarkets is better than that in Tesco. They don't do that thing over here of selling unripe food.

Processed food costs a blinking fortune over here. Nobody really eats ready meals as a result. What Aussies do use a lot of are those sauces in jars.

neverdespairgirl

lostinrates wrote: »

Merry berry , I find her quite hard to warm to, even though there is no reason why. She seems nice.

I think she's probably a pretty good cook - my mother has some books of hers from years ago, often aimed at Aga cooking, and rates her quite highly.

But I think in other ways she's a real hypocrite, and pretty anti-feminist, too. I read an article about her recently, where she was decrying working wives / mothers, from what I remember.

lostinrates

Generali wrote: »

Overall, food is more expensive in Aus than the UK. Red meat is a lot cheaper though and generally the quality of food in Aussie supermarkets is better than that in Tesco. They don't do that thing over here of selling unripe food.

Processed food costs a blinking fortune over here. Nobody really eats ready meals as a result. What Aussies do use a lot of are those sauces in jars.

Food is pretty cheap in uk, is it that food is expensive in oz or cheap in uk. How does it compare to say , what you remember of living in France?

Generali

lostinrates wrote: »

Food is pretty cheap in uk, is it that food is expensive in oz or cheap in uk. How does it compare to say , what you remember of living in France?

My recollection of the price of fresh food in France was it was broadly the same as the UK but far better quality. Prices were slightly more or slightly less but I think that was a result of FX rates changing. There wasn't the same insistence on 365 day/year availability of all fruit and veg there which probably impacted on the price.

Here it can be very expensive: potatoes are often £2/kg, carrots £1/kg, good lettuce £1 each.

But then lamb leg is £4/kg and beef fillet can be had for £8/kg.

GDB2222

PasturesNew wrote: »

It was all an utter c0ck up really.

I agree. That was *really* awful. It puts our little problems in perspective. I feel so sorry for you and your siblings.

ukmaggie45

lostinrates wrote: »

Head bad, (weather driving it mad) and craving a glass of wine like I cannot believe.

Whining for wine.

Oh I know the weather head thing. Hugs. It's thunder does it most for me, when it's incipient - bad temper, nasty, shouty, and at least OH knows it isn't down to PMT now that I'm so aged! :rotfl: Hate wind as well. Though not as temper inducing, just have had scary stuff in past with wind.

Gales at caravan in autumn some years back we lost power for about 3 days (OK I know that nothing compared to what a lot of folks are having to deal with now, but back then it was really unusual) and dear Ginger the summer cat that adopted us just flew in the door when I opened it at 5am cos the wind was so awful - he wasn't allowed in caravan over night then, that came later with his owner's permission. Scary about being in caravan is it shakes so much. It is chained down, but even so it's scary. Especially when alone - OH was still working then, so was there alone, thank goodness we had gas cylinders for cooker and fire, at least could have hot food and warmth and hot water bottles via gas cooker! (usually boil water in electric kettle there)

Wine is necessary sometimes? Would just one glass be such a no-no? Though difficult to stop at just one from my experience! :rotfl:

Hope you feel better soon, and weather improves to enable that. Hugs.

lostinrates

Generali wrote: »

My recollection of the price of fresh food in France was it was broadly the same as the UK but far better quality. Prices were slightly more or slightly less but I think that was a result of FX rates changing. There wasn't the same insistence on 365 day/year availability of all fruit and veg there which probably impacted on the price.

Here it can be very expensive: potatoes are often £2/kg, carrots £1/kg, good lettuce £1 each.

But then lamb leg is £4/kg and beef fillet can be had for £8/kg.

Yep people don't accept seasonality much here IMO. Although I do think the food and cooking revolution in the last twenty years in uk is staggering. .

I'm going to agree with pn here.....

It does distress me a bit to see the amount of salt and oil and stuff added to food by tv cooks not it its own right but accompanied by words 'just a little'


I think its confusing for people at times.

lostinrates

ukmaggie45 wrote: »

Oh I know the weather head thing. Hugs. It's thunder does it most for me, when it's incipient - bad temper, nasty, shouty, and at least OH knows it isn't down to PMT now that I'm so aged! :rotfl: Hate wind as well. Though not as temper inducing, just have had scary stuff in past with wind.

Gales at caravan in autumn some years back we lost power for about 3 days (OK I know that nothing compared to what a lot of folks are having to deal with now, but back then it was really unusual) and dear Ginger the summer cat that adopted us just flew in the door when I opened it at 5am cos the wind was so awful - he wasn't allowed in caravan over night then, that came later with his owner's permission. Scary about being in caravan is it shakes so much. It is chained down, but even so it's scary. Especially when alone - OH was still working then, so was there alone, thank goodness we had gas cylinders for cooker and fire, at least could have hot food and warmth and hot water bottles via gas cooker! (usually boil water in electric kettle there)

Wine is necessary sometimes? Would just one glass be such a no-no? Though difficult to stop at just one from my experience! :rotfl:

Hope you feel better soon, and weather improves to enable that. Hugs.

Yeah, wine is banned. :mad::mad: I'm on anti seizure drugs, apparently the two are a bad mix.

In any case its January. I never drink in January,February or most of march, long tradition , from when I could drink . For a couple of reasons I always decided I should have a period of time when I should drink each year and that if I found that 'too hard' I should give up drinking.

neverdespairgirl

The anti-sickness drug I'm on has all sorts of threats like that - the box says, "Do not drive or use tools or machines. Do not drink alcohol."

Oooops - I've just put the kettle on!

silvercar

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

The anti-sickness drug I'm on has all sorts of threats like that - the box says, "Do not drive or use tools or machines. Do not drink alcohol."

Oooops - I've just put the kettle on!

Hope it works.


the anti-sickness meds as opposed to the kettle, though I hope that works too.