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Skriven 2015-01-17 18:40:32 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 22978 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
Ärende: cook books
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  RH>> You've done well stretching your horizons. I know a lot of
 NB> people who  RH>> retain close minded values, even tho they've had the
 NB> chance to do  RH>> (some) travel. Those that seek out a new
 NB> experience, even tho it may  RH>> not take them far from "home", will
 NB> be broadened for it.
 NB>  NB>> Exactly.  :)

 RH> It's not quite the same as being there but better than not trying
 RH> something new.

 NB> Next best thing... :)  And, barring going on someone else's dime,
 NB> generally more affordable...  :)

Beats borrowing up to the eyebrows just to travel. At times I miss the
travel we did with the Army, other times I'm content to be more settled.

 NB>  RH>> The echo here has introduced me to foods I'd never heard of, nor
 NB>  RH>> tried until I became acive here, durian being one example. (G)
 NB>  NB>> A very good example... and without the picnics, that might only
 NB> have  NB>> been talked about...  (G)

 RH> I suspect so. They'd given up having one for a few years, but I'm glad
 RH> one made its way to Janis's a few years ago.

 NB> That was xxCarol's doing... along with getting me there for the chance
 NB> to try it as well..  ;)  Gave me bragging rights with my brother
 NB> (who'd been to the Philippines, but not managed to try it there) and
 NB> my niece's then boyfriend, who was Filipino...  :)

We'd heard of it only thru the echo, heard of it for quite some time
before we actually tried it.

 NB>  NB>> ... Food is our common ground, a universal experience.

 RH> We've all got to eat, something. And, a lot of cultures share some
 RH> basics in common--rice and some form of breadstuff are a couple of
 RH> "for instances".

 NB> Quite... and some sort of meat in a breadstuff, as well... ;)   Part
 NB> of the fun is seeing the similarities among the differences...  and
 NB> vice
 NB> versa, as well... :)

Yes, quite similar in some respects, very diverse in others.

 NB> ... It's amazing how pervasive food is.

It's everywhere!


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Ruth
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