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Como se dice "tea and sandwiches" auf Norsk?
Jarmo 2/5/04 01:54jarmo.louet#mbnet.fi
> On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:20:35 GMT, Michael Plant >
>> Hvor mange Normanner har vi her?
>> Selv er jeg ikke Norman og jeg bor i byen NY i Guds eyet landt.
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> Quite a few, apparently, and here's one more Scandinavian from
> Finland. I've been to Norway once (traveled from Mo i Rana to the
> Lofoten islands), but unfortunately I don't speak the language. I do
> speak a bit of Swedish, though.
Swedish, Norwegian, Danish; hey, what's the difference?
Sorry guys, that was a joke.
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> To keep this even a little bit tea-related, I'd like to add that most
> of the time you folks talk about teas I've never even heard of.
> Finland is, sadly, a coffee-nation. Although the tea-situation here
> has improved tremendously in the last 10-15 years or so, the shops
> still tend to sell only the usual as-cheap-as-possible Twinings and
> Lipton varieties and some flavored Assam-Ceylon blends. Fortunately,
> loose tea is almost as readily available as the bags.
Are you getting your tea from foreign suppliers?
Relevant: I'm drinking a Wulong from Shan Shui Teas in Washington, DC, USA,
this morning. Very soft and round and gentle with a hint of astringency and
sweetness. I'm a believer.
Not relevant: I'm a mouse guy, having owned a number of pet mice, and I
know for a fact that Finland is well respected in the pet mouse world. I
also know that Finland has been a front runner in internet use and
development. So, given time and tea, Finland could become as big and
important as the United States some day.
More of the same: I'm listening to a collection of Italian musical street
chants, which are as rough as this tea is soft.
> Very nice newsgroup, by the way, I've been following it for a few
> months now.
And welcome to it, Jarmo.
Michael
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