tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post114359032869594606..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: What Starbucks has done for AustraliaStyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1143608945129765222006-03-29T16:09:00.000+11:002006-03-29T16:09:00.000+11:00Argh! Rogue apostrophe alert! Please ignore the ...Argh! Rogue apostrophe alert! Please ignore the spelling of "cafes" above. My excuse is that I meant to write cafés and pressed the wrong punctuation. Really.StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1143608864201496012006-03-29T16:07:00.000+11:002006-03-29T16:07:00.000+11:00I ordered a custard square at one of the campus ca...I ordered a custard square at one of the campus cafe's today. But the guy behind the counter looked at me like I was crazy, and I had to point to the thing lots before he knew which one I meant. <BR/><BR/>Turns out they're called "vanilla slice" here.StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1143605102150379502006-03-29T15:05:00.000+11:002006-03-29T15:05:00.000+11:00it's only a part of america that calls 'em that. ...it's only a part of america that calls 'em that. When I say jimmies to people in other parts of the country, they look at me oddly, Same with when I say, "carAHmel" instead of 'carmel" or "hot cocoa" instead of "hot chocolate."shrinkykittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621222815636493783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1143599916678268262006-03-29T13:38:00.000+11:002006-03-29T13:38:00.000+11:00Oops. I keep forgetting. Will go look now."Jimmi...Oops. I keep forgetting. Will go look now.<BR/><BR/><BR/>"Jimmies?" You strange Americans, you.StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1143597668332945932006-03-29T13:01:00.000+11:002006-03-29T13:01:00.000+11:00Hey Styley -- have you checked your email of late ...Hey Styley -- have you checked your email of late (styleygeek@gmail)?<BR/><BR/>ummmm sprinkles. Where I come from, we call 'em jimmies, though.shrinkykittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621222815636493783noreply@blogger.com