Couldn't have worded it any better, P.J.! J
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 6, 2015, at 1:18 PM, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 7/6/2015 3:15 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> I think the golden arches were inspired by two boys in a pissing contest... >> >> I've only eaten at McD 3 times in my life (and that's two times more than I >> wanted) but they are handy for toilets sometimes, and in both Russia and >> Romania I was told that they did an enormous amount to raise standards of >> service and hygiene there. >> >> You should be able to get an Americano in Paris, even in places like Deux >> Magots. They're called Americano precisely because Americans can't drink >> espresso, so they added hot water to it. > > It wasn't that Americans can't drink espresso, it's that Americans didn't > like to drink espresso, there's a world of difference between those > statements. Espresso tastes like old fashioned camp coffee, if you're not > accustomed to it. Why the hell would anyone want to drink that if they had a > choice? Espresso was first brewed around 1900 and the Americans who first > tasted it were probably WWI soldiers during and after that war, who had > probably had their fill of camp coffee. > >> >> As for the toilets, well when I was there recently I was bemoaning the fact >> that that type of toilet has all but disappeared from French bars and >> brasseries, although there are still some in the vespasiennes of the Midi. >> They were very common when I first started visiting France in the 70s - I >> never understood them, but it's all part of the texture and stopped the >> world being a bland homogenised bleh. Since travelling in the 3rd world I do >> understand them now, and they are much healthier than the western ones and, >> on Indian trains at least, much cleaner. You have to unlearn your western >> habits though. >> >> B >> >>> On 6 Jul 2015, at 14:17, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks, Rick and Alan. >>> >>> What interested me was the McDonald's logo. Wherever I travel, I am >>> unable to escape their evil influence. OTOH, I always advise >>> travelers to look for the McDonald's when they first arrive in a >>> strange city. Without fail, it is located in the middle of the major >>> attractions, and it is a reliable source for clean, warm and free >>> toilet facilities, as well as large doses of decent, if not excellent, >>> coffee. In Paris, my wife and I had lunch at a famous left bank cafe. >>> They featured 20 varieties of ham and cheese sandwiches and 2 ounce >>> servings of coffee. When we asked about the rest rooms, we discovered >>> there was only one, in the basement, with only a porcelain ring on the >>> floor. We quickly fled to McDonald's, with its very comfortable >>> bathrooms and 20 ounce cups of hot black coffee. >>> >>> Shortly after arriving in Beijing, we took a stroll around the >>> neighborhood while waiting for our room to be ready. We walked to the >>> main Beijing train station, which was an overwhelming experience. O, >>> the humanity! <G> We were the only westerners in sight. We then >>> crossed the main road to a large shopping center. In contrast to >>> Tokyo (or even Kyoto) there was no written or spoken English anywhere. >>> The only Latin letters in sight were on one sign outside a restaurant: >>> KFC." Nothing else in English, just the three letters. Nearby was >>> another restaurant bearing the "roof" log of Pizza Hut, but not even >>> the name of the franchise was in English. It was a most informative >>> and educational 90 minutes indeed. >>> >>> In any event, that is why the golden arches caught my eye on this vehicle. >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 12:26 AM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: >>>> Imagine trying to pedal that thing uphill with 4 large passengers! >>>> >>>> Alan C >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Daniel J. Matyola >>>> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 10:42 PM >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> Subject: PESO: Rapid Transit >>>> >>>> >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18048442&size=lg >>>> Pedicabs outside the Summer Palace in Beijing >>>> Comments are invited. >>>> >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> --- >>>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. > > > -- > I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve > immortality through not dying. > -- Woody Allen > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
