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A top ten without Belgium!

This blogger dared to write a top ten list of best beers and not include Belgium! The comments get funnier and funnier.

http://blogs.theage.com.au/travel/archives/2008/10/the_best_place_to_go_for_a_beer.html

Actually, nthorpe, I'm with the vegemite and egg brigade. It's the vegemite and cheese brigade that I don't get, they've now even introduced a cream cheese spread mixed with vegemite, eurgh. However, the combination of avocado and vegemite on toast is surprising and delicious.

My breakfast of choice in Canada I love that since the packaging is also in French I feel like it's practically the same as having brioche and black coffee

I'm putting in a vote for porridge with a dash of milk for the best daily 'western' breakfast. It's what I would pick in Tulsa. The Times restaurant critic Giles Coren has this to say, 'Porridge, water, a little salt. Breakfast doesn't have to be a banquet. Your palate is so clean and mellow at that time in the morning that, with a cup of tea, swollen oats taste really quite interesting.' However, I am oddly fussy about which oats I'll eat, Uncle Tobys make me want to retch, I'd have to get some non-rolled, organic ones sent over from California. ;)

I met a lady who takes a small bottle of bubble liquid (like the ones used at weddings) to entertain kids who sit near her if they get annoying. It's a great tactic in restaurants as well. A pack of cards is handy. I've also found photographs of people you know particularly good for killing some time with the 1-2 yr olds.