Visiting America

[TheSelfishGene]

Not where anyone actually lives. No one lives in Canberra right?

[Darkmoon]

...Miami has winters? Since when?

And yeah, I ate Arby's like 10 years ago - I'm still craving it. What the hell do they put in that stuff?

[Scream]

That Arby's website looks fantastic.. (the food that is).. you should also eat a wendy's burger mmmm. Actually, I can't recall how it tastes now other than it was goood.

[Enetirnel]

Not where anyone actually lives. No one lives in Canberra right?

They do and down near Melbourne too.

Or there's also the Blue Mountains as well.

Though, I wish we did get more snow.

[Xander Ashford]

Although you're right about Arby's. I had it a couple of times when I was in the USA last in 1999. It was amazing

I sincerely hope these mentions of Arby's are a joke.

I have never found Arby's to be that great of a restuarant when compared to other fast food chains. You should definitely check out a Zaxby's if you can; I'm fairly certain that Zaxby's is a southern chain...I've never seen one when going north, but I know they are expanding.

I've been in the process of making a trip to Florida for about a year now, and it keeps getting postponed due to my idiot friends. We are supposed to go to Universal Studios namely because I want to go to Harry Potter Land. Every time a friend of mine goes, they bring me something back, and it's my turn to go, dammit!

I miss living in California; being about three hours from Reno and Lake Tahoe was awesome.

[Ununoctium]

I sincerely hope these mentions of Arby's are a joke.

"I'm going to Arby's man! Yeah! It's going to be amazing! Oh by the way I'm also flying across the world to visit Miami as well."

[Darkmoon]

Arby's is the only reason I wanna visit America. That, and a few friends kicking around. They owe me money. Which I can spend in Arby's.

[Xander Ashford]

I really just find that shocking to be honest.

I guess it is possible that the Arby's in other areas of the United States are a bit different, but from all the ones I've been to, I find the food rather bland (and, to me, it tastes like it is has far more sodium in it than the other fast food chains...I'm very concerned about sodium intake...High blood pressure runs in the family and I'd rather avoid that mess). I will admit that their Three Peppers sauce is good, but that's about it. Myself nor my friends are clamouring to get into Arby's.

To each his own though!

And when did we get the Hitler smiley?! Awesome!

[Darkmoon]

Oh, we've had that a while. And yeah, I just really like the place. Then again, I like some terrible foods...donner kebabs being high on that list.

[Mr. Spencer]

America has the worst confectionery I've ever tasted. Hershey's chocolate is an artificial brown tablet of disgust.

Cadbury's, much better. Milkier, smoother.

[Darkmoon]

Yeah, I gotta agree with that one. I tried a bunch and couldn't see why you'd eat it. French and Belgium chocolate is better than ours, but American chocolate is just...meh. Even my wife doesn't like American chocolate anymore - last time I got her some it went to the kids.

Except Reeces Pieces. She still likes those.

[Xander Ashford]

You need to hit up one of those. Now, that is some of the best chicken from a fast food chain I've ever had. It isn't like McDonald's or Burger King at all; the chicken pieces are actual chicken and not massed together chicken beaks, chicken wings, soy beans, cardboard, and the raccoon that fell into the conveyer belt during production.

Gah, I want that for lunch now. Plus, their fries have some sort of seasoning on them...Deliciga.

But like I said, I think they are only in the Southern United States...And that really isn't the prime tourists areas. Though Charleston is nice, and plently to do in a week.

I don't know what donner kebabs are, but it makes me think of the Donner Party.

[Darkmoon]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doner_kebab - In fairness, the Donner Party probably ate better.

[Ununoctium]

Too bad that state you mentioned is small, and 3.5 hours is considered close on a relative scale. It's roughly 200 miles apart if my memory serves me right, which isn't "hundreds of miles apart". You could drive there in the morning and arrive way before lunch.

Vegas is 3 hours from me (Los Angeles), and I consider that very close.

Well sorry, but I don't consider 3.5 hours to be "close." Chicago is geographically closer to St. Louis than Kansas City and it takes 6 hours to get there by car. So are you sure about it being 3.5 hours to KCK?

[Sinclair]

Well sorry, but I don't consider 3.5 hours to be "close." Chicago is geographically closer to St. Louis than Kansas City and it takes 6 hours to get there by car. So are you sure about it being 3.5 hours to KCK?

Chicago is about 70 miles further from St Louis as Kansas City. Not to mention, the traffic in Chicago is a lot worse causing your trip to be longer. It should still not take you 6 hours unless you drive like old people fuck. If you go about 75 mp/h, you can make it to Kansas City in LESS than 3.5 hours.