Question for Tiny Bear

[Chris]

Unless you arent posting anymore. Maybe PooeyPants Knows.

So in China I heard from a few people I know that in the hotels, they generally serve American food (i.e. pancakes eggs etc for breakfast) but in other parts the food is downright odd.

I am quite sure they are telling the truth, but in China, do they serve Chinese food as we know it here in the West? Or is it similar? Or is it completely different? I mean where did the "egg roll" originate? What about "Egg foo yung"? Or what about "moo goo gai pan"?

An aside question to Pooey would be Why is Chinese more expensive in the UK than it is in the US? Is it maybe because Indian in the UK is less expensive as it is in the US?

[G. Adams]

Quote by: |Chris| An aside question to Pooey would be Why is Chinese more expensive in the UK than it is in the US? Is it maybe because Indian in the UK is less expensive as it is in the US?

Because Brit's pay more for just about everything than the US. We are screwed over price wise whether it be regarding food, clothes, electronics etc. I'm surprised Indian would be more expensive in the US, but then there are so many Indian resteraunts/takeaways in the UK competition must eventually catch up and drive down prices.

[Chris]

Oh

There are some places where Indian is reasonable (i.e. Bombay Club in Cambridge, MA) but for the most part Indian is more expensive.

Chinese places are a dime a dozen. I ate lunch at one today for $5.

[G. Adams]

Quote by: |Chris| Oh There are some places where Indian is reasonable (i.e. Bombay Club in Cambridge, MA) but for the most part Indian is more expensive. Chinese places are a dime a dozen. I ate lunch at one today for $5.

Lunch, or an American lunch? I've seen the portions most Americans eat and it aint small. There's a Chinese near me at Uni that does a lunch set menu for the equivelant of that, bout £3, but the serving isn't as large as the usual portions at night.

All the takeaways I know cost pretty similar tbh, about £4-5 at night for your main dish, £3 for any side orders other than chips or prawn crackers.

[Chris]

Well it was a sizable portion.

I remember summer in Birmingham by myself, I wanted some Chinese so I walked to this one takeaway place. I waited for them to make it. For dinner, for just one serving (myself) it was £11 which is the equivalent $ very expensive IMO. A dinner at a takeout place here is $8.

[G. Adams]

£11 for a resteraunt is a little expensive, but not ridiculous for a sit down meal. Though I'd expect two side orders with something like that.

[Chris]

well it was an entree, and a couple of sides yes.

To me -thats expensive for just one person eating just Chinese for dinner.

[G. Adams]

On the subject of US/UK cost differences, how does a pair of Levis 501 cost in the US? It costs about £65 here, and the Red Tab stuff costs more like £80.

[James]

Quote by: G. Adams On the subject of US/UK cost differences, how does a pair of Levis 501 cost in the US? It costs about £65 here, and the Red Tab stuff costs more like £80.

You never know anymore. With so many kinds of 'vintage' crap out there, you could be looking at a good $50 for a pair of blue jeans. :eek:

[Chris]

Quote by: G. Adams On the subject of US/UK cost differences, how does a pair of Levis 501 cost in the US? It costs about £65 here, and the Red Tab stuff costs more like £80.

Well I bought some "Type 1" red tabs for $40 a year ago.

501s are about the same $40-50

[Chris]

Here ya go G:

Levis Jeans


Levi's® 501™ Jean
More Colors Available


Levi's® 501™ Jean
Reg. $44.99
Sale $33.74


Levi's® 501® Slayer Wash Original Fit Jean


Levi's® 501® Slayer Wash Original Fit Jean
Reg. $58.00
Sale $43.50

[jose]

but sadly levi´s are no longer ¨made in USA¨

[Chris]

they arent? oh I guess they arent (after checking) I dont care where they are made as long as they arent being made by 5-10 year olds in a sweatshop.

[G. Adams]

Quote by: |Chris| Here ya go G: Levis Jeans Levi's® 501™ Jean More Colors Available Levi's® 501™ Jean Reg. $44.99 Sale $33.74 Levi's® 501® Slayer Wash Original Fit Jean Levi's® 501® Slayer Wash Original Fit Jean Reg. $58.00 Sale $43.50

Cheers Chris.

Ahh that is disgusting. I think I'm gonna start importing my levi's from here on in. I don't wanna know how much my designer gear would cost in the US, it'll make me sick.

[Chris]

designer gear from where?

That can be expensive here. (if its from France or somewhere)

[G. Adams]

It depends, most of my designer gear is Italian, though I got a handful of French and British stuff. But it'd be difficult to compare really, because you don't get such a massive amount of one designer piece being reproduced, or else it'd just be a fashion brand.

[Chris]

I was in San Francisco once, saw a pair of "Designer" jeans for $350

[YourTokah]

I can't understand why anyone would pay that much money for jeans. It should be morally wrong to do that when your neighbor down the street is eating mac n cheese every day and wearing hand me downs from his mother's uncle's sister in law.

Not that designer clothes wouldn't flatter my vanity, but what is up with everyone flattering their vanities?

And as far as the sweatshops comment - even if the people working there ARE of legal age to work, they still make in two weeks what we pay for one pair of jeans at Wal Mart - check it out on Dateline NBC - a story about a girl named Masuma from Bangladesh - it's despicable the conditions she and her family live in while slaving away for Wal Mart.

[Pooeypants]

The Chinese food you get in Western restaurants resemble little to what we have in real life China. What you guys get is usually a compromise, a slight fusion between east and west.

[Chris]

Quote by: YourTokah I can't understand why anyone would pay that much money for jeans. It should be morally wrong to do that when your neighbor down the street is eating mac n cheese every day and wearing hand me downs from his mother's uncle's sister in law. Not that designer clothes wouldn't flatter my vanity, but what is up with everyone flattering their vanities? And as far as the sweatshops comment - even if the people working there ARE of legal age to work, they still make in two weeks what we pay for one pair of jeans at Wal Mart - check it out on Dateline NBC - a story about a girl named Masuma from Bangladesh - it's despicable the conditions she and her family live in while slaving away for Wal Mart.

quite sad.

Yeah the most expensive pair of Jeans I own were $85 or something like that. $300 is excessive.