I always found that going to the eastern states was a bit of a culture shock, because of the foods that I couldn't get. I had problems with the lack of a decent yoghurt producer (no Brownes, just icky Yoplait, and Ski, and maybe some others), and none that produced individual single serves, rather than six-packs.
In Canada, my issue was always with cheese - there is no decent cheddar. And the half-decent cheddar costs as much as the premium stuff does here.
I'm finding myself vaguely amused that the first two things that I thought of are both things I can't eat!
Oh, and the other one that gets me - TicTac flavours are very different between countries. I've seen speciality ones here (acerola and mango), as well as the various mint ones (spearmint, mint, lemon-mint, passionfruit-mint and orange-mint, at last count), and orange ones. The US has wintergreen (which I occasionally organise for a new supply of) and Canada had cinnamon (although they may not be available any longer).
A misses A&W root beer enough that every time we go to visit his family, we end up going to an A&W (think Hungry Jacks, with a different set of corny names for the burgers).
And yes, vegemite. The first time I was overseas I missed it so much that I spent a day tracking it down. I haven't been so bad since, but that time it was bad.
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In Canada, my issue was always with cheese - there is no decent cheddar. And the half-decent cheddar costs as much as the premium stuff does here.
I'm finding myself vaguely amused that the first two things that I thought of are both things I can't eat!
Oh, and the other one that gets me - TicTac flavours are very different between countries. I've seen speciality ones here (acerola and mango), as well as the various mint ones (spearmint, mint, lemon-mint, passionfruit-mint and orange-mint, at last count), and orange ones. The US has wintergreen (which I occasionally organise for a new supply of) and Canada had cinnamon (although they may not be available any longer).
A misses A&W root beer enough that every time we go to visit his family, we end up going to an A&W (think Hungry Jacks, with a different set of corny names for the burgers).
And yes, vegemite. The first time I was overseas I missed it so much that I spent a day tracking it down. I haven't been so bad since, but that time it was bad.