to know bagels u must be jewish!!!
they have some good ones here in Phuket

Things I miss from Aotearoa;

- Having a backyard
- Real Kiwi style meat pies
- Hunting and camping
- Wild pork and venison
- Nestle reduced cream and Maggi onion soup dip

Once I finally finish renovating my house and land in Kandal, I'll have a backyard and a decent kitchen to bake my own pies in, 2 out of 5 ain't bad, could probably get the pork and venison imported but wouldn't be cheap, and will stock up on supplies for the dip when I'm in NZ next or when I have visitors.

Overall, not a whole lot I miss, am more than happy with life and what I have/can get in Cambodia. I think that spending up to 8 months per year in shit holes like Iraq and Afghanistan makes me appreciate Cambodia more than what I would if I were there 365 days a year.

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:Ah! But New York bagels are total crap imo... Hard pieces of tasteless coal. Now I'll let you guess where I'm from... It takes a bagel expert to know where I might be from after seeing my above comment (bagel capital). A New Yorker might guess actually as our bagels are in constant rivalry (ours always winning obviously)

You have mentioned elsewhere that you're not American. So you must be from Montreal!

Montreal-style bagels differ from New York-style bagels in several respects. First, they are made with sugar and no salt, and are then boiled in honey-sweetened water. They are smaller, with a larger hole, and must be baked in a wood-burning oven to earn the true distinction “Montreal-style.”

What do I win?