I went to KFC

[still kicking]

9 hours ago, Celsius said:

in Canada. 

 

2 zingers, 1 poutine and 1 drink....30 bucks.

 

I went to a supermarket. Still much faster than a checkout in Thailand and the staff is quick. Bought just 1 item that cost 5.50. Gave 10 bucks in cash. The girl was stunned. Then she pulls out the calculator Thai style and does 10-5.50 and returns the correct change. It took me a while to figure this one out, but I realized no one uses cash in Canada anymore.

 

more oddities coming up.

KFC Menu Prices in Australia - February 2024 - Aussie Prices 

Remember this is in AUD which is just 67 US dollars 

[Yellowtail]

9 hours ago, Celsius said:

in Canada. 

 

2 zingers, 1 poutine and 1 drink....30 bucks.

 

I went to a supermarket. Still much faster than a checkout in Thailand and the staff is quick. Bought just 1 item that cost 5.50. Gave 10 bucks in cash. The girl was stunned. Then she pulls out the calculator Thai style and does 10-5.50 and returns the correct change. It took me a while to figure this one out, but I realized no one uses cash in Canada anymore.

 

more oddities coming up.

Yikes! 30 Canadian is almost ten US now, isn't it? 

[NoDisplayName]

7 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

 

Sorry, but I have absolutely no idea what you are buying.

Last went into a KFC over 30 years ago (back in the UK)

 

Poutine is a dish of french fries and cheese curds topped with a brown gravy.

 

Something I'd expect Vincent to remark on after he explained what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in Ottawa.

[steven100]

how much is a bag of ice in Iceland ?

[Ralf001]

13 hours ago, steven100 said:

The first thing 7-11 teacher's their cashiers in training is how to change the batteries in a calculator

 

The cash register/till does not calculate the change to be given ?

[steven100]

4 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

The cash register/till does not calculate the change to be given ?

 

it does,   but sometimes they don't believe it ....  so they'll check for themselves.

[Ralf001]

1 minute ago, steven100 said:

 

it does,   but sometimes they don't believe it ....  so they'll check for themselves.

 

Wow ok.

 

Definitely not something I have witnessed at a 7/11.

[steven100]

9 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Wow ok.

 

Definitely not something I have witnessed at a 7/11.

 

ok, but that's not important right now  ' 

 

how much is a bag of ice in Iceland ?    i'm just wondering. 

[CharlieH]

17 minutes ago, steven100 said:

 

it does,   but sometimes they don't believe it ....  so they'll check for themselves.

Probably because it comes out of their pocket if its wrong. (So I'm told) 

[GammaGlobulin]

6 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

Poutine is a dish of french fries and cheese curds topped with a brown gravy.

 

Although I attended McGill for a time, in Montreal of course, I never had Poutine at the uni cafeteria.

 

And, when I visited Quebec City, I never saw Poutine on the menu.

 

Mostly, the students survived on cheese and wine.

 

Also, if you could not speak French, most restaurants, at the time, would hesitate to serve you.

 

In addition, when I stayed at the Hotel Frontenac....

 

Several times in the 1970s....

 

Poutine was not served.

 

Don't know why...really.....

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

32 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Although I attended McGill for a time, in Montreal of course, I never had Poutine at the uni cafeteria.

 

And, when I visited Quebec City, I never saw Poutine on the menu.

 

Mostly, the students survived on cheese and wine.

 

Also, if you could not speak French, most restaurants, at the time, would hesitate to serve you.

 

In addition, when I stayed at the Hotel Frontenac....

 

Several times in the 1970s....

 

Poutine was not served.

 

Don't know why...really.....

 

 

 

Just to qualify:  Not only were we not served Poutine, but, Instead, in the 1970s, students were served up the worst tasteless slop that McGill could provide. The food was hygienic, but tasteless, the way the Canadians used to like it.  If you were there, the same time as Steven Pinker was attending McGill, then you will remember.

 

 

[Ralf001]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

 

ok, but that's not important right now  ' 

 

how much is a bag of ice in Iceland ?    i'm just wondering. 

2kg bag - 140ISK.

[Ralf001]

52 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Although I attended McGill for a time, in Montreal of course, I never had Poutine at the uni cafeteria.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Really, you attended McGill ?

[GammaGlobulin]

8 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Really, you attended McGill ?

 

You crack me up.

Most guys don't even know where McGill might be.

So....

Months ago....

That was just a bit of irony, and not really a question.

 

 

[recom273]

17 hours ago, drgoon said:

Much the same at home in NZ. Lost count of the times young people in particular are unable to do basic math calculations in their head. The digital age is well and truelly entrenched.

 

I had a renderer doing some work on my build, young guys, obsessed with money and the price of every little bit of work - older and more experienced guys gave a price for all the work combined, but these guys just wanted to walk around with a tape measure. It became a problem later on in the job as they "oh, sorry, we didn't include that in the price" the answer was tough luck, you didn't provide me with a list of work that was included in the job, the price was to finish the job.

 

Anyway, one piece of work we did agree to add on after, one panel - 1.5m x 3m - I asked for the price, I repeated the sum for the dimensions of the wall we were standing next to, he looks at his wife who climbs out the window and runs for the calculator on the phone. 

[Ralf001]

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

You crack me up.

Most guys don't even know where McGill might be.

So....

Months ago....

That was just a bit of irony, and not really a question.

 

 

 

But a lie from you none the less.

I have noticed several times you doing this.

[GammaGlobulin]

27 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

But a lie from you none the less.

I have noticed several times you doing this.

 

Wait...

A lie?

Please clarify....PDQ!

Thank you.

 

 

[Yellowtail]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

 

ok, but that's not important right now  ' 

 

how much is a bag of ice in Iceland ?    i'm just wondering. 

How big? 

[bbi1]

17 hours ago, steven100 said:

 

A Zinger burger is not 79 baht I don't think NextG,    69 baht from memory ....  but definitely wasn't 79 baht. 

69 baht if it's not in a Central or Terminal 21 shopping centre but 79 baht if the KFC is in a Central or Terminal 21. Guess the rent is higher in a shopping centre therefore customers have to pay a 10 baht surcharge.

[VocalNeal]

Should have gone to KFG🤔

 

[uttradit]

Thais love MK.

[steven100]

4 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

How big? 

just the normal 7-11 size ...  2kg I think

[Lacessit]

14 hours ago, uttradit said:

Dead guys roll logs?

They did not teach you what analogies are in high school?

[uttradit]

23 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

They did not teach you what analogies are in high school?

Not log rolling ones.

[worgeordie]

Sometimes ,to avoid getting more coins ,if the bill is say 304 Baht ,

I will hand over 504 Baht , and that really confuses the girl on the

till , 

 

regards worgeordie

[uttradit]

16 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Sometimes ,to avoid getting more coins ,if the bill is say 304 Baht ,

I will hand over 504 Baht , and that really confuses the girl on the

till , 

 

regards worgeordie

You could just tell them 180 baht change.

[josephbloggs]

11 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Wow ok.

 

Definitely not something I have witnessed at a 7/11.

That's because it doesn't happen.

[BritManToo]

Went to KFC today to buy lunch for me and my kid.

2 Zinger burgers @69bht each, no change as I pay by scan.

[Maybole]

4 hours ago, uttradit said:

You could just tell them 180 baht change.

I have had exactly the same experience!

[scorecard]

On 2/10/2024 at 2:28 PM, drgoon said:

Much the same at home in NZ. Lost count of the times young people in particular are unable to do basic math calculations in their head. The digital age is well and truelly entrenched.

 

My Thai son asked why his 8 yo daughter had not been taught her basic multiplication tables.

 

Answer 'not needed any more, smartphone calculator for everything'.