Sun, Aug-18-19, 19:29
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Senior Member
Posts: 691
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Plan: Primal/IF
Stats: 220/165/176
BF:~40%/26.3%/29%
Progress: 125%
Location: Western Australia
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Originally Posted by Kristine
My biggest turn-off from the LC version of Subway is the expense. Yes, it's nice that I can turn any sub into a salad but I can do that way cheaper at a grocery store salad bar. I think I spent $14 the last time I got a salad at Subway. I'd rather go get a bunless burger with extra veggies for half the price.
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That's interesting - They are about $9 AUD for the salad bowls here ($6 USD)
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Originally Posted by Bob-a-rama
PS, last year I spent 5 weeks in Australia from Brisbane up to Cape Trib over to Darwin down to Kangaroo Island and back to Sydney - mostly driving. I never ate at a single fast food store, and don't even remember seeing a subway, although I'm sure I would have if I paid attention. The pubs are great places for a quick meal, service is friendly, and the employees actually get paid for their work so there is no tipping.
Woolworth's (grocery store) had great bags of mixed nuts, macadamias, cashews and so on. The coffee in Australia is good. Bega Heritage Cheddar cheese is the best I've ever tasted, and the Australian people are some of the friendliest, courteous, and most civilized people I've ever met, and I've been on 6 of the 7 continents.
Rent a camper van and do drive through the cities and the outback. The drivers are courteous, if you need to change lanes, put your blinker on and they will slow down to let you in - every time. They drive in the slow lane except to pass. Even the 'road train' truck drivers will let you know when it's safe to pass them.
Stop to say "Hi" to someone on the street, and don't be surprised if you end up talking for ah hour or more. Friendly folks. The wildlife is like what you will see nowhere else. I didn't find one grouchy person in the entire time I spent on the continent. ... The meat and cheese are both very good in Oz so it's pretty easy to stay on your plan. The cheese is A2 and my DW found out she isn't sensitive to dairy, only to A1 dairy (which is the most common in the USA). The pubs don't try to force you to drink something sweetened. If you ask for tap water, you get a chilled bottle and a couple of glasses for no extra charge. It's quite common there. And at Woolworth's you can get great bags of nuts that you can use for 'road food'.
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It is funny reading an American's take on Aus - I'm so glad you enjoyed our country so much. I have actually learnt so much about US culture from this board. My favorite has to be the gravy on biscuits
It has really made me appreciate our food industry here, something I did take for granted. Yes, pubs are the normal 'fast food' go to here - We do have the normal chains like McDonald's and Hungry Jacks in the cities and large towns but they are far less popular and considered more like drop in eating places for teenagers.
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Originally Posted by Ms Arielle
Dang, I want to take vaca in AU....
or NZ.....
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We'll have to start a low carb international house swap
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