Hi Oshiro and all, Hey,why do I like this title more?LOL
In order to measure up with that title,I googled a little 'Belgian beer' and found some brands I was familiar with: http://www.beer-pages.com/stories/belgian-beer-guide.htm I was wrong yesterday because in one of my books,one wine connaisseuse said there were over 500 kinds of Belgian beers! On one label of a brand,you will see a pink elephant. According to the author,if one should get that drunk,he/she will see a pink elephant! I haven't experienced it yet. I guess we'll wait for you to tell us after your return!LOL Do some Europeans drink beer in room temperature? I didn't know it.Most of the Europeans I know drink cold beer from the fridge(without ice cubes). How cold can it be in Sao Paolo in your winter/our summer? It's autumn at the end of October,and it shouldn't be that cold yet provided everywhere you go in Europe then,there are radiators/heaters on indoors. All you need is prabably a thick long coat,a scarf,a pair of gloves and a pair of warmer boots.If it snows earlier this year,then you'll need to pack more clothes... We'll see then. By the way,Charles,I read your today's message. If I don't have enough time to reply to you today,I'll do it tomorrow.;) Nice day,everyone! Pln On Jun 30, 3:15 pm, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Pln, the beer advicer!!! LOL > > Fortunately you gave me some very good information about this Michael > Jackson's beer companion. I actually didn't know there was another famous > king :) > > These fruited-beers sounds to me as being a little sweet, am I right? I > surely will taste many kinds of beverage there, it doens't mean I'm going to > be drunk, maybe a little high :) > Here in Brazil I believe we don't have well known ale beers, the most commom > one here is pilsen and we drink always very cold. I heard in some countries > in Europe they drink them in environmental temperature. > > I and my girlfriend are going togheter to Paris and Brussels, and we going > to Europe in the end of October. We've been planning our itinerary and our > great challenge is going to be the low temperature of this season, provided > that we are not used to it. > You have a point, Paris must be the dream destination of women, very > different from our culture. > > Thanks for the tips! > > Have a nice day > Oshiro > > > > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 5:51 AM, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Oshiro and all, > > > Coincidentally,I found one among piles of books of my husband's to be > > put away on the shelves: > > 'Michael Jackson's Beer Companion'.(this 'Michael Jackson' is an > > authority figure when it comes to beverages,not that King of Pop who > > just passed away) > > > Let me quote some parts for the curious Oshiro(if you were named > > George,it would sound even betterLOL): > > 'A beer made with fruit sounds like a contradiction. > > Surely is it a wine? > > The explanation is that these are beers,produced from grain,with fruit > > added as a further fermentable material or flavouring. > > They are traditional in Belgium,where they are often based on lambic > > beers,and usually made with cherries or raspberries. > > Inspired by the success of these products in recent years,other fruits > > and more countries have made an entrance. > > > The best of Belgium's artisan-made,lambic-based,whole-fruit cherry > > kriek and raspberry frambozen beers have a complexity and delicacy,and > > are dry. > > They are the beer world's elegant response to pink champagne,and make > > a pretty,unusual and appetizing drink with which to welcome guests at > > a barbecue or summer party...' > > > Just check out the beer menus when you go to any pubs there.There are > > over 365 kinds of beers to choose from! > > I remember my husband couldn't even resist on trying them during > > breakfast considering so short time for so many beers!LOL > > > As for the ales you're fond of,you can also try out Belgian ale there. > > Belgians call ales 'speciales belges' or just 'belges',particularly in > > the French-speaking regions of Belgium. > > According to M.J.,try 'Vieux Temps'(it means Old Time),Horse > > Ale,Lamot,Op-Ale and Palm. > > > On second thought,you should take your girlfriend to Paris because it > > seems to be every woman's dream destination,and it's a bigger contrast > > to your culture or Barcelona,isn't it? > > > When are your coming to Europe?;) > > > Nice day,everyone! > > Pln > > > On Jun 29, 5:29 am, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Pln and all > > > > Nice to see you here again!!! :) > > > I hope you are having a good time in your new flat! > > > > Yeah, I agree that just one week to visit 2 cities is going to be quite > > > busy, but at that time, I won't be able to take more days off my work. > > > I'm really excited about going there, and I'm happy to know that you > > enjoyed > > > Brussels. I'm looking forward to try many kinds of beers, I'll really > > enjoy > > > that!!! LOL > > > I've been reading some information about there and they say much about > > > chocolate, waffle and beer!! They must have such a good gastronomy!! My > > > favorite kind of beer is Ale, a red beer. You got me curious about the > > > cherry one. > > > > Thanks for the valuable tips, Pln!!! They were really good! > > > > Oshiro > > > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 12:08 PM, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Oshiro and all, > > > > > It took me some time to finally find this message I was about to reply > > > > to before our move to the new flat! > > > > > One week to pay visits to 2-3 cities is quite a busy schedule.I've > > > > never been to Paris,but Brussels is a place I highly recommend!;) > > > > Try as many different beers as possible.My favourite is the cherry > > > > one! > > > > > Barcelona is another place I'd like to revisit!If you could,I'd > > > > recommend you to go there instead of Paris. > > > > > Too short time left for me to write more... > > > > I'll come back next Monday to catch up with you guys again! > > > > > Nice weekend to you and your girlfriend and to all of us! > > > > > Pln > > > > > On Jun 9, 3:47 pm, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Pln, Charles, John, Josney and all!! > > > > > > I've been reading all these messages about traveling and studing in > > > > Europe. > > > > > Indeed Europe fascinates me a lot. > > > > > I've just scheduled my first trip to Europe (and I hope this is the > > first > > > > of > > > > > many others in the future). I'm very excited and I have to start > > doing my > > > > > itinerary!! Can you help me giving tips what places I should visit? > > As > > > > soon > > > > > I know some of you in the group have already been in Europe. > > > > > > I'm going to Paris and Brussels with my girlfriend. This is not a > > long > > > > trip, > > > > > just one week! > > > > > > Pln, I agree with what you said about traveling as a backpacker!! I > > > > prefer > > > > > traveling without a prepared itinerary by travel agencies, since I > > > > prepared > > > > > my route in advance. > > > > > > In my opinion, I see Europe as an old and beautiful World, where many > > > > > important facts happened there and because of this, there are many > > > > > historical places to go. > > > > > > Nice day for you all > > > > > Oshiro > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 7:28 AM, Charles <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi pln, > > > > > > Certainly,what I post was not mischievious message.LOL > > > > > > > It's just for fun.The symbol"LOL"makes my smile in that busy > > > > > > day."mischievious" means intended to cause harm or > > > > > > trouble,which absolutely wasn't what I mean few days before. > > > > > > > You know,the picture in my mind when I saw "LOL" is a little girl > > > > treated > > > > > > badly by others weep here.^_^ > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 1:51 PM, John Awesome < > > [email protected] > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > >> hehe, sorry for that. I'v been chatting with guys from all over > > the > > > > world, > > > > > >> and i really enjoy the relaxation topics, such culture, > > languages, > > > > > >> behaviours. and i think serious topics will bring much offense, > > > > besides, my > > > > > >> english words about politcs are limited, so i have to learn it > > well, > > > > then i > > > > > >> can use them in the conversation. > > > > > > >> PS: I notice the "I hear and I forget. > > > > > >> I see and I believe. > > > > > >> I do and I understand. > > > > > >> Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)." > > > > > > >> I don't know much about chinese claasic work in the english > > version, > > > > but > > > > > >> in chinese original work, the sentence was came form Xun Zi. As > > you > > > > can see > > > > > >> it belowhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xun_Zi > > > > > >> but maybe i am wrong, you know chinese classic work in chinese > > version > > > > are > > > > > >> really difficute to read, most of them were written about 2000 > > years > > > > ago, > > > > > >> the difference is quite large. for example, the ancient greek and > > > > eygpt > > > > > >> words cannot be identify by us easily as well. > > > > > > >> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 5:28 AM, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >>> Hi Josney and all, > > > > > > >>> Are you trying to scare John and Charles away?!LOL > > > > > > >>> I've been enjoying exchanging messages with them via this message > > > > > >>> board! > > > > > >>> I really do!;) > > > > > >>> Unless others have something to complain about,then speak > > up,please! > > > > > >>> LOL > > > > > > >>> Since we finally got you respond to us,I would say it's Mission > > > > > >>> Accomplished in some ways! > > > > > > >>> Best wishes to you and the rest of busy,lazy or dreamy eslpodcast > > > > > >>> members!LOL > > > > > > >>> Good night, > > > > > >>> Pln > > > > > > >>> On Jun 7, 6:21 pm, Josney Ribeiro <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > >>> > I think you guys write too much... hahaha I just don't have > > time to > > > > > >>> reply to > > > > > >>> > the interesting messages. I can only make short replies. I > > don't > > > > like > > > > > >>> it. I > > > > > >>> > wish I had time to post more thoughtful messages. Wishing you > > all > > > > the > > > > > >>> best, > > > > > >>> > Josney > > > > > > >>> > 2009/6/7 pln471 <[email protected]> > > > > > > >>> > > Hi John Charles and all, > > > > > > >>> > > Oh,boy,Charles!LOL > > > > > >>> > > You sound just like another curious cat to me counting how > > many > > > > 'LOL' > > > > > >>> > > in my previous post,aren't you?;) > > > > > > >>> > > It's just coincidental,of course! > > > > > >>> > > But after reading your mischievious message dated > > Saturday,June > > > > 6th,I > > > > > >>> > > recalled that there were 3 sixes in the calendar!!! > > > > > >>> > > According to Western superstition,3 sixes is a symbol of > > Satan or > > > > > >>> > > something like that,isn't it?!:( > > > > > >>> > > And what's interesting is that 6 is a lucky number for > > > > Chinese,isn't > > > > > >>> > > it? > > > > > > >>> > > OK.I've used 3 tag questions so far...Is it a bad sign > > again?!LOL > > > > > > >>> > > And John,you sound quite different from other young Chinese > > or > > > > > >>> > > Taiwanese I've known. > > > > > >>> > > You have more in common with me sharing the same attitude or > > view > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". 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