Hi Oshiro and all, Before I forget,let me talk shop first as to remind you to learn some easy and simple phrases in French on BBC world service.;) It can come quite handy and make your stay in Paris more pleasant.
Hey,many thanks for showing me the pink elephant!LOL I remember last end of October in Europe was at the temperaure of 10 to 15 degrees Celsius... For Europeans it's rather warm,but for me the best is around 20!LOL Well,10 for Taiwanese is too cold! Good day! Pln On Jul 1, 3:29 pm, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Pln and all!!! > > Beer with a pink elephant in the > label<http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2808219281_c07a1848c0_o.jpg> > > I found the beer with the pink elephant in the label LOL > Its name is "Delirium", it's suitable with what they say about seeing pink > elephants after drinking that LOL. I have to confess that I got really > excited about taste it and maybe see pink elephants!!! I'll do my best to > find that brand of beer there and then I'll tell you what I saw LOL > > It's good to know that Europeans drink cold beer instead of in room > temperature. > Well, in Sao Paulo we don't have neither intense cold nor really intense > heat. We just entered in the winter season here and the average temperature > is about 10ºC when it's much cold. In the summer, the average is 30º, > sometimes a little more. > > Have a good day!! > > Oshiro > > > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 5:38 AM, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
