Hi Tom.
Actually, coke and pepsy in the Uk is made in this country sinse the formula
used is different. I'm not sure of the exact differences, but one I know is
that American versions tend to be far sweeter and contain a lot of corn
syrop and certain chemical aditives which are illegal in Europe. There is a
specifically American Style ice cream bar that does milkshakes with
breakfast cerial like lucky charms in as well as lots of American drinks
like the extra flavours of Mountain Due (over here we just get a lemon
original and even that tastes different). I always go for root beer sinse
its something that you just can't get over here.
The price difference is more general. Pretty much anything is more expensive
in the Uk. For example, at Dominoes a medium, ten inch pizza will cost you
about £12, (about 18 usd or so), and that's before you add side orders,
drink or a delivery charge.
Even at independent places you can expect to pay from between £6and £10, for
a ten inch pizza, and often independent places aren't that good.
I used to go to a place where I could get a 10 inch pizza, a side order of
potatoe wedges or onion rings, a peace of chocolate gatteaux and a drink for
£12.50, and that was good, sadly they got taken over by new management and
the prices went up while the quality went waaaaaay down.
These days if I go to papa Jons, because they have a lovely scotish manager
who reads me out the current deals and student discounts over the phone,
(she's also a couple of times given me a free desert), i can usually expect
to get a 11 inch pizza, (they don't do 10 inch), a combo order of two sides,
and a two leter bottle of pepsy for about £15, an extra pound if I fancy a
desert (though i only do that if I'm especially hungry sinse they're deserts
are huuuge).
The same at dominoes would likely cost me over £20, (and they aren't half as
nice as Papa Jons).
Then again, I've been having a lot more chinese when i get takeaway
recently, because we have a very nice local chinese that I can get a good
mealfrom (their starter selection for one, rice a main dish plus two cans of
coke), for under £12, so i've tended to do that more often.
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