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Surreyman
 
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On Monday, October 6, 2014 12:36:27 PM UTC+1, Martin wrote:[color=blue]
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> >On Saturday, October 4, 2014 9:10:30 AM UTC+1, Martin wrote:[/color]
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> >> >> On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 02:39:56 -0700 (PDT), Surreyman <alanspencer3@googlemail.com>[/color][/color]
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> >> >> >> >In article <06096260-af26-441c-a9ac-797cf81020ff@googlegroups.com>, [/color][/color]
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> >> >> >> >> You ate 'ethnic' in the Netherlands, but not Indonesian? You missed out on one of the Netherlands' major treats![/color][/color]
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> >> >> >> >My wife is Malaysian, so I'm well acquainted with Indonesian food. [/color][/color]
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> >> >> >> without spending a ridiculous amount on what in many cases is a poor Dutch[/color][/color]
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> >> >> >As is curry in UK - but still highly enjoyable nevertheless![/color][/color]
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> >> >> >However, thanks to my Dutch friends having trained up as Indo chefs to professional standards (as a hobby), they've also taken us to 'proper'restaurants, especially around Den Haag.[/color][/color]
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> >> >> There are no proper Indonesian restaurants in Leiden. The food of the one that[/color][/color]
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> >> >Authenticity apart, I have to say I've often eaten Indonesian in the Netherlands at approximately UK curry prices - maybe not in central A'dam recently, but then I don't tend to eat curry in Regent Street either.[/color][/color]
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You're telling me.
I've just moved (within the same town) to a small 3-bedroom detached bungalow for £400,000.
You tell me why I don't move to Staffs - or, more especially, Spain! :-))
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