tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post4875478035957054096..comments2023-07-03T12:00:28.900-04:00Comments on Life in Graz: Life in Austria. Part 4b. Shopping: Goin' to the GroceryCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10637579999008887341noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-9012670385561336532011-06-15T11:31:17.428-04:002011-06-15T11:31:17.428-04:00Crowded? Small aisles? Try the SPAR on Zinzendorfg...Crowded? Small aisles? Try the SPAR on Zinzendorfgasse (by Karl Franzens) around lunchtime. Anywhere else will look completely spacious after. <br />LG<br />AndreiMoriquendunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-52018087882946743342010-08-17T21:38:20.329-04:002010-08-17T21:38:20.329-04:00Hey Carolyn,
just stumbled across your blog and I&...Hey Carolyn,<br />just stumbled across your blog and I'm almost falling off my chair laughing reading your grocery shopping entry! LOVE it!<br />And I can sooo relate to both sides! I'm Austrian, moved to Canada a few years ago. My first grocery shopping experience over here was somewhat traumatic too... just the other way round... ;)<br />Viele Gruesse aus Ontario,<br />Atlantisatlantisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-14413106019808565392010-06-17T16:12:35.106-04:002010-06-17T16:12:35.106-04:00Sounds like you are not in Kansas anymore....Sounds like you are not in Kansas anymore....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572400688345132982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-60216870558555403652010-06-16T06:26:04.523-04:002010-06-16T06:26:04.523-04:00Not complaining about Milka, although I don't ...Not complaining about Milka, although I don't much care for it. Just showing that Milka is the Hershey's here. Not complaining about tubes either..just showing the differences. Love me some Graz tap water...but when you are out traveling and people grab a bottle of water dying of thirst, they almost always spit it out after a big chug, not realizing it has gas. And I'm quite cheeky! :)Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637579999008887341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-66805982482940846262010-06-16T05:24:28.834-04:002010-06-16T05:24:28.834-04:00how can you complain about milka, coming from a co...how can you complain about milka, coming from a country where they sell chocolate that tastes like baby sick (=hersheys)? cheeky! also, check out the range of excellent swiss chocolate (lindt). water? as already said, the quality of water in graz is excellent, just order tap water in the restaurant (for free in most places). don't be afraid of mayo or mustard in tubes, the one you pictured is actually quite alright. tacos and crisps? you are absolutely right, although you can get some Kettles in bigger supermarkets (jja: pringles are pressed starch, nothing to do with real potato crisps) julesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-51774840776893646572010-06-15T15:57:17.019-04:002010-06-15T15:57:17.019-04:00Shredded Cheddar I didn't find also but a peac...Shredded Cheddar I didn't find also but a peace of it to shred by yourself what is no problem I guess...Graz is very small city, I don't know for Vienna but in Germany we have shops open till 10:00 in the evening. <br />To be honest I really dislike big shops full of cheap and not really healthy food, and many Germans dislike this too, that's why we have in almost every street some small shop nad many many organic shops.<br />Most of Germans won't use plastic bag since it is so nature unfriendly, I take my cotton bag every time with me or some basket...also don't like water with gas but there are at least 15 sorts of mineral water without - stilles wasser.<br /><br />"Hope you like paprika (bbq) or salted potato chips because you aren't gonna"<br /><br />Really? Pringles has so many flavoures.<br /><br />"Regular, sliced bread is called American Toast:"<br /><br />Because I would refuse to call this thing bread at all, it is kind of a white sponge without anything good for my body in there.<br /><br />"carried tortillas!"<br /><br />I rad usually on expat blogs about missing tortilla in german shops, but every single regular shop in my town has some.jjahttp://jja.blog.hrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-29747967224770478152010-06-15T12:44:13.332-04:002010-06-15T12:44:13.332-04:00Helmut, I just told my brother in an e-mail that w...Helmut, I just told my brother in an e-mail that we don't need ice (for our drinks) because the tap water is so delicious and cold! I think when I go back to America I will be overwhelmed with choices...and miss my Leibnitz!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637579999008887341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-84271639611684369572010-06-15T12:12:23.054-04:002010-06-15T12:12:23.054-04:00You still have to live some time in Austria to und...You still have to live some time in Austria to understand our way of living!<br /><br />Just a remark on gassy water bottles: Almost nobody needs bottled water here because you can drink the water from the tap - it is of excellent quality and has no added chemicals!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-12883009011514973502010-06-15T11:14:38.067-04:002010-06-15T11:14:38.067-04:00I'm interested in the super dickmann's. W...I'm interested in the super dickmann's. What are those, luva?ansleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463790311891229103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-59925351809542761692010-06-15T10:18:58.003-04:002010-06-15T10:18:58.003-04:00Oh my goodness I just nearly choked on a cherry dy...Oh my goodness I just nearly choked on a cherry dying with laughter reading this!! Come to Germany, you get the best of Teutonic charm with a bit more civilisation (24 hour supermarkets) although they don't sell milk in the baker's on Sundays like here which I think is kind of thoughtful but they do speak proper German so I think we can forgive them that ;p I probably shop every other day for food here, more than I did in Germany but like I said, go to the market (except mid-morning on Saturday when you can't move for the pushchairs & toddlers). You can get mayo in jars but usually only S-Budget stuff. Mustard in a tube is ok, don't be scared! Coming from England, I really notice the lack of Indian & Chinese ingredients although Thai is catching on in Germany. Have you been to the supermarket on Markplatz, I think that is the winner in terms of being in the tinniest, pokiest building, I got lost in there the first time :sRachel in Graz - not long to go!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-23443311473505034702010-06-15T09:01:26.746-04:002010-06-15T09:01:26.746-04:00Hee hee! I'll quickly add my Aussie gripes and...Hee hee! I'll quickly add my Aussie gripes and maybe do my own post about it one day:<br />1. Close at 5:30 pm!!!<br />2. Meats are shared with dog food, and kangaroo and emu meats in the same rows!<br />3. Only crummy white cheddar<br />I'll think of more later but I feel your pain!<br />xoxoKimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446676017789237033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-66650280390779731512010-06-15T05:29:12.365-04:002010-06-15T05:29:12.365-04:00I am SO with you on the whole Austrian grocery sto...I am SO with you on the whole Austrian grocery store thing and every point you mentioned. The check out is so stressful that my guy and I always do our "big" shopping together - he sacks, I pay. That way no one behind us gets antsy. I have actually had people run past me with elbows flying to get in line ahead of me, but that may be a Vorarlberg specialty not experienced elsewhere in Austria. I was also happy to find tortillas and taco shells, but their salsa is, in a word, crap. Now I make my own. And boy do I bring back a lot of spices whenever I'm back in Houston on vacation!Edelweiss Cowgirlhttp://www.edelweisscowgirl.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-55797883970210565462010-06-15T01:53:05.705-04:002010-06-15T01:53:05.705-04:00thats the biggest problem with that neck of the wo...thats the biggest problem with that neck of the woods though, the gas water! When I go to germany I'm baffled by the fact that its not a "water water everywhere were gonna get wet" kinda thing. No water fountains. no non-bottled water served to you at the restaurant being continuously refilled! Its always that gas jazz. Eeek. In other places I see mustard in a toothpaste tube, I don't know if thats good or what? <br />Do you totally max on all the bread though??Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868177611530271539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-80051001210639747472010-06-15T01:50:23.843-04:002010-06-15T01:50:23.843-04:00dude I absolutely love your blog! Its everything I...dude I absolutely love your blog! Its everything I feel, but expressed with your hilariousness. I'm moving to Vienna next year, the finance grew up in germany and has to move there so I'm going to have experience the haribo and milka monopoly and the lack of real mexican food.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868177611530271539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-42336035470549605962010-06-14T13:18:03.477-04:002010-06-14T13:18:03.477-04:00Carolyn- that was hilarious. I am dying laughing h...Carolyn- that was hilarious. I am dying laughing here at the office while I take a break from scanning my life away. That mayo looks NASTY. Get some jars, Graz. Love the comparison to the zamboni man.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954918088751322486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-64056696004636839082010-06-14T11:50:29.721-04:002010-06-14T11:50:29.721-04:00Yes, Erin, probably very true and I'm pretty i...Yes, Erin, probably very true and I'm pretty insensitive...but I swear it's always during the busiest times.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637579999008887341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-59839234500882457642010-06-14T10:40:36.307-04:002010-06-14T10:40:36.307-04:00My guess is the stocking-during-work hours thing i...My guess is the stocking-during-work hours thing is due to unions/labor rules. At 6:59pm everyone is out the door, and they probably take their breaks very seriously too. So there's no other time to clean and stock.The Tulley Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15622940194775248245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675597085316655354.post-8539236919621385532010-06-14T09:18:14.837-04:002010-06-14T09:18:14.837-04:00never again will i complain about not finding some...never again will i complain about not finding something at the grocery. we are very fortunate over here to have EVERYTHING available to us. I'm happy they have tortillas for you too, but something tells me they aren't going to bring you back to lupe tortilla days!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438927548084463803noreply@blogger.com