Smoked stuff and salted caramel should be thrown in the pool

[vilakins]

12. Have you ever crossed the equator?
Six times.. Once was on a ship and there was a massive party with a friend chosen to play Neptune, and lots of people thrown in the pool. The other times were obliviously on planes.

15. Do you like to watch reality TV shows?
Hell, no. And I doubt they're reality anyway. I except things like bake-offs (ours and UK's) and the Chaser quiz show, but the rest are crap. I did watch one episode of a buy-one-of-these-three-houses show because it was local and involved a friend buying another friend's house in this town. What a crock - Martin's stuff was already in the house he theoretically chose. OK, the money they paid him helped with his move, but I never watched another one. Recently a similar Australian show was in the news for featuring a house the people actually built.

19. What is your favourite flavour of chocolate (for example, with mint, salted caramel, with nuts or something else(?
Pretty much anything is fine (see below for the one that isn't), but maybe hazelnut? Peppermint with dark chocolate is good too.
Is there a chocolate flavour combination you dislike?
Yes, I HATE salted caramel, in any form. I like caramel, but this stupid practice has ruined most of it. I always have to ask in cafes whether any caramelly slice I fancy is salty. Next thing, they'll smoke it - I've seen smoked vanilla! Far too much is smoked these days, and I have to read ingredient lists in the supermarket because they put smoked paprika in innocent chilis and vegetable soups. I used to like paprika too. :(

Comments

[imhilien]

I've crossed the equator once in a plane - it had been a bumpy ride so far and we were told it was going to be even bumpier as they tried to avoid a storm at the equator. Sigh.

I like to hate-watch 'Married at First Sight Australia' as it's like eating a bag of chips and sometimes I like that. Also they have lovely shots of the Sydney skyline so I end up thinking 'ok, I'll keep watching'. I like 'The Traitors UK' as it's in a lovely Scottish castle in beautiful grounds.

Hokey Pokey is my favourite chocolate flavour.

I don't like salted caramel either, I can't stand sweet/salt combos. It was suddenly everywhere. 😮

[vilakins]

Yeah, you can't escape the salt, and often they don't tell you so you have to ask. Not cool.

[kerravonsen]

Salted Caramel! UGH! The evilness of salted caramel isn't that it exists -- I mean, y'know, insane people are free to eat it if they want to -- but that it is removing Real Caramel as an option, because people are replacing Real Caramel with Salted Caramel rather than treating it as a completely different flavour. Salted Caramel is stealing my Real Caramel away from me!

[vilakins]

That's it exactly! I'm highly suspicious of any caramel now.

[zoefruitcake]

I love salted caramel! Not so keen on smoked things though, it overpowers any flavour

[vilakins]

As kerravonsen said, they're taking away our choice to eat unsalted. Not cool.

[jhall1]

A huge proportion of what's on British TV nowadays seems to consist of reality shows, few if any of which have any interest for me. I suppose they are relatively cheap to make and, as they seem to be very popular, it shouldn't be a surprise that TV channels like them.

[vilakins]

Going by the ads (I would pay for TV, to get rid of them) the dating or "love" ones seem to be the thing here. They look so tacky. Maybe people like them because they think they're seeing into others' lives, even though they're usually fake. I wonder if it's introverts like me (and you?) who aren't interested.