Ray of Sunshine wrote:Really, you can get decent fish and chips anywhere?
Struggle to get them in London never mind abroad.
Here in New York, you can get Fish and Chips, Cadbury's, walkers crisps and anything else you want, Indian, Russian, Polish, Greek food from every country in the world in fact. Go to the wine store and you can get any spirit, go to the beer supplier and you can get any beer you wish for.
A couple of British guys opened a British Cafe in Brooklyn years ago and made a killing. I went about 10 years ago and thought the food was shit. And vastly over priced for what you got. But the young NY's thought it was chic and the place to go to.
One of the weirdest things I encountered was walking down lower 5th Ave years ago and walking past a row of Indian restaurants with some Indian guys trying to entice us inside. They all spoke with a Brummie accent lol we went into one and had a great night. Still friends with the owner who loves to come over and cook dinner and drink and chat with us.