tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903616918786253155.post4328497245012786633..comments2024-03-28T16:17:09.145+08:00Comments on Life as a Bon Vivant: Tim Hortons (Ranting)Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065954132923109958noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903616918786253155.post-16477686822218434422011-06-29T16:17:44.610+08:002011-06-29T16:17:44.610+08:00@Steven: exactly! the nostalgia factor has a great...@Steven: exactly! the nostalgia factor has a great impact on our daily habits, including below average coffee haha ...Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065954132923109958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903616918786253155.post-33153673710805807582011-06-23T03:25:27.295+08:002011-06-23T03:25:27.295+08:00I miss timmy's! I enjoyed your entry so much a...I miss timmy's! I enjoyed your entry so much as I live in Paris now, I have that craving too, makes me a bit homesick. Starbucks just doesnt hit the spot and although there is great cafe culture here its just cant beat coffee and donuts lol nostalgia...Stevenhttp://thesweetnomad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903616918786253155.post-30157272305970759732011-06-22T13:31:06.767+08:002011-06-22T13:31:06.767+08:00@HKE: that means I should try to Rant more right? ...@HKE: that means I should try to Rant more right? haha ... thanks!Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065954132923109958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903616918786253155.post-91017006393014468092011-06-21T00:08:59.451+08:002011-06-21T00:08:59.451+08:00@ Joyce and Jason - Coffee is a funny thing. I nor...@ Joyce and Jason - Coffee is a funny thing. I normally drink ANY type of coffee from anywhere in the world, with probably the sole exception of France. I even drink HK style coffee. I can drink and distinguish between all the styles but French coffees are even darker roasted than Southern Italian by default. I guess that's when the "nostalgic value" imprinted in our heads really kicks in ! : D <br /><br />As for donuts, just convince your husband they're the same as a French Beignet (not New Orleans type!). ; ) <br /><br />Jason I love it when you rant, and it actually always makes sense!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951478222064972637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903616918786253155.post-81444311809312234852011-06-20T20:11:00.246+08:002011-06-20T20:11:00.246+08:00@Joyce: nostalgia is definitely the word in this c...@Joyce: nostalgia is definitely the word in this case, I still ask myself I choose to go to Tim Hortons the first thing I land or the last place I stop by before leaving the country. Perhaps it is something ... Canadian that made me have such a behavior. As for the quality of the coffee, am I being too kind in saying "at best mediocre?" haha ... As a coffee lover, an espresso drinker, I do think I was too kind in saying so as well but after-all, I still have "feelings" for it at this stage haha ... <br /><br />As time passes, our taste buds often change for the better but memories will always be there for us to treasure.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065954132923109958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903616918786253155.post-8301135622381873142011-06-20T20:05:25.655+08:002011-06-20T20:05:25.655+08:00@missFong: I want you to try to queue up for one w...@missFong: I want you to try to queue up for one when you come back next time! please!!! argh!Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065954132923109958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903616918786253155.post-40093995568397916652011-06-20T16:33:24.400+08:002011-06-20T16:33:24.400+08:00I wouldn't call it a deli since, for me, delis...I wouldn't call it a deli since, for me, delis specialized in meats, particularly cold-cut meat sandwiches.Joyce Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078504968737757085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903616918786253155.post-39757799608801125782011-06-20T16:32:33.247+08:002011-06-20T16:32:33.247+08:00My husband, a French chef, tried a Tim Horton'...My husband, a French chef, tried a Tim Horton's for the first time in Montreal this summer. He said it was the "worst coffee he's ever had in his whole life." (Neither of us take sugar). <br /><br />I think the appeal for people like you and me is nostalgia. I was talking to a Canadian friend in HK -- we all remember being students, freezing cold, everything else is closed, and heading toward Tim Horton's like it was a beacon in the snow, where we could get hot coffee and food for a few bucks.<br /><br />But, honestly, as an adult who has travelled and eaten? It's not so great.<br /><br />Also, being French, my husband refuses to like either bagels or donuts. So that doesn;t help.<br /><br />Funny -- the Tim Horton's was only moderately busy and quite efficient when we were there. It was an unseasonably chilly morning (for summer) and there were some working class construction worker guys, and some office workers. And the line was very fast.Joyce Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078504968737757085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903616918786253155.post-21297370117593798232011-06-20T14:40:13.382+08:002011-06-20T14:40:13.382+08:00lol, you are too used to the HK pace of life/servi...lol, you are too used to the HK pace of life/service! If I was behind the counter at Timmy's I'd be taking my good ol' time too. :DMiss Fonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393701941284307983noreply@blogger.com