If You Could "import" One Thing, What Would It Be?

[Gringoboy]

Self service petrol stations.
Chip and pin credit/debit cards.
Tesco and Marks and Spencer.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

Agreed! Baja is my favorite. The alfajores at Cactus are the best in the Bay Area!

Frankly, I find alfajores repulsive.

 

[Joe]

Agreed! Baja is my favorite. The alfajores at Cactus are the best in the Bay Area!

Frankly, I find alfajores repulsive.

Since he was talking about a business establishment in Oaktown, he probably meant Alpha Whores.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

Since he was talking about a business establishment in Oaktown, he probably meant Alpha Whores.

Alfajores are bad everywhere, but Argentina's probably the worst. At least we have http://www.lushgelato.com/#!about/c1d72 on Piedmont Avenue.

 

[Joe]

Alfajores are bad everywhere, but Argentina's probably the worst. At least we have http://www.lushgelat...m/#!about/c1d72 on Piedmont Avenue.

If it's Piedmont Avenue it's probably a Meth Lab.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

If it's Piedmont Avenue it's probably a Meth Lab.

The meth labs are all in Harlan Country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justified_(TV_series)

On Piedmont Avenue we have http://homesteadoakland.com, http://www.dopoadesso.com/adesso/, http://gregoirerestaurant.com, http://bajaonpiedmont.com, http://commisrestaurant.com, http://misturapiedmont.com (new Peruvian!), and the like.

 

[Joe]

The meth labs are all in Harlan Country: https://en.wikipedia...fied_(TV_series)

On Piedmont Avenue we have http://homesteadoakland.com, http://www.dopoadesso.com/adesso/, http://gregoirerestaurant.com, http://bajaonpiedmont.com, http://commisrestaurant.com, http://misturapiedmont.com (new Peruvian!), and the like.

These were probably all great businesses when they were open but the've been closed for years:

 

[ajoknoblauch]

These were probably all great businesses when they were open but the've been closed for years:

Oakland is not Detroit. Here's a sample of houses available in our neighborhood: http://www.zillow.com/temescal-oakland-ca/

Here's what's available around Piedmont Avenue: http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Piedmont-Avenue-Oakland-CA/pmf,pf_pt/268405_rid/37.835124,-122.232535,37.818209,-122.270601_rect/14_zm/

The other morning, somebody from Sotheby's showed up on the porch to try to get us to put our house on the market. I told him to get out and not come back.

 

[Bajo_cero2]

A new political class, although i'm not sure where from. They're shitty all around the world.

Right, we can import Donald T.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

Right, we can import Donald T.

He has no chance in the States, but in Argentina he would fit right in.