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[foraloysius]

When visiting the USA in 2001 for the first time I noticed a lot of things were bigger on the west side of the big pond. I mentioned this to one of my hosts and said that even the toilet paper was wider. His comment: That is because we have bigger a******* to wipe! LOL

 

[launderess]

One's European and British Friends

Are always amazed at how "large" everything seems to be in the USA. From the king sized beds to full sized fridges even in small apartments. Why a housewife/mother needs a full sized SUV or minivan to haul around one or two children is also beyond them as well. Then we went to Costco's, you'd thought they died and went to heaven. *LOL*

Many do see the overly large portions served at most American fast and other restaurants as just gluttonous. To them it goes a long way in explaining why Americans tend to have weight issues.

Appliance wise they also cannot see the need for washing machines that hold 15lbs or nearly 20lbs of washing either.

 

[Philip0603]

Please note that the ASKO machine is also sold as a Eudora as the company has been bought out by Merloni. Just hope that the Italians keep their hands off the quality end of the market, it would be a great shame if the quality of the Asko et al machine was compromised. My parents had Asea (Asko) & my sister has Asko with no faults over a combined 25 year period.

 

[ronhic]

Actually

Philip I hate to say it, but your information is a tad out of date. ASKO was sold by Merloni to Gorenje in July 2010.

On the other hand, my mother had an ASEA from 1989 until 2008....

 

[gizmo]

I had no idea...
that's good news, that Gorenje now owns Asko.
I have long liked both Asko and Gorenje, and not though much of Merloni products.

 

[askomiele]

GLORIA

In Ostend (Belgium) there is a company that imports ASKO CYLINDA products and rebadges them with the brand GLORIA.

 

[Philip0603]

Ah ha!!! That's good news. May consider one in future if ever my Miele goes pop.

 

[fido]

Re. Launderess comments

When I was at college in the mid '80s a friend on my course spent one summer in USA, Boston if I recall correctly. I remember him coming back and declaring he had discovered why Americans need refrigerators the size of telephone kiosks. The family he stayed with went shopping once a week and bought everything they could conceivably want to eat over the next 7 days. This was far more than they would actually eat but it meant they always had a choice. When they got back home with the groceries all the stuff already in the fridge would be thrown out and the new stuff put in its place.

 

[rolls_rapide]

"all the stuff already in the fridge would be thrown out

What a waste!

When my own grandparents went to America in the 1970's, they were amazed by the size if everything. A Knickerbocker Glory desert was served to my gran and it was huge. She commented that the washing machines were the size of jukeboxes. Apples were gigantic, cars were massive, houses were spacious and some of the American population were of a sizeable build.

 

[rolls_rapide]

"Then we went to Costco's, you'd thought they di

Ha ha! Indeed.

The American shopping malls and hypermarkets would seem like heaven compared to our wee supermarkets. You could probably spend weeks wandering through the American stores!