What I can't get in Saigon...

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:50 am

Greetings from Ho Chi Minh City. You can still call it Saigon, everyone here calls it that.

I have a list of what I cannot get in Saigon.

1. Miracle Whip Salad Dressing
2. Wheaties
3. Root Beer
4. Jeans in my size (W38-L-30)
5. Antiperspirant (the deodorant they sell is like candy for your armpits.)

What I can get...
1. Almost every beer sold in California.
2. Trix
3. Dr. Pepper
4. Shoes in my size (but not sandals)
5. Everything the Hershey Chocolate Co. manufactures

Dylan King · Post by **Dylan King** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:16 am

What are you doing there anyway?

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:24 am

Hey there LT, good to see you back! (here, at least... )

Try getting them to call it "The Tubist's Republic" and "Bill Bell City"!

Tubaryan12 · Post by **Tubaryan12** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:43 pm

schlepporello wrote:And if they don't have Miracle Whip, there's no reason for me to go.

Ditto!

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:20 am

At the present time, I work as a teacher and adminstrator and write for a couple of English language magazines. I have plans to make a name for myself as Saigon's #1 freelance tubist.

I also have an idea of starting a matrimonial agency. Many Vietnamese girls would love to meet a big, cuddly American male tuba player.

My new wife would be a great spokesperson for that agency.

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:28 am

I should add, I don't see why the supermarkets have 25 varieties of mayonnaise from 17 different countries and not one jar of Miracle Whip.

SplatterTone · Post by **SplatterTone** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:30 am

you just want a balogna sandwich.

... with a twist of lemon.

tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:16 pm

LoyalTubist wrote:I should add, I don't see why the supermarkets have 25 varieties of mayonnaise from 17 different countries and not one jar of Miracle Whip.

Miracle Whip's too sweet. Dukes Mayonaise (made in South Carolina) is the tits, man.
I noticed many socially aggressive women in poor countries.
They need a guy with a good job and will marry your butt in a heart beat.

ken k · Post by **ken k** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:37 pm

sounds like a christmas list hint.....

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:05 pm

LoyalTubist wrote:I should add, I don't see why the supermarkets have 25 varieties of mayonnaise from 17 different countries and not one jar of Miracle Whip.

Smart people. Miracle Whip isn't mayonnaise; it's salad dressing (look at the label):

Ingredients: WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, VINEGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, EGG YOLKS, SALT, MUSTARD FLOUR, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE AS A PRESERVATIVE, SPICE, PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVOR, DRIED GARLIC.

Mayonnaise:

INGREDIENTS: SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, WHOLE EGGS AND EGG YOLKS, VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, LEMON JUICE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (USED TO PROTECT QUALITY), NATURAL FLAVORS.

ken k · Post by **ken k** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:21 pm

Chuck(G) wrote:
LoyalTubist wrote:I should add, I don't see why the supermarkets have 25 varieties of mayonnaise from 17 different countries and not one jar of Miracle Whip.
Smart people. Miracle Whip isn't mayonnaise; it's salad dressing (look at the label):

Ingredients: WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, VINEGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, EGG YOLKS, SALT, MUSTARD FLOUR, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE AS A PRESERVATIVE, SPICE, PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVOR, DRIED GARLIC.
Mayonnaise:

INGREDIENTS: SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, WHOLE EGGS AND EGG YOLKS, VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, LEMON JUICE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (USED TO PROTECT QUALITY), NATURAL FLAVORS.

Notice they both include the ever popular natural flavors, always wondered about those....

k

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:59 pm

It doesn't surprise me. The Vietnamese have a tradition of fine food, probably from the French colonial days. They probably consider Miracle Whip to be a work of the devil. Betcha you can't find a can of Cheez Whiz either...

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:41 am

Cheez Whiz... It's here...