Chocoholic Confusion Explained

[Occhidiangela]

Vauxhall cars are sold as Opal cars on mainland Europe. You see a recognisable shape occasionally on British roads go, "that's a Vauxhall Astra" and then get up close and realise that it's left-hand drive and an 'Opal Astra' with a foreign number plate. Dunno why, perhaps Vauxhall means something offensive in other European languages.

I never realised you poor Americans have such wierd chocolate bars.
Our Snickers are like your Snickers. Our Mars Bars are like your Milky-Ways and our Milky-Ways are er, hmm, hard to describe. Really fluffy in the middle (and so un-dense that they float) and covered with chocolate.
What's a three musketeers when it's at home?
Basically we're much like Canada, I think (I've not had a Milky-Way in a while, so I can't remember what the filling tastes of, so it could be chocolate flavoured) I can't confirm on the Snickers since I'm intolerant to nuts and can't eat the things.

-Bob
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Opal or Opel?

When I was a teenager, there was an Opel model (that I think was a branch of some Detroit manufacturer, GM perhaps) that was a "European Only."

There was also, a few years back, the Mercury Mystique and Ford Contour/Ford Mondeo(IIRC) that were different Europe vs America.

Sadly, the Ford Kia never made it across the pond, due to the small engine's inability to handle US pollution/smog requirements. Likewise, the Renault Twingo. Having rented them both, I found them most satisfactory.

Occhi