> > > so what Americans call 'smarties' are somewhat like we Aussies call Skittles?
> > > sam"hates skittles, loves smarties. Chocolate..."hael
> >
> > Not if Skittles are like Canadian Skittles (a sugary fruit-flavored candy with distinct "shell" and "innards" portions). American Smarties are pressed sugar, basically -- the closest comparison I can come up with is a candy we have in Canada called "Rockets". I don't know if you have those, though...
> >
> > Don Monkey
>
> Yes, those are the skittles I was referring too... no no Rockets in Australia, I'm thinking I'm glad.
> ;)
>
> samhael

Matthew described American Smarties as being "Refreshers without the refreshment". Do you have Refreshers?

Heh. At the RU, everyone is going to need to bring *all* the sweets they can get their hands on, for a huge comparative taste test, just to make these conversations easier.

winter"And so we can pig out on sweeties, too"mute