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[SeoulnPepe]

Tim Hortons is all right. I'm a Starbuck's & Seattle's Best man, but Timmy's doesn't hurt when compared to those two behemoths.

It is true, it is no longer a Canadian only venture. It is now a publicly traded company, whose major shareholder is the Canadian who bought out the Horton family in the 70s. He also owns more shares in Wendy's International than Dave Thomas ever did. So in many ways it's still got a strong Canadian connection/flavour.

There are no Timmy's outside North America, except in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where we've got troops stationed.

[Mea]

[Dev]

I'm a little surprised that Tim's hasn't tried to break into the Korean & Japanese markets. Stories of Japanese & Korean students mailing home boxes of flavored hot chocolate and cappucino mixes from Canada are not uncommon.

J & K students can always be found chatting in any Tim's shop. They virtually forget Starbucks when they visit Canada. Who wants to pay $4 for a cup of coffee when you can get a pretty good one for $1.25?

[mindmetoo]

[saxonbee]

As a Kiwi, I always thought Tim Horton's coffee was seriously over-rated by most Canadians. It was like some Flashier kanukian version of Dunkin' Donuts masquerading as some coffee-drinking Sacred Cow. Damn near untouchable. I found out I could not criticize it unless I wanted to alienate my canadian friends, in laws and wife. Really poor coffee served even in Canada. Tim Whoretons. (oops spelling) He shoulda just start to playing ice hockey or setting up a real coffeemaking chain. Sorry guys but Canadians really do have to get over their dilusion about their national coffee chain. Learn to let your taste buds actually tell you that it is indeed weak as diluted piss, crap coffee simply served in better designed cups.

The fact that they bent over like wooses here in Korea to serve brown hazlenut water is proof that they don't give a flying chocolate smelling coffeebean about making strong hairy coffee.

Love and giggles,

The Coffee loving Kiwi.

PS - sorry guys - the coffee expresso machine is sold. First item to go actually. To a fellow Kiwi.

[Leavingkorea]

I'm Canadian and I don't get it either. I don't think the donuts or the coffee are all the special. Where I live now, people sit in the drive through for 45 minutes to an hour for a Timmy coffee.

[Oreovictim]

Oh yeah, I've heard some of my Canadian friends talk about that Tim Horton's chain. If I'm ever in Canada, I'll look for one of 'em; then I'll compare it to Dunkin' Donuts. By the way, Have you noticed that the Dunkin' Donuts here in Korea are all posh? Plus, the donuts don't taste as good as they do back home. I think that they cut back on the sugar or something.

[Young FRANKenstein]

[Woland]