Picking on Brits a Bit

[HawkeyeLinus]

@Flatfish will back me when I say that the correct way to pronounce 'Tudor' is 'Tud-deer'. The correct spelling, by the way, is Tudur. 99% of English people also get this wrong

So ….

“How many would you like tonight, sweetie ?”

“Tudor.”

Which in English chambers is, “I’ll have the Henry VIII”?

 

[mawnansmiff]

But then again, you Brits have "innit" instead of isn't it, and "Egit" instead of idiot

I remember when I tried to watch the boxset of The Wire I kept hearing folk being greeted with something that sounded like "o-ite". It took me a while to realise that what they were trying to say was 'alright?'.

Maybe that's just a Baltimore thing as I never heard it any other time.

Jay.

 

[woodsroad]

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[Infantry23]

I remember when I tried to watch the boxset of The Wire I kept hearing folk being greeted with something that sounded like "o-ite". It took me a while to realise that what they were trying to say was 'alright?'.

Maybe that's just a Baltimore thing as I never heard it any other time.

Jay.

And I'm from right outside Bal'mer, Hon!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I am not sure why eggs are more shocking than eating soap off of the dishes. But, in rural areas, we can stop and get some eggs that have been setting in the sun all day. Come home and leave them on the counter all day, till our wives clean up and tuck them into the fridge, just to get them off the counter.


What kills me, is when my wife is in such a rush to put the condiments and such that were on the shelf at the grocers into the fridge. I understand that once opened, they should be kept cold, but I don't understand the rush. We eat so very little of the things that should be kept cold after opening, that we could keep them in the pantry for a while till ready for an olive or whatever.

I did put my foot down on refrigerating our produce. Tomatoes, onions, and such lose so much taste when refrigerated.

 

[karam]

Also, is it true that in Britain, the bag for your groceries is not a given? I listened to a story about how my friend had to just awkwardly carry his groceries out in his arms till he realized that he has to ask for a bag.
Here, they don't give you your items till they are bagged.

Yes, in several places in Europe you have to pay for the bag, or use a reusable bag. Plus, of course, nobody packs your items.

Do you have self-checkout in the US? Or even better like in Switzerland: you pick up a scanner at the door of the supermarket and then scan (and bag) your items, then you pass the scanner in front of a...scanner and it shows you the bill. I maintained for years that they should offer a small discount for you doing the work of the cashiers but it didn't catch on.

Re eggs: I have never seen eggs IN a fridge, and don't put them in the fridge either, they never go bad even if we don't pump livestock with Freedom tons of antibiotics like they do in the US. The occasional feather or chicken poop on them allows me to feel the connection to the land, too

 

[woodsroad]

I did put my foot down on refrigerating our produce. Tomatoes, onions, and such lose so much taste when refrigerated.

Well, they do say that SPAM is a dish best eaten cold. Or something like that.

 

[mawnansmiff]

Or even better like in Switzerland: you pick up a scanner at the door of the supermarket and then scan (and bag) your items

I'm pretty sure that was trialled over here some years ago by Tesco (?) but for whatever reason it wasn't fully adopted.

I too never put eggs in the fridge but I once had a ding dong with a girlfriend who insisted on putting a sliced loaf in the fridge. I tried to explain to her that it just dries out the bread but she was having none of it so into the fridge went the bread.

Same with Heinz tomato ketchup, there's so much sugar & vinegar in there it simply doesn't go off if left out of the fridge. Rather like Marmite, that too never goes off due to all the salt in it.

Jay.

 

[woodsroad]

I never fridge Scrapple. The multi-colored crust that grows on it has been proven to prevent syphilis.

 

[Infantry23]

I refrigerate eggs, but that's just out of habit. I lived in France for a few months as an exchange student and didn't refrigerate les oeufs. However, in my rural neck of the woods it is very common to see unattended road-side stands set up with farm produce and eggs that have been out all day. No one gets picky about the eggs. Just get some eggs, leave the money in the box, and enjoy.

 

[Sobrbiker]

I havee one thing to say in rebuttal to all of this. Something inexcusable. Lucas Electrics.

Ahhh, someone finally mentioned why Brits like warm beer.

 

[woodsroad]

And I'm from right outside Bal'mer, Hon!

Not Ball Tee More?

 

[Infantry23]

Yeah, the warm beer thing. I don't get it. I drink beer, albeit, not often. But there are few things more refreshing than an ice cold, good ol' fashinoned American pisswater beer after a hot afternoon of yard work.

I really enjoy British beer. Actually beer in general (not you, IPA!) But I just don't get it when it comes to warm beer.

 

[Infantry23]

Not Ball Tee More?

Balmer. And don't forget the obligatory 'hon.' It's a staple of our culture. That culture being blue crabs and MD flags plastered everywhere we can put 'em. O, we also seem to embrace the violent crime in Baltimore because, Lord knows, nothing has been done about it for years now.

 

[fireground_piper]

Yeah, the warm beer thing. I don't get it. I drink beer, albeit, not often. But there are few things more refreshing than an ice cold, good ol' fashinoned American pisswater beer after a hot afternoon of yard work.

I really enjoy British beer. Actually beer in general (not you, IPA!) But I just don't get it when it comes to warm beer.

You can drink it all day long working outside and still be hydrated and refreshed. Definitely has it's place.

 

[woodsroad]

Ball Tee More is how Phluffians say it, I guess.

 

[dd57chevy]

Do you have self-checkout in the US? Or even better like in Switzerland: you pick up a scanner at the door of the supermarket and then scan

Yes , I'm pretty sure self-checkout has surpassed (percentage-wise) cashier checkouts here .

My sister-in-law more tech savvy than me . She checks out using her phone .
Not sure if/how she gets a printed receipt...........

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I hated self check out at first. I watched a guy a little older than me NOT rescanning when the scanner didn't ding. Then the lady comes over and says, "Sir, you will need to rescan that" he was all, "HUH! What!" really loud and codgerly. "Speak up!" She just shrugged and walked away.
As we were walking out the door, he winked and whispered to me, "If I play deaf, they always let me get away with it."

While I do not condone theft, if a store is going to make us ring up our own stuff, then IDGAF if someone decides to rob them blind.... or deaf.

 

[woodsroad]

Yes , I'm pretty sure self-checkout has surpassed (percentage-wise) cashier checkouts here .

My sister-in-law more tech savvy than me . She checks out using her phone .
Not sure if/how she gets a printed receipt...........

Phone Checkout:
Sister-in-law (on phone to her sister): “Is it clear?”
Sister: “Yeah…wait a minute…yeah, yeah…go for it”
Sister-in-law: “Here I come” (bypasses cashier, runs out of store with a full cart)

 

[MisterBadger]

I am not sure why eggs are more shocking than eating soap off of the dishes. But, in rural areas, we can stop and get some eggs that have been setting in the sun all day. Come home and leave them on the counter all day, till our wives clean up and tuck them into the fridge, just to get them off the counter.

I understand that many folk here in UK put their eggs in the refrigerator, too, and some refrigerators come equipped with a shelf in the door specially designed to put them in securely. But Mrs. Badger insists that keeping eggs in such a cold environment means the yolks are more likely to break when you try and fry them. She asks: Don't Americans ever eat fried eggs? And I have to confess that it occurs to me that I have never seen an American actually eating a fried egg. Or, for that matter even trying to fry one. Have I perhaps stumbled upon the reason why?