'Murica and the UK : Some Slight Differences

[wolfie]

a few fats food chains up here

Commentary on the quality of food they serve?

[EricKei]

Indeed.

Remember, we live in a world where some of the most fattening, sodiumerriffic, highest-calorie items on most such restaurants' menus are the salads.

[mjr]

Indeed.

Remember, we live in a world where some of the most fattening, sodiumerriffic, highest-calorie items on most such restaurants' menus are the salads.

There's a reason for that. You've eaten salad before, right??

[Jay 2K Winger]

Indeed.

Remember, we live in a world where some of the most fattening, sodiumerriffic, highest-calorie items on most such restaurants' menus are the salads.

Bud Light Presents: Real Men of Genius - The Giant Taco Salad Inventor

[EricKei]

There's a reason for that. You've eaten salad before, right??

Not if I can help it I'm a proud meatatarian. Well, proteinarian. Just as long as it ain't green...

J2K - ~I don't see no lettuce~

...I never knew they made videos of those o_O I just heard the audio. Neat.

[XCashier]

Heh. I always enjoy these kinds of things, even when the jokes are at the expense of my country.

To be fair, we do rather deserve some of those jokes...

I got into an argument with an online Canadian friend about healthy foods, and accused America of being the worst at it, I was able to retort, "This, coming from the country that invented poutine?"

He had no response.

See, nobody's perfect!

And don't forget butter pie. My buddy from England (where butter pie originates), thought it was some "s**t the Beatles made up".

Just looked it up on Wikipedia and also found a recipe online. It looks pretty tasty; reminds me of a knish.

[mjr]

Bud Light Presents: Real Men of Genius - The Giant Taco Salad Inventor

"Some may ask, 'Is your taco salad healthy?'. Of course it is. It's a salad, isn't it?"

[lordlundar]

That said, I do like to sometimes fire back when the opportunity presents itself. Like when I got into an argument with an online Canadian friend about healthy foods, and accused America of being the worst at it, I was able to retort, "This, coming from the country that invented poutine?"

He had no response.

But that's survival instinct. We need the extra calories to survive the cold winters in our igloos.

[Kit-Ginevra]

"Some may ask, 'Is your taco salad healthy?'

Doesn't matter if it's yes or no,
there is only one question the answer we must know....

Does your taco salad lose its flavour on the bedpost overnight...?

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Not if I can help it I'm a proud meatatarian. Well, proteinarian. Just as long as it ain't green...

J2K - ~I don't see no lettuce~

...I never knew they made videos of those o_O I just heard the audio. Neat.

My brother is a meatatraian also . . . I get strange looks from the employees at Subway when I go to get him a sandwich - all because I'll order it with NO veggies or sauces - just the meatballs, mozzarella and bread is all he wants.

OTOH, if I'm ordering for me, give me VEGGIES. Usually onions, baby spinach, green peppers, mushroom and black olives are good. Tomatoes depending on what I'm ordering.

But no sauces or mayo . . . I get strange looks because I'm not a condiment person.

[wolfie]

Glad to see I'm not the only person who gets spinach but no lettuce.

[lordlundar]

I prefer spinach over lettuce when I get a sub at Subway. It's not applied as heavily, still provides fiber and it tastes better.

[notalwaysright]

I actually do like some salads, and I do like spinach. For years I thought I didn't like it because as a kid I had only encountered frozen spinach, which is horrifying. But I like fresh! My Subway order is depressingly plain. Turkey on white, cheddar cheese, lettuce and olives, mayo and mustard. I used to know someone who would order tuna on white. Nothing else.

I was reminded of another difference in terminology. In the US we study, or cram, for tests. In the UK they revise for exams. It's a term that always gives me pause, even though I know full well what it means. My brain is stubborn, though, it says "revise? so you're changing your knowledge? You had it wrong and now you have to revise your understanding?"

[catcul]

Here's a good rule of thumb. Don't follow the culinary habits of a man who has had four heart attacks like Ron Swanson.

My parents ran into a difference with terminology. They were thrown for a loop when the hotel clerk in Scotland offered to "knock them up." They would knock on the door to wake the guests up in the morning.

[Kit-Ginevra]

Spinach?at Subway? We ain't not got no stinkin' spinach here....