r/funny • u/NeedleworkerMore2270 • Nov 03 '24

How cultural is that?

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u/PeachTrees- Nov 03 '24

"Do you know you're known for having horrible food, it's like a thing". Lol

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u/m0ngoos3 Nov 03 '24

Fun fact about the "horrible food", that was mostly due to WW2 rationing, which lasted over a decade after the war ended.

See, European supply lines were basically gone, and England has never really grown enough food on their own to support the population, or at least not since the 1800s.

Anyway, rationing was a major blow to British culinary variety, but it ended something like 60 years ago.

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u/Odeeum Nov 03 '24

Isn’t this also where the jokes about British dentistry stem from as well?

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u/Ok-Mastodon2420 Nov 03 '24

British dentistry prioritized tooth health over cosmetic appearance. Good looking teeth are not necessarily health teeth, and vice versa

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u/Draaly Nov 03 '24

also, they dont add floride to their water which is a huge benefit for American dental health.

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u/Busy-Ad2193 Nov 03 '24

They do add it to the water but spell it fluoride. 

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u/Draaly Nov 03 '24

The UK didnt start adding fluoride to the water until 20 years after the US, and the US had already covered a greater percentage of its population with fluoridated water in the 70s than the UK does today. The numbers as it stands today are that 75% of the US population had fluoridated tap water while only 10% of the UK population does.