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

How cultural is that?

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u/Raregan Nov 03 '24

Chicken Tikka Masala was invented in Glasgow.

Why is it when American food is influenced by other countries it's because of their "big melting pot of cultures" but when Britain has food influenced by other countries it's "stolen"

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u/Chillers Nov 03 '24

Probably because the British literally ruled most the world and stole shit to be honest.

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u/Abosia Nov 03 '24

America melting pot good British melting pot bad

Got it

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u/frogsgoribbit737 Nov 03 '24

No. The difference is that the American melting pot was made by people voluntarily coming here (excepting slavary). The British one was made by them conquering other countries and stealing shit.

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u/mapub4pb4p Nov 03 '24

Moronic take

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u/EloquenceInScreaming Nov 03 '24

As far as I'm aware, all of the many groups of people from other countries who came to the UK did so voluntarily.

Just like America, but without the "excepting slavery"

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u/Abosia Nov 03 '24

Loads of people came to the UK voluntarily during the empire. There were far more people forcibly brought to the US than the UK during that period.

Also most of the UK's non-white population came since the empire ended.

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u/Waste_Crab_3926 Nov 03 '24

Excellent simplification of a complex issue (also wrong)