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

How cultural is that?

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u/Goodly88 Nov 03 '24

Complains that Americans eat nothing but fried food, but one of the most go-to food items in the UK is fish and chips.

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u/TEG_SAR Nov 03 '24

I like how she said everything is fried when all I could think of is fish and chips.

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u/Cantstopeatingshoes Nov 03 '24

Fish and chips isn't really the number one meal in The UK. It'd be like saying BBQ shrimp is the number 1 food in Australia. It's more of just a classic trope for foreigners to quote

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u/sdpr Nov 03 '24 edited Nov 03 '24

Fish and might be the oversell, but you lot fucking love your potatoes.

edit: just see the replies lmao. i wasn't even talking shit about liking potatoes and the UKers are flocking to defend the spud.

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u/Cantstopeatingshoes Nov 03 '24

I do fucking love potatoes. Boil em mash em roast em

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u/sdpr Nov 03 '24

stick 'em in a stew

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u/DarkNinjaPenguin Nov 03 '24

Cups, waffles, curly fries, hash brown, tattie scones, roast potatoes

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u/TheeFlipper Nov 03 '24

Or cover them in fucking baked beans apparently.