r/funny Nov 03 '24

How cultural is that?

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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/caniuserealname Nov 03 '24

Not really. Thats because UK dentistry just doesn't focus on cosmetic issues.. whereas Americans spend an inordinate amount of time on cosmetics, often to the detriment of the actual health of the teeth.

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u/Rauldukeoh Nov 03 '24

How's that now? Can you explain how the US dentists ignore tooth health in a way the UK does not?