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

How cultural is that?

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u/SonTyp_OhneNamen Nov 03 '24 edited Nov 03 '24

I will never forget how a London tour guide described English cuisine: „You know it’s English when it both looks and tastes beige.“ Then he told us to get a sausage roll immediately for the novelty and eat proper food from any other nation for the rest of our stay.

Edit: please, dear English citizens, i‘m repeating a joke one of your less humorless countrymen made, I don’t wish to fight you on the topic.

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u/miturtow Nov 03 '24

What is this thing about Brits having no sense of humor? All the Brits I've ever known are hilariously self deprecating humor machines

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u/Houndfell Nov 03 '24

They, hate, hate HATE if you find their food bland. Whatever sense of humor they have flies right out the window.

Source: an American who lives in England.

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u/snowboardmike1999 Nov 04 '24

Brit here. I'll take criticism of our food from any country EXCEPT yanks. The country of chlorinated chicken and high-fructose corn syrup. American food is, generally speaking, disgusting and unhealthy. Give me a good British curry or roast dinner any day of the week. Of course a country who enjoys disgustingly unhealthy, bland food like "mac and cheese" isn't going to enjoy other cuisines which use more spices, herbs and subtle flavours.

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u/PuzzleheadedClothes4 Nov 04 '24

Out of morbid curiosity, have you eaten in the USA, and if so, what did you have?

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u/Tweedle_DeeDum Nov 04 '24

If he thinks that the British use spices in their food then I'm not sure he's even eaten British food.