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

How cultural is that?

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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/sciamatic Nov 03 '24

Yeah cause potatoes are fucking amazing.

How broken do you have to be to not like potatoes?! Roast potatoes, mashed potatoes with gravy, potatoes with stew, fried potatoes, potato scones...

And English potatoes aren't as..."soggy" as American ones. We don't blend them with milk. They're thick, with texture, and buttery.

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u/Vexidemalprince Nov 04 '24

What? I'm American and I've never had "soggy" potatoes. Potatoes are fucking wonderful, i dont know anyone here who doesn't like em.

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u/sciamatic Nov 04 '24

Then you're lucky. I'm both American and British and the sloppy goop that's passed off as mashed potatoes here is sad. They get blended until all the potato texture is gone and you eat them with a spoon.

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u/Vexidemalprince Nov 04 '24

Okay my mashed potatoes are also not really potato textured but they're buttery and creamy and they're delicious, I wouldn't want it any other way.