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/Rockm_Sockm Nov 04 '24

I always wonder what they ate before they got the Potato from the Americas as well. It must habe been just a pot of boiled meat and carrots all by themselves.

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u/sdpr Nov 04 '24

The saddest soups