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[Yes Boss!]

Chicken Tikka Masala is a very British dish. Might have roots in Infian cooking but it has taken on its own life. Even to the point that it is adulterated with red food coloring quite often.

 

[akira28]

tastes amazing on the right crackers. learn fine eating, brits.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

We have BBC America, so we get pretty much all the BBC shows also. Dr Who, Top Gear, Graham Norton show, UK kitchen nightmare, you name it.

Only reason I watch that channel.

 

[Jeff Albertson]

When I was in London last year, I saw Extra Mild Salsa being advertised on the TV.

Extra Mild Salsa. Seriously, wtf UK? Is the Cilantro too harsh for you?

Cilantro? Aaaaah you mean Coriander, come on dear chap speak all properly like

Out of curiosity do Americans tend to clap when a plane lands? It's something I've noticed only a hadful of times on English flights and seemed more common in the early 90's

My only bad experience of Americans was a group of obnoxious cunts in Cancun who would woop and holler non stop in the jacuzzi all day, otherwise all my experiences have been good

 

[frankie_baby]

No need to. The cup that contains the water is the same cup I'll be drinking out of.

then you'll definitely notice a massive improvement with your kettle, pouring boiling water on to the tea bag makes it brew better

 

[DarkFlow]

Downton abbey isn't bbc, it's itv.

Well you know what I mean, British shows. I'm not going to break them down to channel 4, itv, sky because who really cares here in the US.

 

[snarge]

Cilantro? Aaaaah you mean Coriander, come on dear chap speak all properly like

Out of curiosity do Americans tend to clap when a plane lands? It's something I've noticed only a hadful of times on English flights and seemed more common in the early 90's

My only bad experience of Americans was a group of obnoxious cunts in Cancun who would woop and holler non stop in the jacuzzi all day, otherwise all my experiences have been good

Might be just another difference between us, but ground "cilantro" is sold over here as coliander, to the point that I thought that's what you call ground cilantro. Looking it up showed me that coliander and cilantro seem to be interchangeable though.

Just from my own experiences of about 20+ flights, no one claps while landing.

 

[Jeff Albertson]

I may remember the flight thing wrong and seemed to recall it happening when I was a kid but it was probably just once after a bad flight

A few years ago I flew to Latvia and landed in heavy snow and people clapped as it was a bumpy landing but a job well done given the conditions

 

[RobotNinjaHornets]

I have a question for the food debate.

Is it true that you don't really get meat pies in America?

Because if it is, what the fuck.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Cilantro? Aaaaah you mean Coriander, come on dear chap speak all properly like

Out of curiosity do Americans tend to clap when a plane lands? It's something I've noticed only a hadful of times on English flights and seemed more common in the early 90's

My only bad experience of Americans was a group of obnoxious cunts in Cancun who would woop and holler non stop in the jacuzzi all day, otherwise all my experiences have been good

Used to fly all the time and never experienced it.
bunch of people did clap one time at take off after we sat in the plane over an hour.

 

[Jeff Albertson]

While I'm at it I'm convinced the water is too high in American toilets

Splashback central also my massive English dong would be in danger of treading water (or it would be if I had one)

 

[lenovox1]

I have a question for the food debate.

Is it true that you don't really get meat pies in America?

Because if it is, what the fuck.

We have pot pies and empanadas, which are similar.

 

[Monkeylord]

then you'll definitely notice a massive improvement with your kettle, pouring boiling water on to the tea bag makes it brew better

Milk in last, lest ye clog the holes and impair the brew.



So sayeth my nan.

 

[PKrockin]

I've flown about two dozen times and I've never heard of people clapping on a plane.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

lol

Well, OK, she was of Wales.

Wales also has ridiculous place names if you didn't know

Ah yes. In Civilization V, the Celts get their city names from Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. If you get the really long one (first in the image), you get an achievement called "Longest. Name. Ever.". It requires you to build 33 cities to get to it though.

 

[Jeff Albertson]

Oh and one very last thing before I go to bed, on American TV shows there is often talk of balancing a checkbook

Is it the norm for people to use credit cards for most things?

Maybe it is here as well but debit cards seem much more prevalent although most people do have a credit card

 

[Monkeylord]

I haven't seen a cheque IRL in well over 10yrs, probably more, but my 20's are a blur.

 

[agrajag]

Boiling water in the microwave

hey, I only do that because the gas company disconnected my gas!

 

[Gattsu25]

Americans are only allowed three accents. New Yorker, Southerner and California surfer dude.

Don't forget that the fine folks in Delaware are always warshing their cars with warter.

Fuck is that accent annoying.

Downton abbey isn't bbc, it's itv.

Same difference :b

 

[pulsemyne]

Thinking about it there must be about ten different accents in wales alone. Llanelli is different from Swansea which is different to Cardiff and that's just between three cities. The welsh accent changes so much over such short distances.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

Oh and one very last thing before I go to bed, on American TV shows there is often talk of balancing a checkbook

Is it the norm for people to use credit cards for most things?

Maybe it is here as well but debit cards seem much more prevalent although most people do have a credit card

It actually refers to personally managing your bank account, taking note of deposits, withdrawals, check writing, card usage, and the end balance, and making sure it matches up with what your bank says. After all, we couldn't always go online and check how much was in our bank accounts.

 

[Kitsunebaby]

Cilantro? Aaaaah you mean Coriander, come on dear chap speak all properly like

Out of curiosity do Americans tend to clap when a plane lands? It's something I've noticed only a hadful of times on English flights and seemed more common in the early 90's

My only bad experience of Americans was a group of obnoxious cunts in Cancun who would woop and holler non stop in the jacuzzi all day, otherwise all my experiences have been good

I could be wrong, but I believe we refer to the seeds as coriander and the leaves as cilantro here in the states.

 

[truly101]

My sister's husband is english ( a southerner I believe, because I can understand him). I think he has grown weary of being reminded that he is english when m family members bring it up. It doesn't happen too often now.

 

[bomma_man]

I have a question for the food debate.

Is it true that you don't really get meat pies in America?

Because if it is, what the fuck.

whoa hold up what the fuck indeed

 

[EleventhDoctor]

whoa hold up what the fuck indeed

You can get those at certain places-but it's rare. You can buy frozen pot pies at any grocery store.

It's not really an essential American food. I probably haven't had a pot pie in over 15 years.

 

[bomma_man]

You can get those at certain places-but it's rare. You can buy frozen pot pies at any grocery store.

It's not really an essential American food. I probably haven't had a pot pie in over 15 years.

for shame

 

[perfectchaos007]

for shame

KFC makes a mean chicken pot pie here in Murica. Give it a try!

 

[SquiddyCracker]

You guys might be weird, but I still love you <3

 

[Yes Boss!]

I could be wrong, but I believe we refer to the seeds as coriander and the leaves as cilantro here in the states.

Yep, in the states there is cilantro as the fresh herb. Then there is whole coriander seed (slightly bigger than a pepercorn and hollow), them there is coriander powder, which is ground coriander seed (and used in mexican cooking).

 

[Avixph]

Some facts about the British:

1. Almost one in five women have gone to work without wearing any underwear.
2. British people eat twice as many baked beans as anybody else in Europe.
3. Eight per cent of men never clean their teeth in the morning.
4. More people believe in ghosts (42 per cent) than in God (38 per cent).
5. Twenty per cent of men claim they can do DIY jobs better than any professional.
6. Most have sex around 4,239 times in their lives.
7. Forty-three per cent of people say they have had sex in a car - 52 per cent of men, 34 per cent of women.
8. Eleven per cent of people do not wash their hands after going to the toilet.
9. Thirty-six per cent do not wash themselves every day.
10. Seventy per cent play the National Lottery.
11. Thirty-nine per cent of people read on the lavatory, while 21 per cent text or talk on the telephone.
12. British people drink 165 million cups of tea every day.
13. Women spend 27.5 minutes in the bathroom, compared to 20.7 minutes for men.
14. Twelve per cent of sick days are fake.
15. British people steal 430,000 gallons of hotel shampoo each year.

More here.

 

[Sheeshor]

12. British people drink 165 million cups of tea every day.

I don't know if this is true.

 

[mxgt]

I don't know if this is true.

Yeah, an average of over 2 cups a day for every person in the country, and it's not like all of us drink tea. Seems a bit crazy.

 

[Avixph]

I don't know if this is true.

They're all true, even these:

16. Sixty-four per cent of women find clothes shopping depressing and ten per cent have cried in the changing room.
17. Nearly one in six children aged between two and 10 are clinically obese.
18. Blackpool is the most popular domestic holiday destination.
19. Women spend three hours a day on housework while men spend 40 minutes.
20. People in Sheffield have the most filings and missing teeth.

 

[linko9]

Seventy per cent play the National Lottery.

That's the only one that really surprised me. Crazy.

 

[Shake Appeal]

Yeah, an average of over 2 cups a day for every person in the country, and it's not like all of us drink tea. Seems a bit crazy.

Seems pretty reasonable, actually. I've known English people who drink 5+ every day.

 

[Race to be King]

I don't know if this is true.

Yeah, far too low. We get through that many in my office.

 

[Gawge]

Why do you ask where "the bathroom" is, when you aren't interested in a bath, and most of the time there isn't even a bath in there?

 

[EleventhDoctor]

Why do you ask where "the bathroom" is, when you aren't interested in a bath, and most of the time there isn't even a bath in there?

I know hygiene is low priority for British based on that list above but "bathroom" and "restroom" are interchangeable terms. We sure as fuck don't go anywhere near anything called a "loo" either.

On another note-my electric kettle just shipped and I should get it Friday.

 

[Gawge]

I know hygiene is low priority for British based on that list above but "bathroom" and "restroom" are interchangeable terms. We sure as fuck don't go anywhere bear anything called a "loo" either.

I don't think I have ever heard someone call it a "loo".

People just say "the toilet".

 

[bomma_man]

KFC makes a mean chicken pot pie here in Murica. Give it a try!

You don't have chicken in a meat pie, you have mince of indeterminate origin. You don't eat them at KFC either, you have them at the footy, on a building site, or outside a servo at 4am.

People just say "the toilet".

Americans are ashamed of their sex/waste organs, they should only be mentioned if absolutely necessary and even then they should be wrapped in euphemisms just in case the children hear.

 

[giri]

KFC makes a mean chicken pot pie here in Murica. Give it a try!

Pot Pies aren't really what Brits would be talking about. And Pot Pies tend to only be chicken to boot.

Its just not the same as a proper pie.

 

[EleventhDoctor]

Pot Pies aren't really what Brits would be talking about. And Pot Pies tend to only be chicken to boot.

Its just not the same as a proper pie.

A proper pie only contains apples.

 

[Race to be King]

A proper pie only contains apples.

Someone get this man a steak and ale pie!

 

[strobogo]

I've lived in Murica my whole life and I've only been at one movie where people clapped at the end. You'll hear laughs and gasps depending on the film, but you don't get the crazy shit people in this thread are talking about unless you're in a predominantly black area. Because black people are awesome. Seeing comedies/horror movies in a mostly black area is a blast. White folk keep quiet because white people are terrified of any human interaction.

 

[Luigiv]

A proper pie only contains apples.

Nien! A proper pie looks like this.

Spoiler

Apparently that's actually a Vegetarian pie but you get the idea, just pretend that's real steak.

 

[Log4Girlz]

That looks good.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

On another note-my electric kettle just shipped and I should get it Friday.

I'm excited. What are you going to make first? Tea, coffee, pot noodle...?

 

[DBT85]

I don't think I have ever heard someone call it a "loo".

People just say "the toilet".

I hear people say loo all the time.

 

[Xavien]

I'm excited. What are you going to make first? Tea, coffee, pot noodle...?

mmm pot noodle, just found one in the cupboard from a few months ago, delicious.

EDIT: Oh god it was a year out of date, my toilet is gonna be hit hard soon.

 

[perfectchaos007]

You don't have chicken in a meat pie, you have mince of indeterminate origin. You don't eat them at KFC either, you have them at the footy, on a building site, or outside a servo at 4am.

My British roommate last year made a steak and kidney pie and it was mediocre at best. I didn't really like it. Pot pies have lots of veggies in it to compliment the meat. And our beef pot pies have a similar brown gravy to the british pies, but chicken is far superior.