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To the staff of MES (now a comparison of transatlantic slang!)
KernelPanic:
quote:Originally posted by void main:
Same in America. So when in Europe, to avoid confusion, I just call what are known in America, Netherlands and Belgium as fries, "pommes frites". And I prefer catsup (or curry) to mayo.
[ October 10, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]
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I think it's just the Germans (cough: freaks) that have mayo on their chips/fries/pommes
voidmain:
Found an interesting French Fry link relating to what each country calls them and what they prefer Ketchup, Mayo, or something else:
http://www.tx7.com/fries/docs/international.html
Don't know how accurate it is.
Master of Reality:
quote:Originally posted by Calum:
:D well here drawers are definitely your Y-fronts and no mistake!
vest is another amusing one.
this guy is wearing a vest.
'Wee' is another one that australians find humourous when they come to Scotland - it means 'little'.
chips can be confusing too! are french fries actually chips? what are crisps then? are they chips too? what should you expect if you ask for fish and chips? or for a packet of chips? ans string fries just confuse the issue too...
[ October 10, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]
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that shirt is what we would call a "wife-beater".
I use the word "wee" all the time to describe small things (i am being serious).
I know some people that sometimes call them "chips" and sometimes call them "fries" i called them "food"
pkd_lives:
Oh man I could kill for a chip butty right now (there's another one), do you have any idea how many years it's been. I hate you for that french fry link, now I want a chip butty like you would not believe, the butter slowly oozing out the middle as it melts aaarrrgghhh...drooooool - Now that was a goood contribution to international cuisine by the British, although the deep fried Mars (milkyway in US) bar can go the way of the trash can.
Master of Reality:
your "chips" over there can kill. They are dangerous!!!
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