skyscraper101
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I don't think so, but I'm not sure I ever tried one.. I'd think I just presumed it'd be like a milky way but not as good.
Americans: why don't you use kettles?
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I don't think so, but I'm not sure I ever tried one.. I'd think I just presumed it'd be like a milky way but not as good.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
I was just going by the description on the outside; there would still be the horrid chocolate issue.
skyscraper101
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I'm a lightweight though - literally. So lighter beers are better for me. Especially if driving which is more necessary in US.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
What are the blood-alcohol limits for driving there?
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
Less strictly observed, whatever they are.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I know, which is why I advocate water.
Juice is nice in small quantities as part of a breakfast or in boozes.
But for thirst quenching, water's the adult thing to drink.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
I know, which is why I advocate water.
Juice is nice in small quantities as part of a breakfast or in boozes.
But for thirst quenching, water's the adult thing to drink.
I didn't know you had this streak of asceticism. Dry bread for your lunch too then?
skyscraper101
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Nah. Squash IS for kids though - kids who need to flavour their water. It doesn't need flavouring. It's water.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
What about Bottle Green, Belvoir and the myriad other posh squash brands? Elderflower this and lemongrass that? All for tots?
skyscraper101
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IIRC it's stricter in theory, but the penalties are less strict and vary by state, and are more easy to challenge in court with the right amount of luck and a specialist DUI lawyer. Apparently.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
No, for middle class adult babies and teetotallers.
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
As I'm quite often in both places, I've made a list of various things I miss from the UK and take over there.. and some other US things you can't easily get here to throw some light on the differences...
Things I have taken with me or bought from import stores in America because they don't seem to sell them in regular stores:
McVities Digestive Biscuits - not really a thing there. See also hob nobs.
Ribena - because blackcurrants aren't really a thing, and neither is diluting cordials.
Heinz Soup - the preferred choice in America is Campbells condensed soup which, ironically, needs diluting with water.
Jaffa Cakes - not a thing at all
Marmite - probably seen as a Brit peculiarity the world over
Branston Pickle - not a thing at all.
Heinz Beans - US equivalent is 'Bush's Beans' which are flavoured with meat and sweet tasting molasses (vom)
Bisto gravy granules - I've seen gravy sold in cartons/tins - I don't trust it.
Paxo stuffing - not a thing / only found in import stores
Curry sauces - eg. pataks, uncle bens etc. - Not enough South Asian influence to be a thing.
Gold blend coffee - replaced with Tasters Choice which is almost the same
Brit chocolates - of the ones I'm familiar with you can get KitKat, Twix, Snickers, Crunch, and Cadbury Dairy Milk (all with different quality/tasting chocolate), but no Mars Bars, Toffee Crisp, Bounty, Crunchie, Picnic, Boost, Turkish Delight, Maltesers, Aero, Minstrels, Revels, Star Bar, Double Deckers, Whispers, Milky Bar, Buttons, Fry's, or Yorkies
Things I wish I could take with me but can't cos perishable, too heavy, or meat:
Taramasalata - can't find it anywhere. Can't move for hummus, guacamole or salsa though.
Sausage rolls - just not a thing - see also pork pies, ginsters pasties, cornish pasties etc etc. nearest you'll get is an apple pastry pie
Waitrose microwave Indian meals. No Waitrose period #fwp
London Pride - you can find it sold as bottled beer, but it's a speciality import
Things I was mildly surprised were easy to find and sold all over:
Tetley Tea bags - labelled 'Tetley British Blend' no doubt aimed at Brits/Britophiles - black tea isn't as popular as green/fruity tea
Boddingtons ale (in cans) - called 'Boddingtons Pub Ale' there - presumably to make it sound more British
Newcastle Brown Ale - seems to be big all over the US, for some reason, which is good cos I like it.
Things from America I'd buy in the UK but can't find/get:
Trader Joes Chimichurri Rice
Enriched quick cook rice / Minute Rice
Mexican coke
Bud Lite
'Tide' washing detergent with added Febreeze
Legal medical grade smoke
Massive size Listerine mouthwash
US style soft toilet paper
Fibre 1 cereal
Head & Shoulders shampoo/conditioner with Old Spice fragrance
Anti Monkey Butt powder - non-scented talc for keeping your bum area dry/fresh
Colgate Herbal - was a thing in the UK but can't seem to find it anymore.
I can get all the things from your British list at the little independent market a couple blocks from my house. (It turned itself into a "gourmet" market to compete with the chain stores).
The Mexican coke, I agree with. I like the real sugar version better than the HFCS version we get in the US. In fact, I prefer a lot of the Mexican candy for the same reason. Mexican Lifesavers have flavors that we don't get in the US. You can get entire rolls of pineapple flavor. Here you only get one or two in a roll of fruit flavor. When I go to Mexico I stock up.
I don't know why our government hasn't made the connection between all the antibiotic overuse, HFCS, and obesity. When we want livestock to get fatter, what do we feed them? Antibiotics and corn. Don't know why anyone would be surprised that people would get fat if you feed them the same combination.
Sapphireblue
Well-Known Member
you come out with some very odd views sometimes.
this is one of those times. most adults i know drink squash. including those without children.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
That surprises me. I only see it at kids' parties.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
schloer. Its specifically marketed with the nauseous slogan 'the grown up soft drink'
skyscraper101
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Non perishable stuff is easy to get, but just not as part of a weekly shop at a mainline supermarket and there's usually an import markup (espcially on Ribena
) - I sorely miss the cold meat pies and pastries though which I've never found.Apparently there's a new import ban on British chocolate as Hershey's has imposed some kind of exclusivity deal with their UK licensee and now ex-pats are panic buying chocolate in California.
They're tenuously claiming that people may confuse Yorkies with 'York' chocolate and also the orange design on Toffee Crisps looks too similar to Reesers bars
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
american chocolatiers are patent trolling, wtf. First the creme eggs stops using cadburies chocolate and now this. This is chocolate armaggedon
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Non perishable stuff is easy to get, but just not as part of a weekly shop at a mainline supermarket and there's usually an import markup (espcially on Ribena
Apparently there's a new import ban on British chocolate as Hershey's has imposed some kind of exclusivity deal with their UK licensee and now ex-pats are panic buying chocolate in California.
They're tenuously claiming that people may confuse Yorkies with 'York' chocolate and also the orange design on Toffee Crisps looks too similar to Reesers bars
Do you mean certain types of cold meat pies/pastries, as I'd guess they must exist in some form in the US, although perhaps not like the types we have here.
skyscraper101
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Do you mean certain types of cold meat pies/pastries, as I'd guess they must exist in some form in the US, although perhaps not like the types we have here.
yeah like pork pies, sausage rolls, cornish pasties, chicken & mushroom pies etc... the kind you can usually buy in the chiller section in supermarkets/corner shops. Just didn't seem to be a thing, at least in LA.
You can of course get cold meat though, ham, beef, chicken etc on its own but just not in a pie.
Miss Caphat
I want it that way
Firstly most Americans don't make any of those things you listed for breakfast and if they do they use whistling tea kettles. It's really not complicated.
The equivalent might be asking your average UK or US person why on earth they don't have an electronic rice cooker. It's because there's no need to have another appliance taking up valuable kitchen space when the thing it's used for is used infrequently.
As far as a coffee buzz, I really don't know what to say to that...does caffeine not affect British people?
Miss Caphat
I want it that way
Meat pies are not a thing anywhere in the US as far as I know. In recent years many people have tried to make them a thing, or, the next thing really but it's never really caught on.
Here "pie" is fruit filled short crust. There are some meat and other savory pies served at Italian bakeries and restaurants but also not very common
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
I don't eat loads of pies, but I'd miss them if they weren't available. The only option might be to make your own, although that's a lot more faff.
I was really surprised when I learnt that, given the American love of all things meat. There is a company run by a couple of Brits in the north east who make and deliver proper pork pies so we sent some to the inlaws. I 'think' they liked them, but the company suggests heating them as a serving suggestion which just sounds rank for pork pies.
A slight digression but I've always been interested in the American system of using cups to measure when baking and cooking. Bee Wilson's very good book, 'Consider the Fork' explains it in detail. Apparently measuring things by volume was easier than carrying weights across the prairies, which makes sense, and then in the 19th C a woman called Fannie Farmer standardised the cup and spoon measurements so that you would know exactly what sort of cup to use.
It does still seem like a rather haphazard way to measure dry goods and I gather more Americans are starting to measure by weight for the consistency.
It does still seem like a rather haphazard way to measure dry goods and I gather more Americans are starting to measure by weight for the consistency.
Miss Caphat
I want it that way
I think the thing is we're kind of afraid of them. In fact, I dont think I've tried one for that very reason. It's like I know they're probably good but I have some sort of deeply ingrained aversion to the idea
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
We don't have pies, but we do have giant meat and cabbage twinkies called "Runsas":
Well if you like British style sausages (which all the Americans I know do,) then you'd probably like them, honest.I think the thing is we're kind of afraid of them. In fact, I dont think I've tried one for that very reason. It's like I know they're probably good but I have some sort of deeply ingrained aversion to the idea
I could so eat that right now!
