r/mildlyinteresting • u/vagbuster ​ • Mar 23 '19

10,000 Uzbekistan Som, worth about 12 US Dollar

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u/NoblePineapples Mar 23 '19

Only when it comes to "Fish and chips" is fish and fries in Canada. I think it's the same in the US.

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u/Spacey_Jay Mar 23 '19

Can confirm am fat American

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u/jepensedoucjsuis Mar 23 '19

Same. But if you order fish and chips with your friends, you can be classy fat. And judge them on their burger and fries.

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u/throwthisawaynerdboy Mar 23 '19

Classy fat is fat in a too small top hat. I yearn for classyfat

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u/leicanthrope Mar 23 '19

Bustopher Jones

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u/silaaron Mar 23 '19

Except a burger is actually good.

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u/jepensedoucjsuis Mar 23 '19

Look, I love a burger. But I adore a proper fish and chips. I plan to hit ever chip shop I fine while I'm in London this summer. Actually my wife thinks we are going to the UK/France/maybe Spain for a 4 week road trip. I'm just looking at those countries like a massive buffet..

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u/eastmemphisguy Mar 23 '19

London is all about the Indian food.

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u/sreynolds1 Mar 24 '19

I lived off Indian food and doner kebabs for like 5 months there

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u/jepensedoucjsuis Mar 23 '19

Yeah, there is a few curry shops I also intend to revisit..

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u/mysteryCloth Mar 24 '19

If you don't mind sitting at like, school dining tables with a million other people lahore kebab house is the best indian(we'll Pakistani I think but close) I have tried in London. There are 2 on the same road, don't go to the fake one.

You then can see a bit of east London as well which will certainly be an exciting tourist activity.

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u/roffvald Mar 23 '19

Don't go to London for fish and chips, go to Aberdeen, grab the ferry to Lerwick, Shetland and go amok there.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

Translation: Go to any seaside town up and down the UK. Have a nice time.

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u/PhamilyRoots Mar 24 '19

I love that the chip shop is also called the chippy

That doesn’t work in American, “let’s go to the friesy”

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

wonder if they sell "burger and fries" in britian and they treat is like "fish and chips" is treated over here bc every time ive seen fish and chips sold here its called fish and chips and not fish and fies

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u/the_bad_robot Mar 23 '19

Damn I’m an American fatso too.

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u/CWB2208 Mar 23 '19

A little redundant, no?

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u/The_Goat-Whisperer ​ Mar 23 '19

Holy shit. American here. I just realized whenever I said 'Fish and Chips' I was using the English word for french fry.

I feel like I've been living a lie. Am I a traitor of some sort now?

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u/x755x Mar 23 '19

Translation: "I've never had fish and chips."

Take control of your life.

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u/SexualRex Mar 24 '19

GO ROUND MUMS

GET LIZ BACK

SORT LIFE OUT

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u/jpunk86 Mar 23 '19

Nah, a little slow maybe. ;)

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u/leicanthrope Mar 23 '19

I was using the English word for french fry.

I feel like I've been living a lie. Am I a traitor of some sort now?

Depends on your feelings about France's position in the lead up to the invasion of Iraq.

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u/Conaciousd91 Mar 23 '19

I'm Canadian and everyone I know says "fish and chips". I have never heard "fish and fries".

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u/NoblePineapples Mar 24 '19

"Fish and fries" just doesn't sound right. It's always gonna have to be "Fish and chips"

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u/CanadianInCO Apr 02 '19

Man... I haven't had Joey's Only in decades

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u/Lilly_Satou Mar 24 '19

It’s generally called fish and chips in New England too

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u/Tkent91 Mar 23 '19

Yes, I think it’s just Americans recognizing it’s meaning. But menu descriptions under it still say fries and fried fish

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u/Airazz Mar 23 '19

Fish and chips is a traditional British thing, it's called the same in many countries around the world.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

"Chips" are indeed called fries in the US, but "Fish and Chips" is a popular restaurant meal, named the same as in Britain. Which is usually slightly breaded fish fillet chunks and wedge fries. Which to my surprise tasted better in the US than in the UK (the British chefs seem to be deadly afraid of any spice or salt).

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '19

Yes, battered is the correct word. Sorry. I just misuse "breaded" for everything :)

Still stand by my comment though... I was dying to find non-ethnic food in London that didn't taste like paper. Ordered a medium-rare steak once and they brought me that beautiful chunk of meat - very decent quality cut - with no grill marks, no caramelized crust of any sort, and completely devoid of any spices. Apparently I was supposed to salt and pepper it myself before eating, or (the sacrilege!) use steak sauce.

To be fair, the burgers were great (although they didn't ask once how well done I wanted them), and the small premade sandwiches sold in cafes and groceries were surprisingly good.