Childlike food expressions that should be cancelled immediately

Cropduster172 said:
I'll clarify... Americans say, "dig in" or start eating, the Brits say, let's"tuck in". Acceptable for Brits to say it. Any American that says it because they binge watched Downton Abbey or some BBC series, again, re-education camp.
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The English language has a rich lexicon but the Average Bear uses mostly grunting, arm-waving, and maybe a few hundred words for communication.
 
Cropduster172 said:
1.za- it's pizza
2. taters-they are potatoes
3. Sammies- they are sandwiches
4. Sammich- see above
5. Tuck in- you're in the US, not the UK.
6. Chicki parm- it's chicken Parmesan
7. Any Sopranos influenced term for delicatessen meats...it's capicola not gabbagoul , mannigott- it's manicotti, it's spaghetti or marinara sauce-not gravy

The above is entirely for the public good.
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1. Agreed, this is annoying. I suspect it's used by the same people who pronounce "party" as "PAR-tay".

2. This is fine as slang. "Potato Tots" just sounds wrong.

3. & 4. As a child I thought people were saying sam-witch. When I heard a lady on a TV commercial enunciate "sandwich" clearly, I imagined children in a sandbox modeling witches on brooms.

5. I like it, but have British Isles mongrel DNA.

6. Too cutesy.

7. Pop-culture ignoramus here - I'm not familiar with The Sopranos.
 
vavavroom said:
Bah, English muffins. Must be one of your made-up American foods. Your usage of thou is insulting. :ROFLMAO:
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My beloved Scottish grandfather sailed over in a boat as a boy around 1910 or so. Rest of my family is German or Hillbilly.

Anyway he used to eat brown beans on toast. Except I can not find the proper brown beans here. No idea where he got them, I think they were Heinz.

Only English meal I would like. Sorry, no disrespect intended.

There's an old joke where in Heaven the cooks are Italian, the policemen are English, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French and the bankers are Swiss - whereas in Hell the cooks are English, the policemen are German, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss and the bankers are Italian.
 
SC Maintenance said:
My beloved Scottish grandfather sailed over in a boat as a boy around 1910 or so. Rest of my family is German or Hillbilly.

Anyway he used to eat brown beans on toast. Except I can not find the proper brown beans here. No idea where he got them, I think they were Heinz.

Only English meal I would like. Sorry, no disrespect intended.

There's an old joke where in Heaven the cooks are Italian, the policemen are English, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French and the bankers are Swiss - whereas in Hell the cooks are English, the policemen are German, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss and the bankers are Italian.
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Heinz beans with tomato sauce in a tin at your supermarket's international isle... It's very different from American baked beans.
 
SC Maintenance said:
My beloved Scottish grandfather sailed over in a boat as a boy around 1910 or so. Rest of my family is German or Hillbilly.

Anyway he used to eat brown beans on toast. Except I can not find the proper brown beans here. No idea where he got them, I think they were Heinz.

Only English meal I would like. Sorry, no disrespect intended.

There's an old joke where in Heaven the cooks are Italian, the policemen are English, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French and the bankers are Swiss - whereas in Hell the cooks are English, the policemen are German, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss and the bankers are Italian.
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Now that is funny..
I don't care who you are 👍👍
 
SC Maintenance said:
My beloved Scottish grandfather sailed over in a boat as a boy around 1910 or so. Rest of my family is German or Hillbilly.

Anyway he used to eat brown beans on toast. Except I can not find the proper brown beans here. No idea where he got them, I think they were Heinz.

Only English meal I would like. Sorry, no disrespect intended.

There's an old joke where in Heaven the cooks are Italian, the policemen are English, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French and the bankers are Swiss - whereas in Hell the cooks are English, the policemen are German, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss and the bankers are Italian.
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The English conquered like half the world in the search for spices and they have the most bland food ever. Bizarre.
 
When I was around 6 years old, my father, 30 years older, called food, especially a home cooked meal, as "yum-yums" In public, among people who did not know his eccentric use of the English language. It embarrassed me.
 
k1xv said:
When I was around 6 years old, my father, 30 years older, called food, especially a home cooked meal, as "yum-yums" In public, among people who did not know his eccentric use of the English language. It embarrassed me.
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I knew a guy who called money, "mon mons."
 
SC Maintenance said:
Its funny that you use the word "cancelled", a modern expression that many feel is a violation of one's ability to politely express there view's - to bash some other modern expressions.

Not a comment either way, just an observation.
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"1.za- it's pizza
2. taters-they are potatoes (is "spuds" OK?
3. Sammies- they are sandwiches
4. Sammich- see above
5. Tuck in- you're in the US, not the UK. (no idea about what you are talking about)
6. Chicki parm- it's chicken Parmesan
7. Any Sopranos influenced term for delicatessen meats...it's capicola not gabbagoul , mannigott- it's manicotti, it's spaghetti or marinara sauce-not gravy (with meatballs or Bolognese Sauce?

The above is entirely for the public good."

It's MY speech, and I'll speak however I want. :cool:
 
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Jimmy_Russells said:
The English conquered like half the world in the search for spices and they have the most bland food ever. Bizarre.
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Spices were just part of the picture.

I mean it's obvious. They land on a new island or continent and first question "Does anyone speak English?"


Seriously it's a cool topic. Study how fast the capsicum made it to India and China.
 
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