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minus-squaresharpratchet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·7 days agoChips in the UK are called crisps and fries are called chips.
minus-squareJadenSmith@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoJust to note: we have fries here too. Chips are thick, fries are referring to the thin ones (like in McDonalds). However they’re still a form of chip so many just call them chips all the same.
minus-squareThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-27 days agoYeah, I know. I’m originally from the UK. ETA: the ‘chips’ in that photo look too skinny to be real British chips IMO.
minus-squaresharpratchet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoAh fair, I am not from the UK but a rugby mate of mine passed some UK culture on and tried to teach us how to speak “the Queen’s English”
minus-squareleftytighty@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoyou’re thinking of wide wibbly spuds
Chips in the UK are called crisps and fries are called chips.
Just to note: we have fries here too.
Chips are thick, fries are referring to the thin ones (like in McDonalds). However they’re still a form of chip so many just call them chips all the same.
Yeah, I know. I’m originally from the UK.
ETA: the ‘chips’ in that photo look too skinny to be real British chips IMO.
Ah fair, I am not from the UK but a rugby mate of mine passed some UK culture on and tried to teach us how to speak “the Queen’s English”
you’re thinking of wide wibbly spuds