Spin-off: American and British/Irish culture Q&A thread.

[mrodgers]

Why do you blatantly misspell things like color and tire?

 

[Jangles]

Why do you blatantly misspell things like color and tire?

Why do you mispronounce things like route, yoghurt and herb? And why don’t you call coriander… coriander?

 

[Buzz Rules]

Why do you mispronounce things like route, yoghurt and herb? And why don’t you call coriander… coriander?

We actually blame the French for this.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Why do you mispronounce things like route, yoghurt and herb? And why don’t you call coriander… coriander?

Why is Wales not spelled whales? Why is Leicester not spelled Lester?
Why do you call a truck a lorry?
Why are Brits obsessed on how we say tomato?
This is all in good fun though.

 

[Buzz Rules]

We actually blame the French for this.

Cilantro is Spanish for coriander.

 

[Jangles]

We actually blame the French for this.

We blame them for a lot of things too.

 

[Jangles]

Cilantro is Spanish for coriander.

Do you call coriander seeds, coriander, and the leaf, cilantro?

 

[mrodgers]

Why do you mispronounce things like route, yoghurt and herb? And why don’t you call coriander… coriander?

Route is both ways. I live near "rout" 8, "rout" 68 but I want to take a drive on "root" 66.

Your yogurt is misspelled. I don't know how you would mispronounce yogurt.

Herb is a male's name and herb is something you put on your chicken to spice it up.

Coriander, I know there's another name commonly used, I don't use it so I can't remember, LOL.

Just googled, I was wrong. Coriander is the dried seed, Cilantro is the leaves. That's all I got from Google.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Why do you mispronounce things like route, yoghurt and herb? And why don’t you call coriander… coriander?

Meanwhile, circa 1588 give or take, in the palace of Philip, the second. The British sunk our fleet, but we shall have the last laugh. We shall call this cilantro and mess with them to no end for all eternity. And now you know the rest of the story.

 

[AppleDumpling]

I don’t think I ever order hot dogs in restaurants.

I never eat them at home or in a restaurant, only when I’m at a baseball game. Have to keep up the tradition.

 

[Buzz Rules]

On this Independence Day, I just want to say even though we poke fun at each other on this day, I’m proud that the US and UK/Ireland are allies.

 

[Buzz Rules]

@BadPinkTink, how’s the weather in Ireland? Anything exciting happening in Ireland during this first week of July?

 

[BadPinkTink]

@BadPinkTink, how’s the weather in Ireland? Anything exciting happening in Ireland during this first week of July?

Im just back from California, so Im feeling cold lol, according to my computer its 17 c, cloudy and rainy today, so Im not happy. Nothing much happening here, the school year has ended. Summer in Ireland is festival time, from music festivals to book and film festivals. Most families are getting ready for their cheap package holidays to Spain.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Im just back from California, so Im feeling cold lol, according to my computer its 17 c, cloudy and rainy today, so Im not happy. Nothing much happening here, the school year has ended. Summer in Ireland is festival time, from music festivals to book and film festivals. Most families are getting ready for their cheap package holidays to Spain.

I hope you enjoyed your trip.

 

[Smugpugmug]

Okay this is a really weird and specific question that maybe @BadPinkTink can answer. I did a study abroad program in Ireland and when I was there around Christmastime, I had a VERY difficult time finding turkey and eggnog. Do people in Ireland not eat turkey? I had to go to a specialty store in Dublin to find eggnog in general and it tasted pretty terrible lol Same with applesauce.

 

[BadPinkTink]

Okay this is a really weird and specific question that maybe @BadPinkTink can answer. I did a study abroad program in Ireland and when I was there around Christmastime, I had a VERY difficult time finding turkey and eggnog. Do people in Ireland not eat turkey? I had to go to a specialty store in Dublin to find eggnog in general and it tasted pretty terrible lol Same with applesauce.

Turkey is the traditional Christmas dinner. Fresh or frozen whole turkeys are in such big demand that most supermarkets / grocery stores or butchers will only have them for pre order. People will then collect them on December 23 or December 24.

You can get pre cooked turkey slices year round in the deli sections of supermarkets / grocery stores. You can also get raw turkey breasts in the butcher sections of supermarkets / grocery stores.

Eggnog is not a thing in Ireland, like you found out, its really only available in specialty food shops.

Premade American style applesauce is also not a thing here. Most people would make their own, either buying apples and cooking it down or using apples from their own or someone their know orchard.

 

[Smugpugmug]

Turkey is the traditional Christmas dinner. Fresh or frozen whole turkeys are in such big demand that most supermarkets / grocery stores or butchers will only have them for pre order. People will then collect them on December 23 or December 24.

You can get pre cooked turkey slices year round in the deli sections of supermarkets / grocery stores. You can also get raw turkey breasts in the butcher sections of supermarkets / grocery stores.

Eggnog is not a thing in Ireland, like you found out, its really only available in specialty food shops.

Premade American style applesauce is also not a thing here. Most people would make their own, either buying apples and cooking it down or using apples from their own or someone their know orchard.

Thanks for the response! I didn't know we had to preorder turkey - that explains why it was so hard to find. My roommates and I ended up eating ham instead because we couldn't find turkey. We managed to find premade applesauce in an "American" section of a grocery store (the nearest one near our apartments was a Dunnes so I think that was it?) They also had American cereal but for insane prices like 10-13 euro for one box.

 

[NotUrsula]

Okay this is a really weird and specific question that maybe @BadPinkTink can answer. I did a study abroad program in Ireland and when I was there around Christmastime, I had a VERY difficult time finding turkey and eggnog. Do people in Ireland not eat turkey? I had to go to a specialty store in Dublin to find eggnog in general and it tasted pretty terrible lol Same with applesauce.

My grandmother started one of the very first turkey farming operations in Ireland in the early 1920's. She got the birds from the States originally, and the neighbors thought she was daft, LOL. She did well with it, though these days the property is no longer a working farm. Ironically, she always served goose at Christmas, and used to send a live one to us in the States each year on the theory that we were goose-deprived. My Da never had the heart to tell her they almost never survived the trip.

We used to take along sealed jars of applesauce when we visited family in Ireland when my children were small, as we knew we couldn't get it there. They ate it all the time here at home, and it was a comfort food that staved off digestive issues when traveling. Again, the relatives thought I was daft, but never underestimate the value of a reliable comfort food whilst traveling internationally with a toddler!

 

[SirDuff]

never underestimate the value of a reliable comfort food whilst traveling internationally with a toddler!

The first time my parents took us to France, I was seven. I traveled with a small jar of peanut butter and saltine crackers. Came in very handy on longer train rides where my parents (and brother) all fell asleep pretty much the minute we started moving and I was left to entertain (and feed) myself

 

[Buzz Rules]

How’s life going in the UK and Ireland this week?