Chips Are Not Crisps

[nazmdeh]

This frustrates me so much!
Chips are not crisps, they are what you americans call 'french fries'.

This is the same for 'pants'.
Pants are underwear not trousers.

ahh!

[simple-but-sandy]

At 7/16/08 08:07 AM, nazmdeh wrote: This frustrates me so much!
Chips are not crisps, they are what you americans call 'french fries'.

A chip is slightly fatter than a "French fry" though, or so I've found.

[MasarapProductions]

Different countries, different ways.
=/

[Spectacle]

I don't really mind Americans naming things different to us. Just think, German people say Hose instead of trousers, but I don't complain about that.

[KrackLzFun]

At 7/16/08 08:10 AM, MasarapProductions wrote: Different countries, different ways.
=/

Amen.

[agnryfaic]

In Holland chips are what you call ''crisps''...

[LOLZILLA]

We should all be the same, so nothing is unique.

[Scuzzfest]

inb4america/englandrules

Chip was originally from England meaning a chip off the potato.

[nazmdeh]

At 7/16/08 08:13 AM, LOLZILLA wrote: We should all be the same, so nothing is unique.

We are all equal in gods eyes.

[LOLZILLA]

At 7/16/08 08:15 AM, nazmdeh wrote:

At 7/16/08 08:13 AM, LOLZILLA wrote: We should all be the same, so nothing is unique.

We are all equal in gods eyes.

My god is mute, blind and deaf and has no arm and legs. He knows nothing.

[nazmdeh]

At 7/16/08 08:17 AM, LOLZILLA wrote:

At 7/16/08 08:15 AM, nazmdeh wrote:

At 7/16/08 08:13 AM, LOLZILLA wrote: We should all be the same, so nothing is unique.

We are all equal in gods eyes.

My god is mute, blind and deaf and has no arm and legs. He knows nothing.

At least he still has his sense of smell...hes not COMPLETELY useless.

[Xanthom]

At 7/16/08 08:07 AM, nazmdeh wrote: This frustrates me so much!
Chips are not crisps, they are what you americans call 'french fries'.

This is the same for 'pants'.
Pants are underwear not trousers.

ahh!

Depends on which country you designate each word
US "chips" = UK "crisps"
UK "chips" =/= UK "crisps"
US "french fries" = UK "crisps"
US "french fries" =/= UK "chips"

[Xanthom]

At 7/16/08 08:22 AM, Xanthom wrote: US "french fries" = UK "crisps"
US "french fries" =/= UK "chips"

Whoops I meant

US "french fries" = UK "chips"
US "french fries" =/= UK "crisps"

[idle]

At 7/16/08 08:07 AM, nazmdeh wrote: Chips are not crisps, they are what you americans call 'french fries'.

Chips are hot. Otherwise they are crisps, as demonstrated by the fact that they are thin, and somewhat... crispy. Crisps. create habitats in air tight foil containers.

French fries are like those real thin ones, as opposed to the big fish and chips stylings, which are... funnily enough, 'chips'.

If you called wither of the two just plain old chips, you wouldn't get any worrying glances.

This is the same for 'pants'.
Pants are underwear not trousers.

Pants are items of clothing which you wear around your waist and legs. Pants can mean anything of that nature. Trousers are specifically long pants, ie, you cant have a pair of trousers which only go to your knees but you can have a pair of pants which do.

Also, trousers are all dressupy.

And slightly sophisticated.

They don't become 'underpants' without the 'under'.

Also, 'underpants' is so much better than 'underwear'.

[jav1erthesp1r1t]

At 7/16/08 08:10 AM, MasarapProductions wrote: Different countries, different ways.
=/

</thread>

[idle]

As a side note, it's somewhat ammusing that you have the word 'Fries' in your sig pic.

[Lucy]

At 7/16/08 08:10 AM, MasarapProductions wrote: Different countries, different ways.
=/

Exactly.
Im english and I call trousers pants. Underwear is underwear.

[Grind]

Fish and Chips

[Ragnarokia]

I dont really like either.

[TacoFreak]

At 7/16/08 08:26 AM, idle wrote: As a side note, it's somewhat ammusing that you have the word 'Fries' in your sig pic.

I c whut you did thar.

[LOLZILLA]

At 7/16/08 08:58 AM, Grind wrote: Fish and Chips

Fish supper.

[Ragnarokia]

At 7/16/08 09:01 AM, LOLZILLA wrote:

At 7/16/08 08:58 AM, Grind wrote: Fish and Chips

Fish supper.

Chicken Tika, isn't that the new British meal?

[nazmdeh]

At 7/16/08 08:26 AM, idle wrote: As a side note, it's somewhat ammusing that you have the word 'Fries' in your sig pic.

Ah balls.
:/

[LOLZILLA]

At 7/16/08 09:05 AM, Ragnarokia wrote: Chicken Tika, isn't that the new British meal?

Not that I know of. I would say some hot curry or a kebab were British meals, due to all of the drunk punters on Friday and Saturday nights consumong these during the early hours of the morning.

[Ragnarokia]

At 7/16/08 09:11 AM, LOLZILLA wrote:

At 7/16/08 09:05 AM, Ragnarokia wrote: Chicken Tika, isn't that the new British meal?

Not that I know of. I would say some hot curry or a kebab were British meals, due to all of the drunk punters on Friday and Saturday nights consumong these during the early hours of the morning.

I heard ages ago from something about something with tika in the name being eaten and sold more etc. and it was the traditional english meal which made no sense really as I am sure it is not from England.
Whatever I never liked fish and chips myself.

[Dezimo]

At 7/16/08 08:07 AM, nazmdeh wrote: This is the same for 'pants'.
Pants are underwear not trousers.

i'm english and i actually prefer pants - underwear

i think the word trousers sounds stupid

[LOLZILLA]

At 7/16/08 09:14 AM, Ragnarokia wrote: I heard ages ago from something about something with tika in the name being eaten and sold more etc. and it was the traditional english meal which made no sense really as I am sure it is not from England.
Whatever I never liked fish and chips myself.

Ahhh, yu'll be thinking of Chicken Tikka Masala, which is delicious.

Also, fish supper.