greedo626 Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 I've heard that the French call french fries American potatos. the english call them chips, right? is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Knight Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 american potatoes? that is weird i know that the english call them chips though and i don't know but they don't call a hamburger a ham burger do they Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 French people call french fries ... frites (or pomme frites) we call them chips (altho our chips tend to be bigger and chunkier) we tend to call hamburgers just burgers ..... cos they neva made of ham .... its normally beef ... some honest people call them beefburgers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 no, we call french fries french fries and chunkier cut potatoes chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 I call it all junk food, and try not to eat it. But Darth Clem's right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedo626 Posted July 18, 2002 Author Share Posted July 18, 2002 we call our larger fries, home fries or steak fries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Originally posted by StormHammer I call it all junk food, and try not to eat it. But Darth Clem's right. No he's not, we don't go into McDonalds and order a big mac and chips, we say big mac and fries! We only call thicker cut potatoes chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfmanNCSU Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Or sometimes potatoe wedges if they are large. Dont forget the Royale with cheese (Pulp Fiction taught us that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Originally posted by lexx No he's not, we don't go into McDonalds and order a big mac and chips, we say big mac and fries! We only call thicker cut potatoes chips. I never go into McDonalds. Or Wimpy's. Or whatever. If I did, I'd still call them chips. They've always been chips to me, but each to their own preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koffin Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Hmm but what do you all call an english muffin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 a French Muffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Knight Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 i call small fries yoda fries and big fries vader fries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Originally posted by Darth Knight i call small fries yoda fries and big fries vader fries lol Oh I want to say something really mean but I dont want to crush what ego you might have... :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 in the netherlands, we call it: franse frietjes patat friet(en) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divine Spirit Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 I call them chips....and thanks for the picture -i would never have guessed what you meant otherwise! Any this stuff isnt junk food, it contains things needed by the body. It only becomes bad when it is eaten all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camus Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Originally posted by boba fett c3po french fries aren't from France they are originaly from Belgium. (this is not a lie, i'm serious) Yep that is a fact... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedo626 Posted July 18, 2002 Author Share Posted July 18, 2002 is "bugger" a bad word in England? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Originally posted by greedo626 is "bugger" a bad word in England? Not really, it's kinda the same as saying "bother". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedo626 Posted July 18, 2002 Author Share Posted July 18, 2002 Originally posted by lexx Not really, it's kinda the same as saying "bother". oh. ok. I thought it ment f*cker:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Originally posted by lexx No he's not, we don't go into McDonalds and order a big mac and chips, we say big mac and fries! We only call thicker cut potatoes chips. i am right ... i call them chips and the servers know what i mean we call them Fries at Macd's cos its an american chain and they use the american names!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divine Spirit Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Originally posted by lexx Not really, it's kinda the same as saying "bother". hehe Bugger is actually the verb for anal sex. If you are buggered it means that someone has had anal sex with you...and you are on the recieving end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 i thought it meant shagged in general and words change bugger means bother more than nething else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdoch Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 This thread makes me hungry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divine Spirit Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Dictionary.com says as follows: bug·ger1 Pronunciation Key (bgr, bg-) n. Vulgar Slang. A sodomite. Slang. A contemptible or disreputable person. Slang. A fellow; a chap: “He's a silly little bugger, then” (John le Carré). v. Vulgar Slang bug·gered, bug·ger·ing, bug·gers v. intr. To practice sodomy. v. tr. To practice sodomy with. To damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharaFett Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 wtf is this are different countries trying to place the "blame" of making french fries on the nationalities they hate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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