Complaints about U.S. fast food... Something needs to be don

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  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    In my opinion, what needs to be done is banish fast food altogether LOL

    I concur!!! It's all gross, imho.

    No what needs to be done is people take responsiblity for themselves.Yes lets banish fast food,hell lets banish drinking to because there is nothing good and healthy about that (wait didnt we try that once?)
    Lets just start banning everything,screw it who needs a free country anyways.Its much easier to just banish stuff that way no one ever needs to take responsabiltity for their own actions
  • lauz45
    lauz45 Posts: 243
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    That is a TON of butter! Better track it :smile:

    That is clotted cream...the most amazing cream in the world...and a bazillion calories. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clotted_cream
    The scone with jam and clotted cream and a cup of tea is known as a 'cream tea', very popular in southwest England (farmer country, where I used to live).
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    WOW.
  • brewingaz
    brewingaz Posts: 1,136 Member
    You ban fast food and I'll hunt you down. I love that *kitten*.
  • Fesse
    Fesse Posts: 611
    Just say NO!!
  • misscristie
    misscristie Posts: 643 Member
    Uh. English food and American food are just very different. Period.

    Sounds like the KFC you went to sucks, but the menus aren't going to be the same at all.

    When I was in England, I had a tandoori chicken pizza from Domino's. We don't have that here. It's not right or wrong. It's just different. Different countries. Different tastes.
  • lauz45
    lauz45 Posts: 243
    When I was in England, I had a tandoori chicken pizza from Domino's. We don't have that here. It's not right or wrong. It's just different. Different countries. Different tastes.

    Yum, never seen that. I'm jealous of your orchard chicken subway though :)
  • Munchiemooka
    Munchiemooka Posts: 176 Member
    scone.jpg
    That is a TON of butter! Better track it :smile:

    That's not butter dear it's clotted cream or it can sometimes either be whipped cream too

    Now I cant wait to get to Cornwall and have my cream tea in a few weeks.... and please do not get on how to pronounce scone in England or if the jam or cream goes on first lmao
  • kateminx
    kateminx Posts: 62 Member
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    That is a TON of butter! Better track it :smile:

    That's not butter dear it's clotted cream or it can sometimes either be whipped cream too

    Now I cant wait to get to Cornwall and have my cream tea in a few weeks.... and please do not get on how to pronounce scone in England or if the jam or cream goes on first lmao

    Scone is pronounced so it rhyms with s'gone - as in if you put that delicious morsel in front on me its s'gone!

    I think we should start a thread called "who's right? American vs English" we could discuss the cultural differences in language with subjects such as - scone/biscuit, chips/fries, *kitten*/cigarette ... the list is endless and could have real comedy potential :laugh:

    Back to the original numpty's rant - what a complete load of bollocks (not sure of the American version of that one :wink:
  • Just_Dot
    Just_Dot Posts: 2,283 Member
    Yeah, with all the "fast" food options in NYC, there was no reason for you to eat at KFC and McD's. Halal Brothers...Pateriza Pizza (and a million other pizza joints)...Mr. Softee (for when you're wanting some soft serve, yum!). So many other options than the traditional fast food places. My husband and I go to NYC (chaperoning a school trip) every year and we SOOOOOOOO look foward to all the yummy food there that we chart it out. LOL.
  • Just_Dot
    Just_Dot Posts: 2,283 Member
    Soylent green is the answer... assure uniformity in quality worldwide. It can be our only form of sustenance, and if it's rationed will totally get rid of our need to go on diets to begin with. :laugh:

    But..."Soylent Green is ..........PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111eleventy!"
  • lauz45
    lauz45 Posts: 243
    Scone is pronounced so it rhyms with s'gone - as in if you put that delicious morsel in front on me its s'gone!

    I think we should start a thread called "who's right? American vs English" we could discuss the cultural differences in language with subjects such as - scone/biscuit, chips/fries, *kitten*/cigarette ... the list is endless and could have real comedy potential :laugh:

    Back to the original numpty's rant - what a complete load of bollocks (not sure of the American version of that one :wink:

    I agree with that pronounciation wholeheartedly :) scone to rhyme with stone is just not right.

    And see this thread!: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/262244-english-to-english-translator?hl=english/english
  • DancingYogini
    DancingYogini Posts: 377
    :wink: )
    scone.jpg
    That is a TON of butter! Better track it :smile:

    That's not butter dear it's clotted cream or it can sometimes either be whipped cream too

    Now I cant wait to get to Cornwall and have my cream tea in a few weeks.... and please do not get on how to pronounce scone in England or if the jam or cream goes on first lmao

    Scone is pronounced so it rhyms with s'gone - as in if you put that delicious morsel in front on me its s'gone!

    I think we should start a thread called "who's right? American vs English" we could discuss the cultural differences in language with subjects such as - scone/biscuit, chips/fries, *kitten*/cigarette ... the list is endless and could have real comedy potential :laugh:

    Back to the original numpty's rant - what a complete load of bollocks (not sure of the American version of that one :wink:

    Mmmm...clotted/Devonshire cream (we can get that here BTW, I buy it once a year for our St. Patrick's Day party). I grew up in Australia and we always pronounced it like s'gone...here in the US they say scOWN (like stone but with the c). I know I get strange looks whenever I order one because of how I pronounce it :laugh: But...you say tomAto...I say TomAHto :tongue:

    Oh and fast food is nasty no matter where you get it (with some minor exceptions!).
  • Helice
    Helice Posts: 1,075 Member
    Back to the original numpty's rant

    **** u
  • significance
    significance Posts: 436 Member
    In Australia, the KFC box meals come with 1 chicken fillet burger, regular fries, 1 piece of fried chicken, a tub of potato with gravy, and a soft drink. My husband and I get one once every year or so and share it between us (he has the burger and potato-and-gravy, I have the chicken piece and chips, one of us gets the included drink and we usually buy a second drink). The potato and gravy is horrid in my opinion - beans sound healthier, but I'm pretty sure KFC doesn't sell them here.
  • ivyjbres
    ivyjbres Posts: 612 Member
    Okay this is silly...i'm hoping these pics work!

    Here in England this is what we call biscuits - hot cup of tea to dunk them in, optional (but yummy).
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    This is what American's call biscuits
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    This is what we call scones.
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    Sorted.

    And now, and American scone:
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  • kingkong123
    kingkong123 Posts: 184 Member
    You ban fast food and I'll hunt you down. I love that *kitten*.

    My thoughts exactly!
  • vaughny
    vaughny Posts: 145
    and i thought i was pissed when i went to New Orleans and the arby's wouldn't sell me a large diet coke only a small
  • wildon883r
    wildon883r Posts: 429 Member
    Something is wrong when they sell products with twice the calories of homemade with 10 times the junk. Chick Thigh ingredients should be Chicken Thigh and that's it. If all those junk fast food places went out of business America would make great health gains by that alone.
  • halobender
    halobender Posts: 780 Member
    Chick Thigh ingredients should be Chicken Thigh and that's it.
    That's some mad blandness, man.

    What about ground pepper? A little salt or soy sauce? Rosemary? Basil? And tons of garlic, of course.

    But if you're just referring to the friedness of it, then sure, I agree.
  • significance
    significance Posts: 436 Member
    In Australia, we use more or less the same definitions of "scones" and "biscuits" as the British. We have savoury scones as well as sweet scones, though: they are basically the same, except that sweet scones sometimes have some sugar in the mix (and sometimes dried fruit or even chocolate) and (if plain) are served with jam and cream, whereas savoury scones have other ingredients (most commonly cheese, sometimes herbs or pumpkin) in the dough and are served plain or with butter.
  • westcoastSW
    westcoastSW Posts: 320 Member
    That's not butter dear it's clotted cream or it can sometimes either be whipped cream too
    Well whatever it is, calling it clotted makes more sense since that's what it looks like it will do to your arteries.
  • significance
    significance Posts: 436 Member
    Cheese and chive scones, an Australian recipe:
    http://www.karencheng.com.au/2007/03/29/organic-cheese-and-chive-scone-recipe/
  • clarech
    clarech Posts: 157 Member
    Mmmm love cheese scones I'm not so keen on the fruit ones. I'm from the south east of England and pronounce it scOnes (like cone) my fiance is from up north and says I'm a posh snob as he says scon lol
  • kmal2t
    kmal2t Posts: 21
    If your experience of our fast food was KFC and McDonalds its no wonder you were disappointed. Those are the worst of the fast food chains. Anyone remember Hot-n Now? The only time I'll ever eat McDonalds is out of necessity like if I'm travelling and there is really NOTHING else. ANd KFC? Seriously? It's 100% salt and MSG and grease. The only good thing there was the crispy twister and I don't even know if they have that anymore?

    Go to Jack in the Box, In-N-Out burger, Fatburger, Carls Jr. or even a Panda Express....oh I forgot Arby's and their glorious Big Montana and curly fries with ARBY SHHAWSH! Or even a Sonic or Taco Bell will get you some good grubbing. Anyway, don't eat that ****. Not even worth the calories.
  • kateminx
    kateminx Posts: 62 Member
    Back to the original numpty's rant

    **** u

    Charming :flowerforyou:
  • halobender
    halobender Posts: 780 Member
    Go to Jack in the Box, In-N-Out burger, Fatburger, Carls Jr. or even a Panda Express....oh I forgot Arby's and their glorious Big Montana and curly fries with ARBY SHHAWSH! Or even a Sonic or Taco Bell will get you some good grubbing.
    Fatburger is the only among those that doesn't suck out loud. Seriously, Taco Bell? What the eff.
    Charming :flowerforyou:
    It wasn't exactly a complimentary term.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I went to new york last year, and didnt even consider going into a fast food chain that you could get in the UK, why would you do that?!
  • schnarfo
    schnarfo Posts: 764 Member
    when i went to NY i had one macdonalds partly because it was out last day and almost out of cash and because we wanted to see if it was the same lol.


    they gave me the wrong order but it was still the same as the uk. no real difference to be honest.
  • slay0r
    slay0r Posts: 669 Member
    I have a bit of a theory in this one, could be wrong because I'm not from NY I'm from manchester in the UK!

    Isn't there a ban on trans fats in NYC? I'm pretty sure they've banned a lot of additives that we'd have in our chicken in the uk. NYC sets a lot of trends when it comes to health, they banned trans fats and then the smoking bans etc. They do things and we follow. You might find their chicken just didn't have as much crap. You ever tried making something similar to KFC at home? It tastes bland and a bit rubbish..that's all the additives that are rubbishbad for you that taste good. You can guarentee that there's loads of salt in it ours in England too.

    As other people said it's made to that regions specifications, they might like their chicken like that but by the looks of the healthier people on here it's pretty bad as a standard. I'd just suggest going to subway, can't get a sandwich wrong surely..

    ALTHOUGH..someone at work was saying he went into subway in the US and asked for a cheese and tomato sandwich and she couldn't comprehend the fact that was ALL he wanted on his sub. She literally told him he couldn't have that because it's not a valid sandwich hahahaha. That's definately something English that we love then!
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