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Old 09-13-2010, 04:09 PM   #16
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Don't feel too bad, most Americans probably would have raised a stink because the menu didn't have a cheeseburger and fries on it.


I'm sure we don't have a monopoly on boorish behaviour! I'm just glad to be part of the MR community where none of us would do such a thing
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According to the "How do Americans feel about UK spelling?" thread in the Writer's Corner, shouldn't this be The Autumn of the UK?
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For those who want to eat haggis and have their planet too, vegetarian versions are easy to prepare and even available canned and ready to serve.

Vegetarian haggis? Now there's a concept!
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So long as it has a some sheep's heart, liver, suet, and lungs along with the vegetarian stuff packed in a real sheep's stomach (Not that fake stuff), it should be fine.

If you're a little daring you can add some pine nuts.

But don't forget the whisky as you enjoy your fine Haggis.
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The first two stories are a tragedy...however, as someone who had to eat haggis on a weekly basis when I worked in a residential school in Scotland, I can't help but feel that the third represents a great advance for humankind and may contribute to the longevity of the species
I love haggis. My local supermarket sells excellent ones. Tastes like very spicy mince.
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Old 09-14-2010, 03:03 AM   #22
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According to the "How do Americans feel about UK spelling?" thread in the Writer's Corner, shouldn't this be The Autumn of the UK?
I think that in this context it's "fall" as in "decline and fall", not "fall" as in "autumn".
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Once upon a time it seemed like Britan rulled the world as well as the seas.

Where did it all go wrong?
I don't know, from an American perspective, Britain got out of the world leadership business just in time. The fun stuff was over and the hard stuff just beginning. And Britain pulled a fast one on us unsuspecting Americans in the going!
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Don't feel too bad, most Americans probably would have raised a stink because the menu didn't have a cheeseburger and fries on it.
Actually I haven't been anywhere where you can't get a burger and fries if you look hard enough. I'm not a super world traveller, but I've been around the block once or twice, cultural imperialism DOES have its upside.
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Ah, I thought this might be yet another thread on how the spread of the use of the word liseuse in Great Britain was leading to the further downfall of the British Empire but I see it is not.

Never mind.
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Ah, I thought this might be yet another thread on how the spread of the use of the word liseuse in Great Britain was leading to the further downfall of the British Empire but I see it is not.

Never mind.
It's not, and it won't
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