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Does anybody else get weirdly offended when Americans call pizza a pie?
parmas on spaghetti does my head in.
It'd end up sliding around.
They call them "parmis" here, and I just can't get used to that.
I've had this multiple times and honestly I kinda dig it. It doesn't slide like you'd imagine.
Yes. It's not a fkn pie; it's a pizza! A pie is a pastry, pizza is L I F E
is pastry not life? 😨
Is is also life, but pizza is L I F E and Americans should stop confusing the two lol
there is no pastry, only pie crust
I get more confused than offended by marshmallows in ‘salad’ and pumpkin pie being a sweet rather than an onion & cheese extravaganza
Until recently I used to get all anxious about Americanisms. Then I saw a classification of various English dialects somewhere and American was described as Simplified English! And it is, Webster simplified usage and spelling to help create a new American identity and to democratise the language. Now I just see American as Simplified and the rest of us are using Traditional.
They are still wrong though. 😉 ( not really, American is just different )
And burgers being called sandwiches. It’s confusing.
Only 'burgers' which are chicken. Chicken isn't hamburger so I get that one.. I think we're wrong there.
And biscuits with gravy
Yes, those are fucking scones
And the gravy looks like custard with meat in it. I've never eaten it, but it looks repulsive.
Though they are a quick bread like scones made with self raising flour biscuits are more like Yorkshire puddings or dumplings, they have much more butter than scones and aren't sweet.