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20 September 2008

Shakesville Explores Cultural Differences In today's episode: Scotland vs. USA

post by: jason's_planet at: 12:45 | 6 comments

You know what they call a Big Mac in Scotland?

posted by Daniel Charms 20 September | 14:18

Breakfast, lunch and tea.

posted by matthewr 20 September | 14:21

Ah dinnay.

An appetizer?

posted by jason's_planet 20 September | 15:02

Unlike the tea-drinking English elitists*, they find that food doesn't have to be formally introduced before they can eat it.

* See the Palin post below

posted by Daniel Charms 20 September | 15:20

There was a blog by an American woman living in Scotland where she tried various foods and wrote hilarious reviews of her meals. I thought I'd bookmarked it but can't find it now, darn it.

posted by essexjan 20 September | 16:01

ooo essexjan, please post it if you find it, would you?!

posted by small_ruminant 21 September | 00:46

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