None of that FOREIGN MUCK

[Garage_Doors]

Peronal choice is Ok. my point is making ignorant commenst about otheres exercsing their choice whilst in their comopany.

E.g Fred, Tom and Bert go for a beer and then decide to have a curry. Bert does not like curry (personal choice) but joins the other two. When in the Taj Bert says in a loud voice 'I HATE THIS FORRIN MUCK' do me some chicken and chipe. This is where it is embarassing for his mates.

Does that help?

Pleased to discuss further.

I take your point that to go into an establishment and loudly moan about the food on offer, knowing full well where you going is yes an embarrassment, But to politely and without fuss ask for produce on the menu to be prepared in the way you wish it (chicken & chips) is not.

 

[Gus Poyet's inner FLAIR]

My mother and father in law use the very same phrase.

A bit of IBS is there excuse however.

This.
However with my father in law IBS should read racism.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I holidayed in Ibiza a few years ago and it was embarrassing to see a Spanish eatery with a menu consisting of jacket potato, beans on toast, curry on chips and so on.

Grim, grim, grim.

 

[crodonilson]

Agreed, and it's rude as well.

...not to mention racist.

 

[Garage_Doors]

I just can't get my head around the psychology behind it mate.

Genuinely, what's the reason not to want to try any new food?

Are the same set of ingredients somehow "better" or "safer" if cooked in an "English" way?

Have to disagree that it is the same ingredients because that where the problem lies,

A lot of the food that I was being offered , insects, scorpions type looking dishes, chickens feet, etc is not typical english ingredients.
Also they are very much towards sea food dishes etc, and I don’t like sea food, so it weren’t for me.
Beef dishes etc I was ok with, but that probably because the ingredients were the same as I was used to.

But also think you right it is a generation thing, I was never encouraged or offered the cuisine that is available nowadays,
also I’m not generally a “food” person, Its just fuel for the body as far as I’m concerned and do not get the kick that a lot of people do from, eating. A lot of the time I find eating gets in the way of doing other things I’d rather be doing.

 

[Questions]

Indeed, and when they get home they drink 'English-made' tea from Sri Lanka and 'English-made' coffee from Costa Rica, while eating 'English' bananas from the Dominican Republic, ''English' oranges from Israel, and 'English-made' chocolate from Ghana...

etc...

I only drink 'Yorkshire' breakfast tea from Taylors of Harrowgate so dont go saying that comes from abroad.

 

[Kick Ass Minton]

Its one of the reasons I like living here so much - pretty much any cusines is available 24 hours a day... still not a fan of Biscuits and Gravy though...

 

[whitelion]

I only drink 'Yorkshire' breakfast tea, so dont go saying that comes from abroad.

 

[bhaexpress]

I only drink 'Yorkshire' breakfast tea, so dont go saying that comes from abroad.

You're right,it's mined in Batley.

 

[Garage_Doors]

I holidayed in Ibiza a few years ago and it was embarrassing to see a Spanish eatery with a menu consisting of jacket potato, beans on toast, curry on chips and so on.

Grim, grim, grim.

Maybe they were offering what the paying public wanted ? did they have customers eating ?
No point it offer what the pubic don’t want is there.

Anyway I like Italian, that isn’t foreign rubbish.

 

[Perry Milkins]

I take your point that to go into an establishment and loudly moan about the food on offer, knowing full well where you going is yes an embarrassment, But to politely and without fuss ask for produce on the menu to be prepared in the way you wish it (chicken & chips) is not.

But that was the point old Mello was making. At least I think it was. It is not about one's personal taste it is about how you communicate that fact.

 

[Garage_Doors]

I'm not bitching I just don't understand it.

And I'm sorry, but I stick by the view that CHOOSING to go into a CHINESE restaurant just to order plain chicken and chips (still made by chinese people) is frankly embarrassing, unless you're 8.

Also, see Trufflehound's comment. We're all eating and drinking foreign food constantly.

I have to plead guilty to this, In the group I was with the majority wanted to eat Chinese, so I went along with the majority decision, but knowing I was not going to be eating, of which was respected by the rest of the group, as it turned out, the waiter was very accommodating and organised some French fries and other bits I can’t remember for me, It was not a problem nor an embarrassment as far as I was concerned.
Had I shouted loudly my dislike for it then of course it a different story.

I have no problem with anyone eating anything. It tends to be the other way around, with being told, “why won’t you eat this” when I don’t.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Maybe they were offering what the paying public wanted ? did they have customers eating ?
No point it offer what the pubic don’t want is there.

Anyway I like Italian, that isn’t foreign rubbish.

Indeed, but it goes to show how some of our holidaymakers have such a poor sense of taste - certainly in Ibiza, but perhaps that is to be expected.

 

[bhaexpress]

I must admit I was taken out for a Chinese meal when I was 14 and I really didn't want to eat it. That's because my parents relied on standard British fare. Now I make a point of trying everything and I can't ever remember being disappointed apart from when I was offered chicken feet as they were a local delicacy. they were pretty revolting but I didn't want to upset my hosts and when all is said and done I've had some pretty revolting British dishes, liver for a start. What about tripe ? Thankfully only the dog gets that !

 

[Garage_Doors]

but it goes to show how some of our holidaymakers have such a poor sense of taste - .

That sounds like food snobbery ?

Because others don’t like the food you like, or not as Culinary adventurous as you, then you consider them a lesser person than you ?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

That sounds like food snobbery ?

Because others don’t like the food you like, or not as Culinary adventurous as you, then you consider them a lesser person than you ?

Not a lesser person. Less adventurous. If a whole country can survive and prosper on their own cuisine, I don't see why a Brit can't ignore curry on chips for a week.

 

[Trufflehound]

I only drink 'Yorkshire' breakfast tea from Taylors of Harrowgate so dont go saying that comes from abroad.

Aye, but will it pass the 'whisk test'?

It's only proper Yorkshire tea if you can whippet.

 

[Stoo82]

...not to mention racist.

Is it racist?

Norrow minded and stuck in the past. But racist?

The Oxford English Dictionary describes 'racism' as: 'the belief that there are characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to each race. 2. discrimination against or antagonism towards other races'.

Whats rasict about saying: 'Im not eating that foregin muck'. Unless rufusal to each foregin muck is descrimination against foregin food.

 

[Stoo82]

Not a lesser person. Less adventurous. If a whole country can survive and prosper on their own cuisine, I don't see why a Brit can't ignore curry on chips for a week.

People who go to Falaraki and the like, are not going for the Greek Culture. They're're going to get f***ed up and sit in the sun.

Different hoildays.

 

[Brovion]

I think some people can be very narrow-mined and parochial when it comes to foreign experiences. Me, I'm not fussy; I'll go anywhere in the world. All I want is cheap beer, decent burgers and Sky Sports. I can't understand those who complain about 'abroad' when nowadays most of it is nearly as good as England.