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Chris Daley

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  1. This is my advice for British expats. As you know there is not a day that passes without a random little French guy or American asking you what British food is like. It can happen multiple times in one day. How not to talk about food if you are British: We got f all mate. Not sure really. Mc Donalds is good. Yeah it's pretty bad haha. A better way to answer: Thank you for your question. Here is a list of information pertaining to British cuisine: Starters & Snacks: Cheeses (cheddar, Red Leicester, Double Gloucester, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Yorkshire Blue, Stilton, stinking bishop, Shropshire Blue, Cornish Blue, Smoked Applewood Cheddar, Shropshire Sheep Cheese) Boiled eggs and soldiers, pickled eggs, scotch eggs, egg salad sandwich Bacon, sausage rolls, Cornish pasties, pies (savory - steak and ale, Lancashire hotpot, fish pie, etc.) Puff pastry (used in savory pastries) Cold cuts (ham, roast beef) Baked beans on toast, jacket potatoes, coleslaw Marmite, brown sauce, tomato sauce, mustard, chutneys (mango, cranberry, mint, tabasco), international sauces Crisps (potato chips) Welsh rarebit Salads (a vast selection) Soup (mushroom soup, lentil soup, pasta soup, chicken noodle soup, tomato soup, vegetable soup, cream of broccoli soup, pea and ham soup, minestrone soup) Kebabs Fish fingers Savory pastries (cheese and onion pasties, pork pies) Twiglets, pork scratchings (savory snacks) Scotch quail's eggs Black pudding Crumpets with butter, marmite or jam Samosas Deviled kidneys Prawn cocktail Sausage rolls with brown sauce or ketchup Crisps with salt and vinegar flavor Pickled ginger Branston pickle (a popular British pickle relish) Pork scratchings with apple sauce or mustard Main Courses: Full English breakfast Eggs (other breakfast dishes - omelettes, poached eggs, cheese and ham omelette, curried eggs, egg flan, eggy bread) Roast dinner (roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, vegetables, gravy) Fish and chips Lamb with mint sauce Vegetarian dishes (pasta bakes - tuna pasta bake, spag bol, broccoli and cheese pasta, macaroni and cheese, sweet and sour beef stir fry) Rice dishes (pilaf, curries, fish and rice variations, steamed ginger fish and rice, salmon and rice, cod in parsley sauce with rice, mince and rice, ragu mince and rice, sardines and rice, meatballs and rice) British Indian Food British Chinese Food British Italian Food Chicken Tikka Masala (British Invention) Outdoor barbecues Toad in the hole (sausages cooked in Yorkshire pudding batter) Steak and kidney pie Cottage pie Shepherd's pie Lancashire hotpot (a hearty beef and vegetable stew) Bubble and squeak (a traditional British dish made with leftover potatoes, cabbage, and onions) Liver and onions Beef Wellington Bangers and mash Chicken tikka masala Steak and ale pie Jellied eels Corned beef hash Cumberland sausage with mash and onion gravy Sandwiches - The sandwich was invented in England in 1762: Fish finger sandwich, chip butty, BLT, fried egg sandwich, corned beef sandwich, tuna sandwich, cucumber sandwich, ploughman's lunch, roast beef and horseradish sandwich, Christmas dinner sandwich, egg and cress sandwich, ham and mustard sandwich, Branston pickle and cheese sanwich, crisp sandwich, watercress sandwich, marmalade sandwich, jam sandwich, prawn mayonnaise sandwich, piccalilli and cheese sandwich, cheese and tomato sandwich, cheese and onion sandwich, Coronation chicken sandwich, Smoked salmon sandwich Biscuits, Cakes & Pies (sweet): Pork pie (can be savory or sweet) Custard creams, shortbread, chocolate digestives, jam tarts, scones (plain, jam, blueberry, cheese), Battenberg cake, jam roly poly, apple pie, victoria sponge, mince pies, rice pudding, spotted dick, sticky toffee pudding, carrot cake, trifle, jelly and custard, hot cross buns, gingerbread man, after eights, twiglets, monster munch, quavers, retro sweets, jelly babies, vast range of crisps and confectionaries. Desserts: Banoffee pie, Dundee cake, Chelsea buns, gypsy tart, Mr. Kipling's cakes, butterscotch tart, fresh cream cakes, apple crumble, black forest gateau, pumpkin pie, cheesecake, treacle sponge, choc ice, jam and coconut school cake, pineapple upside-down cake, fruit salad, strawberries and cream, Eton Mess, Bread and butter pudding, American Pie (British Invention) Beverages: Tea, coffee, beer, whisky, gin and tonic, soft drinks (horlicks, ovaltine, etc.), mulled wine, Irn-Bru, Lucozade, Ribena, Vimto Breakfasts: Toast with various toppings (marmite, scrambled eggs, etc.) Cereals (a high-quality selection) Full English breakfast (can be a main course too) Crumpets Eggs (all types - boiled, fried, scrambled, poached) Other: Bread (a vast selection - soda bread, tiger bread, etc.) Condiments (mustard, brown sauce, tomato sauce, ketchup, chutneys, pickles) Rice (a vast selection of flavors and recipes) Ten Major UK Food Companies: Cadbury Rowntree's Terry's of York Bassett's McVitie's Associated British Foods (ABF) Premier Foods Unilever Tesco ''Lotus'' worldwide supermarkets Ten British Wines That Are Recognized Around The World: Chapel Down English Sparkling Wine Nyetimber Classic Cuvée Hush Heath Estate Balfour Brut Rosé Ridgeview Estate Bloomsbury Bolney Wine Estate Bubbly Tinwood Estate Rosé Gusbourne Estate Brut Reserve Winbirri Vineyards Ortega Black Chalk Classic Hush Heath Estate Balfour Brut Ten Michael Star Restaurants in the UK: The Ledbury Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Core by Clare Smyth The Waterside Inn Le Gavroche L'Enclume Alyn Williams at The Westbury Pollen Street Social Sketch (The Lecture Room & Library) Hélène Darroze at The Connaught Ten achievements that show the UK's place in the global culinary landscape: Michelin Stars - Continually awarded annually. For instance, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay has held three Michelin stars since 2001. World’s 50 Best Restaurants - For example, The Ledbury was ranked 27th in 2014. James Beard Awards - UK chef Heston Blumenthal was honored in 2010 for his contribution to culinary arts. The World's 50 Best Bars - Dandelyan (now Lyaness) was named the World’s Best Bar in 2018. The Good Food Guide Awards - Continually updated annually. For instance, The Ledbury was named Restaurant of the Year in 2014. International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) - Chapel Down won the International Wine & Spirit Competition Award in 2015 for Best English Sparkling Wine. The International Hotel & Property Awards - The Langham, London received the Best Hotel Design Award in 2016. San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants - The Ledbury was ranked 27th in 2014 and 19th in 2017. GQ Food & Drink Awards - Gordon Ramsay was named Chef of the Year in 2015. Global Restaurant Awards - The Ledbury was named one of the World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2015. British celebrity chefs: Nigella Lawson Gordon Ramsay Ainsley Harriott Michel Roux Jr. Heston Blumenthal Marco Pierre White Gordon Ramsay Sat Bains Prue Leith Paul Hollywood jamey oliver Antony Worrell Thompson Lesley Waters James Tanner Delia Smith Roger Verge Pierre Koffmann Nichola McHugo Paul Hollywood John Torode Gregg Wallace hairy bikers Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall How about you? Are you a simp that just says we won't have any decent cuisine or do you try to educate the person?
  2. Wow what a classic expat story. Clearly laid out and easy to follow. *default confused face*
  3. Religion is mental suicide. It tells you not to think.
  4. It's because you are a lazy person with too much time on your hands. Let's make that lunch hour a little shorter. Let's add a boss that hates you into the mix. And now mix in 4000 students. You won't take so long to decide now. Like with most cretins on here they have nothing to do. And they just potter around for hours.
  5. Its a painful story to tell but lets try it. We lived in a village and kept ourselves to ourselves. I work all day so no loud music. Only two of us in the house. There is a Karen across the road. She lets her kids play in the road all day. They are screaming at full volume and blocking the traffic but it's okay. The other neaibour has two dangerous dogs running free and they sometimes get out he runs around the village shirtless trying the catch them. They crap around the house and the mess is baked in the sun. He doesn't clean it for weeks at a time. The smell fills out garden and comes in the windows. So we have to close the windows. But hey no problem. We keep ourselves to ourselves. So one day the Karen stands in the road and starts screaming at our house. She starts shaking the gate. My gf tells her she has the wrong person. The person she wants is the landlord and the landlord doesn't live here. She is mental so she walks away. She repeats this 5 more times over the course of a few months. Another neaibour says she was throwing stones at out house when we were out. This freak sees me leave every morning for work. She wakes up early and blocks the exit of the village. She tells the guard to block us in. She says if you want to go out you get out of the car and open it. I got out of the car and opened it. She took a video of the entire thing. She then posted it around the village Line group. She then advertised our house for rent again. At this point the landlord was concerned. Because her house was up for rent again. We chatted with the landlord and she showed us the Line group. My gf never joins the village Line group and now I know why. This was the final straw. The village president removed her from the committee and warned her not to assault and film people. So it turned out she was going around houses asking for rent. She says she is incharge of the rent and we should give it to her. Just more proof that you should never give someone power without rules in place. They will abuse the power. Stand in their pajamas at 9pm screaming and throw stones at you house. I can't image what her three daughters thought of her.
  6. All women are the same. Long term rentals.
  7. Stop paying the bills and see what happens.
  8. Exsacuse me sir.... Umm hi are you nice day? Yes can you move your car because my family... want to be close to beach yes. No. <deleted> off.
  9. What a nice post. And a great idea. *default crying face*
  10. At Seven Eleven when they put a cup of hot coffee in a plastic bag. Should I just poor it on myself now and be done with it? Morons.
  11. This is clear and well written article. *default confused face*
  12. But he didn't do anything. What law is he braking? Lock up the parents for letting their kid play adult games online.
  13. We're allowed to post full photos of people now? Interesting. What forum rule is that? The bad guy photo rule?
  14. Shame they didn't smash your guitar as well. Let me guess, the same 3 chords over and over for hours.
  15. It is useless without exercise.
  16. A 42 year old British man was robbed by a ladyboy. The man said he lost everything and had to sit outside his hotel. He didn't eat until he got a meal on the plane. He lost his wallet, bank cards, and a new phone. He was interviewed via a livestream and shared his story. ''They try and grab you... they try and grab your ***** and before you know they've stolen 12,000 baht... and your bank card.'' ''If it was the other way around... If I am a man and I go to have a little bloody play with a woman's ***** I'm going to bloody prison.'' ''They should not be allowed to just indiscriminately touch someone who does not want to be touched.'' ''I respect the women who are doing what they need to do to feed their kids and stuff but... some of them are overweight.'' *stream announcement* ''A 6 ft alpha male robbed by an Asian fem boy haha!'' Because I'm trying to protect my **** mate! She didn't overpower me!! I just didn't want another rub job from a lady boy! So I'm just protecting my ****. You prioritize in these situations you know what I mean? I was half cut... I wasn't thinking about my money in my pocket and my phone I was thinking about my stopping my ***** being touched again. Source: DrK.LennyAdams, YouTube, 2024
  17. This is information with citations. Not misinformation. Six of Trump's most famous controveries. Which one do you find to be the most riviling? Forbes. (2016, October 10). Trump and Atlantic City: The lessons behind the empire. Forbes. The Washington Post. (2016, October 7). Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005. The Washington Post. BBC News. (2018, August 22). Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen admits campaign finance violations. BBC News. The New York Times. (2019, December 18). Trump impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The New York Times. NPR. (2021, January 13). House impeaches Trump a second time, with some GOP support. NPR. The New York Times. (2020, March 13). Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and controversies: The New York Time.
  18. Little Li has been attacking people by the sounds of it. Kids are liars. Constant liars. When I first started teaching I had the misfortune to work with children. I had one of them grab their leg and dive to the ground. She did it so many times we ignored her. Another one said to me "If you don't let me play with the princess house, I'm gonna get you fired."
  19. 1000 baht laptop from the market. Must be 5 years now and still good.
  20. Let free. Mean while man steals a bag of fish balls for his grandma is sent down for 2 years.
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