Language/Accents

[Fleetwood Mac]

Who here has had a Saveloy Dip?

I think it's made and eaten only in Durham and Northumberland.

It's a smoked sausage in a roll, swept through gravy or dipped in the fat from the sausage cooking; swathed in stuffing, pease pudding and mustard.

Absolutely lush. If anyone is ever 'round these parts, make sure you try one!

[Fleetwood Mac]

What I do miss here in Canada is a good plate of Fish & Chips.

Fish shops aren't what they were in England. These days, they'll sell anything out of them: pizzas, kebabs, fajitas, burgers, you name it.

As a result, the quality of fish and chip shops has gone right down the pan.

[GUT]

Ming

The man called pig iron

[GUT]

whats a meat pie?!? is that the same as shepherds pie? love a good shepherds pie, had one at an irish themed pub near me and it was really good. also love a good chicken pot pie too!

A meat pie has pastry top and bottom with meat filling. The meat can vary, beef, lamb, chicken, seafood etc (though beef is the default), normally with gravy or some type of sauce and can be mince, chunky, shredded etc, there are also vegetable pies or some add vegetables to the meat.

[Abby Normal]

I love a good burger, and an Octoberfest sausage too, thats a meal in itself.
What I do miss here in Canada is a good plate of Fish & Chips. Some companies try, most fail miserably. There's a chinese shop down the road that actually isn't bad, but his fish are square , he does get the batter right & his chips ain't bad.

Meat pies is another thing, we've bought them all over the place (here) but they're all crap. One place does a decent sausage roll, but no-one does pasties or pork pies. Some of the big corp. companies do meat pies but they have rock-hard crusts, like porcelain for goodness sake's, and they charge the earth for them.

whats a meat pie?!? is that the same as shepherds pie? love a good shepherds pie, had one at an irish themed pub near me and it was really good. also love a good chicken pot pie too!

[Pcdunn]

We used to go to a British style tea shop and restaurant. I learned to enjoy shepherd's pie and pasties, but the P G Tips tea in pots, with with scones wirh cream and jam were the best part!.
Alas, the place closed down several years ago due to economic reasons. Maybe not enough tea and scone lovers in Denver metro area to support them.
I miss being able to buy British "biscuits" and chocolates in their sales area.

[Wickerman]

I think of them as burgers really, they don't have the skin a sausage does. Nice though.

I love a good burger, and an Octoberfest sausage too, thats a meal in itself.
What I do miss here in Canada is a good plate of Fish & Chips. Some companies try, most fail miserably. There's a chinese shop down the road that actually isn't bad, but his fish are square , he does get the batter right & his chips ain't bad.

Meat pies is another thing, we've bought them all over the place (here) but they're all crap. One place does a decent sausage roll, but no-one does pasties or pork pies. Some of the big corp. companies do meat pies but they have rock-hard crusts, like porcelain for goodness sake's, and they charge the earth for them.

[Wickerman]

This is a really interesting one - Yan, tan tethera (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yan_tan_tethera). Not sure how common it still is in the upland hill farming communities of northern England or if it will go 'extinct' in the future. Looking at the tables at end similar forms were used in the south as well as they all seem to originate from celtic

Never herd of it, but it looks like there's only three known in Wharfedale, so I'm not surprised.
It is interesting though how the remains of ancient languages still exist in the back country.
I study hieroglyphics and it seems the birth of language came from the need to count. The most ancient remains of man's attempt to communicate takes the form of numerical graffiti concerning livestock. The Palermo stone, c.2300BC, records "the year of the count", with respect to cattle as one of the earliest systems for keeping track of time.

[Dickere]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_sausage

It's the work of the devil!

I think of them as burgers really, they don't have the skin a sausage does. Nice though.

[Wickerman]

What's the deal with Tim Hortons, Wick?

They've opened a couple of branches here, but I've not tried them yet.

They don't look particularly appealing, but is the coffee of a decent standard?

I love really strong, black rocket fuel coffee!

They do a black roast, I've not tried it, but these international companies often sell a different mix abroad from what is sold at home.
I didn't know Tim's were in the UK. I tried MacDonalds & Kentucky Chicken in Egypt, it wasn't the same as here at home.
You might like Starbucks coffee if they are in the UK, too strong for me, I like a smooth drink, but it's all relative.

[Aethelwulf]

Lorne sausage, contains beef connective tissues. Very greasy and quite salty, but goes great on a sandwich. Comes in a pack like a load of bread with a ton of slices in it.

That does indeed sound like a tasty bit of nosh Al. Question is, can you get it battered and deep fried? I imagine that would be quite nice, bit like a battered sausage.

[Wickerman]

She’s Lancashire and you’re Yorkshire. Are either of you the black sheep of the family now Wick?

Way back, when we met, she first told her family her boyfriend was from Yorkshire, the room went quiet she said.
All her father wanted to know was if he's a good catholic boy - well, that was one strike I guess.
She had five brothers, they wanted to know which team I support - that being Leeds, strike two!
So, moving to Canada was the best idea.

Joking aside, if there was any conflict it was between my mother and her father, everyone else got along.
Families, eh!

[Al Bundy's Eyes]

Ming

It's politically incorrect nowadays Dave, actors in 'greenface'.

[Al Bundy's Eyes]

Dunno looks and sounds rather tasty actually!

Lorne sausage, contains beef connective tissues. Very greasy and quite salty, but goes great on a sandwich. Comes in a pack like a load of bread with a ton of slices in it.

[Aethelwulf]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_sausage

It's the work of the devil!

Dunno looks and sounds rather tasty actually!