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@cinemashoebox.bsky.social‬ on Bluesky: "new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped". Attached is a screenshot of some text saying: '"I've seen lots of students my age struggling, trying to get work and even the basic necessities," Agastya Dhar, 17, said. Mr. Dhar has a part-time job in a French fry restaurant, but said even getting that job was tough.' 'A French fry restaurant' is highlighted.

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[–] 43 points 11 months ago (11 children)

We have fish and chip shops in the US.... No human American would ever say "a French fry restaurant".

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  • [–] 16 points 11 months ago (8 children)

    Do they do scraps, curry sauce, or mushy peas though?

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  • [–] 14 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    What's scraps precious?

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  • [–] 19 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    It's the little bits of batter that float up to the surface when battered items get dumped into the friers.

    Not all places in the UK do them which is strange because it's essentially a waste product.

    A tasty wasty

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Little crunchy bits of cooked batter, sometimes sprinkled on as an extra. Normally given away free.

    It is (or at least used to be) the excess batter that dripped off the fish as it was cooking.

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    • [–] 21 points 11 months ago*

    Is he talking about a chippy? Should be called Portuguese fry restaurant then.

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    [–] 16 points 11 months ago

    mais oui

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    [–] 12 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    We didn’t send our best.

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    • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Uh... we have friteries in France. What's the problem there? I don't get it.

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    [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    New York Crimes

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    [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Hey, friterie exists in French XD

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    [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    This has the same energy as the time a sub-editor changed “rugby hooker” to the more US-friendly “rugby prostitute”, preserving the meaning perfectly.

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    [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Are they referencing McDonald's?

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    [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Brits, I will not be taking shit for this. We both know that both of us would absolutely go to a French Fry shop.

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