A rage comic poking fun at the Aussies. Does it still hold up? : antiquememesroadshow

[-] Delphia@lemmy.world 80 points 1 year ago

As an Australian I can comment on this, theres this wonderful thing called "Context"

At McDonalds they refer to them as fries, but if you ask for a large chips, they know what you mean. If you go into a petrol station and ask where the crisps are, nobodies head explodes. If you go into a place that has ALL 3 (french fries, chips and crisps) and say "Can I get some chips" the person will ask for clarificaton.

British roots and American television has made OUR english quite flexible.

[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 48 points 1 year ago

I was with you until "ALL 3"... help

[-] Delphia@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

French fries and chips

As a rule most people I know think of french fries or fries as thin cut and chips as thick cut. Most restaraunts only do one or the other. If you ask for steak and chips and they do fries, they will either clarify for you (more likely) or just bring you fries.

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

That’s… still only two.

[-] Delphia@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Context and qualifying information. All 3 are considered "chips" like a baguette, a hot dog bun and a regular sandwich loaf are all "bread"

Nobody asks for steak and chips expecting a packet of potato chips next to a plate with just a steak on it. People usually ask for "A packet of salt and vinegar chips please" they dont just shout "CHIPS!" at someone expecting them to figure shit out. If I were to send a child to the shop I would give specific information. "A Big bag of plain chips" or "A large hot chips"

[-] ada 6 points 1 year ago

Nobody asks for steak and chips expecting a packet of potato chips next to a plate with just a steak on it.

You're in for a whole experience then if you ever visit Scotland!

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[-] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Thinly cut chips. Fat chips. Crisps.

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[-] jcit878@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

it holds, but we might refer to "fries" as hot chips if there's possibility of confusion

[-] Brickhead92@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

I would say the distinction between fries and chips is the thickness.

Macca's has fries, KFC and a lot of other places have chips.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Do they have Red Rooster and Chicken Treat in the US?

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[-] stilgar@infosec.pub 25 points 1 year ago

They're Hot Chips if you're being fancy

[-] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

Eat hot chip and lie

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[-] 2deck@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

It's context sensitive. We know what we mean.

"I'm going to pick up some chips on my way to your place."
"Hey, can i have some of your chips?"

Couldn't be simpler.

[-] Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

At least use chips and chippies like the Kiwis.

[-] Fract@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Do you mean, chups and chuppies?

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[-] matter@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We also say chips and chips. If you need to clarify, crisps are "potato chips" and chips are "hot chips". A chippie is a shop that sells (fish and) chips, not the chips themselves.

[-] Treczoks@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago

Shut up and get some real i.e. Belgian fries.

[-] set_secret@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

as an Australian let me explain, fast to get, unhealthy potato = chips.

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[-] ada 17 points 1 year ago

This isn't poking fun at us, this is just facts :)

[-] FrostbyteIX@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Let's confuse them even more:

Hot chips and potato chips.

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[-] MentallyExhausted@reddthat.com 11 points 1 year ago

They’re freedom fries now

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 5 points 1 year ago

Never forget

[-] zebs@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Errr... I'm from the UK and they're fries. These are chips If it's think it's fries, if it's thick it's a chip.

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

I'm American, and I'd call those steak fries. We also have potato wedges, which aren't called fries for some reason and look like this

They're seasoned with a spice blend, and delicious. Do you have curly fries in the UK? They're a similar flavor.

[-] BritishJ@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

We have wedges and curly fries here in the UK too :). We have Chips, Fries, Curly Fries, Potato Wedges, Salt and Pepper chips, Ziggy Fries and many more I assume

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Ziggy Fries

Had to google this, we call those crinkle-cut fries

[-] FeetiePJs@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

we call those crinkle-cut fries

Not anymore. How can we go back after realizing Ziggy Fries is an option?

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[-] Weslee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Came here to say this, McDonald's give you fries, fish and chip shop gives you chips

[-] Depress_Mode@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

In the US, those would be called either “steak fries”, “potato wedges”, or perhaps “Jojos”.

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[-] veroxii@aussie.zone 10 points 1 year ago

Usually not a problem because of context but you can easily specify hot chips or packet chips in places where they might have both such as a school or sports canteen.

[-] badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

You see, Chips are deep fried slices of potato, but Chips are ..

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[-] zeppo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

My friend from Adelaide always says crisps.

[-] Wrench@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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[-] Kichae@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Chips (or crisps) don’t seem to exist anywhere but grocery/convenience stores.

That... that's normal, right? That's where chips are supposed to come from.

Like, I have been to a restaurant or two that had "chips" on the menu, usually as "fish and chips" or some other battered and fried stick of meat "and chips" where, to my supreme bewilderment, the side was a pile of Lays, but, like, those restaurants were universally run by geriatrics in the middle of nowhere, served food on paper plates, and where wrong.

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[-] x4740N@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

It's communicated by context cues the same way one word has different meanings and context points to towards the meaning the person is communicating with a word

Though it does get annoying when the context cues are missing for example someone asking you if you want chips and not specifying what type

I'm guessing Australian language for "chips" calls them both that because they are a product made from potato that is usually salted and the two in the image are just different styles of the same potato product

[+] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[-] dadGPT@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

the only question i have is why does the person representing aussies looks like Jackie Chan?

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 10 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that rage comic reaction was made from a Jackie Chan image.

[-] dimeslime@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Fun fact: he lived in Australia in the 70s.

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[-] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Latin America: Hold my beer

[-] Francis_Fujiwara@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Frituras, Papitas, Sabritas, Papas Fritas...

[-] mykneedoesnthurt@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

You forgot Patatas fritas. I'm literally shaking right now.

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