Franko Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Aye well it still is but thats just for certain drinks like Irn Bru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 How do they stand on pikelets? I like them toasted with cheese on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 How do they stand on pikelets? (I forgot about Pikelets)! Pikelets are crumpets...but apparently crumpets are muffins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 i have this fight with my g/f all the time, She is from Barnsley and finds it hard to adjust to stuff up here. In Scotland a Roll is the same as the English Bap But then again we get PLAIN bread and Pan, English dont get plain. We get Potato Scones, english get Potato cakes Our dinner = food after work not tea, tea is something that comes in a cup usually. Cake = Sponge based item, My gf calls Rice crispie cakes, rice crispie baps Cant think of more but its weird Oh and Juice = everything thats juice, My girlfriend calls Dilute Juice - Dilute Pop! I can semi understand that fizzy juice = pop because it makes popping noise? But not dilute so its juice Here is the big test for you though Franko, What is the metal grate thing on the road, where the water goes when it rains, called? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I'm a southerner and I call cupcakes buns too! Cupcake is an American name I reckon. Mind you my parents are from Yorkshire - we are the only people I know down here that have cheese with mince pies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 Oh and Juice = everything thats juice, My girlfriend calls Dilute Juice - Dilute Pop! I can semi understand that fizzy juice = pop because it makes popping noise? But not dilute so its juice Do you mean juice like fruit juice or squash? Juice is what gets squeezed out of a fruit to me...not squash. However I do dilute fruit juice. Is that clear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I'm a southerner and I call cupcakes buns too! Cupcake is an American name I reckon. Mind you my parents are from Yorkshire - we are the only people I know down here that have cheese with mince pies... Its not a bun though, its a cake hence the whole argument. Cupcake is a cake, in a cup shape. Its not american, its a baking phrase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Do you mean juice like fruit juice or squash? Juice is what gets squeezed out of a fruit to me...not squash. However I do dilute fruit juice. Is that clear? Juice is any flavoured liquid to us basically. Ginger is your version of fizzy pop. It seems to be phazing out up here though now. Most of the time people call the ginger by its flavour ie, drink of lemonade, drink of irn bru. Years ago it would just be a drink of ginger. Thats a scottish one though. Technically, your description is bang on though. Squash is concentrated juice, juice is just that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 I need some kind of dictionary for the North...I could have an accident one of these days. What if I worked in a bar or something?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 i have this fight with my g/f all the time, She is from Barnsley and finds it hard to adjust to stuff up here. In Scotland a Roll is the same as the English Bap But then again we get PLAIN bread and Pan, English dont get plain. We get Potato Scones, english get Potato cakes Our dinner = food after work not tea, tea is something that comes in a cup usually. Cake = Sponge based item, My gf calls Rice crispie cakes, rice crispie baps Cant think of more but its weird Oh and Juice = everything thats juice, My girlfriend calls Dilute Juice - Dilute Pop! I can semi understand that fizzy juice = pop because it makes popping noise? But not dilute so its juice You are like me mate, except I have not moved back up yet. My Sarah stays just outside of Barnsley, the diffrences are just totally alien. It is the 'pop' thing that does my head in. Oh and bread cakes, it is sodding rolls FFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Oh and bread cakes, it is sodding rolls FFS. F**kin A, dude. I haven't found any rolls up here yet. At work I just ask for a sandwich and get it in a soft flat roll, or is it a bap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 F**kin A, dude. I haven't found any rolls up here yet. At work I just ask for a sandwich and get it in a soft flat roll, or is it a bap? Exact same as my work, a flat oversized thing made of dough called a bread cake that has virtually no taste. At least a baguette is still the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Exact same as my work, a flat oversized thing made of dough called a bread cake that has virtually no taste. At least a baguette is still the same. What also made me laugh when I moved up here was that, back down south, my two local supermarkets had separate sections for Indian food, Chinese, Mexican, Italian etc etc. Up here it was one section called Foreign! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Its not a bun though, its a cake hence the whole argument. Cupcake is a cake, in a cup shape. Its not american, its a baking phrase. Ah but in that case why is a cheesecake a cake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Ah but in that case why is a cheesecake a cake? No idea on that one, that resembles more a pie to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 What also made me laugh when I moved up here was that, back down south, my two local supermarkets had separate sections for Indian food, Chinese, Mexican, Italian etc etc. Up here it was one section called Foreign! They have ethnic isles up here though, I've not seen that down South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 They have ethnic isles up here though, I've not seen that down South. Is that we they are calling them these days? I've stopped using them in favour of independents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 Is that we they are calling them these days? I've stopped using them in favour of independents. No idea, that's just what I've seen since being up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 The most noticable change is both Morrisons and Tesco around where I live is the introduction of sections for Polish foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franko Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Here is the big test for you though Franko, What is the metal grate thing on the road, where the water goes when it rains, called? Aha well i was brought up in the centre of Glasgow so its called a Stank But now i call it a drain now i moved to the sunny climates of Cumbernauld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 The most noticable change is both Morrisons and Tesco around where I live is the introduction of sections for Polish foods. The "international" aisle in some supermarkets near me makes me chuckle: anything more exotic than a meat pie seems to qualify! (I forgot about Pikelets)! Pikelets are crumpets... Never heard of 'em. I thought Mike was talking about short pikeys. we are the only people I know down here that have cheese with mince pies... Good god man! Are you pregnant? As an aside, a friend of a friend once made a dessert cheesecake... with mature cheddar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franko Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Juice is any flavoured liquid to us basically. Ginger is your version of fizzy pop. It seems to be phazing out up here though now. Most of the time people call the ginger by its flavour ie, drink of lemonade, drink of irn bru. Years ago it would just be a drink of ginger. Thats a scottish one though. Technically, your description is bang on though. Squash is concentrated juice, juice is just that. I dont say squash at all, everything flavoured is just juice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franko Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 You are like me mate, except I have not moved back up yet. My Sarah stays just outside of Barnsley, the diffrences are just totally alien. It is the 'pop' thing that does my head in. Oh and bread cakes, it is sodding rolls FFS. Aye mate ive even got my gf saying Rolls, she knows when i ask for a roll and sausage she knows exactly what im looking for, SQUARE sausage She has started saying Juice all the time as well as Couch(settee) and jacket(coat) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Aha well i was brought up in the centre of Glasgow so its called a Stank But now i call it a drain now i moved to the sunny climates of Cumbernauld Thats one of my favourites. My wife is from Hardgate near clydebank. The first time i heard her say it i thought she was describing the smell in past tense. Now that she has moved down to larkhall she still calls it a stank but agree's its a stupid name lol. I never use the name squash either, its all juice to me as well. Its funny, when i ask people if they want a "drink" they seem to expect a soft drink. Thats not a bloody drink!!! I mean a DRINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 This all reminds me of the Jaffa Cake argument (where Customs tried to nail McVities). A cake is something that goes hard when it goes stale, where as a biscuit generally is vica versa. So if it's a bun (a hard exterior) generally it keeps the inside soft. So it could actually be a biscuit by circular reasoning Hot cross cake anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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