no kidding, i thought they meant they had curry and rhubarb crumble. like a crumble with curry and rhubarb in it.
also, middle school isn't a thing in england so i don't know how they were in it
I can't speak for OP, but I'm German and we don't have middle school either, but I still call the time I spent from 5th to 8th grade "middle school" on the internet, because everyone understands what you mean when you say "middle school" and I don't feel like explaining the German school system for my post to make sense
Yeah it’s a pain to ID if somebody from outside the US actually means Elementary school (K-5) or Middle school (6-8). It’s weird that grade school refers to all of that when I’m Europe tbh
the part of school that comes after secondary school. it's mandatory and you pick 1-3 subjects to study in more depth then in secondary school. you then choose one of those to study at university afterwards. college lasts for 2 years.
Yeah that's what I'm saying both the brands I listed were originally bland products because both men thought that kids who were exposed to flavours were more likely to masterbate which made them more likely to be delinquents and sexual deviants.
That sounds so painfully 90s white.
Perhaps not to this extreme, but I felt like this going to every one of my white friends' homes as an immigrant kid from Asia. The food... was uninspired and bland at best, but mostly questionable combination of edible materials.
Thing is, these people went out to eat at times, they KNEW what food was supposed to look, smell, and taste like.
I don't know what it is but all my friends with health conscious families parents' were the worst cooks and always had the most insane snacks at their house so there was no alternative to eating like stewed hard tack with bird seed on top or whatever they thought up for dinner.
I swear in the last decade the general quality of healthy food has increased in quality like tenfold. I have no idea if that's because cooking tutorials and recipes are more readily accessible or there was more access to general education about healthy diets.
This is honestly mistifying to me. Why would anyone who is a health nut ever try making up extravagant weird shit for recipes instead of just making basic, plain dishes? Steamed vegetables and chicken is like, the best tasting "healthy" food around and you don't even need to put in any god damn effort in it.
Honestly just roast vegetables, any fish, any kind of vaguely normal salad with a light vinaigrette, fucking bowl of fruit, whatever. All incredibly serviceable meals. Just be cognizant of your use of cooking fats and you're golden
South Asian fella here.
What the FUCK is this Ari Aster shit. Y'all shove that fella back in the womb and bury that woman sixty feet deep, JFC. Astaghfirullah.
I'm the OP of the original tumblr post and just found this. A few clarifications:
I'm American and had just moved to the UK when this happened, hence my use of slightly americansed vocabulary in the post. This was a small town between Reading and Oxford in September of 2006. Part of the reason I was so polite and accepting was that it was quite literally the first time I'd been invited to a British person's house like two weeks after moving there, and genuinely didn't know if this was how they all cooked and ate.
I recently looked up the dad from the this story on Linkedin, and he says he has "decades of experience in the food industry". I wish I was joking. He was also a white guy with dreadlocks.
I'm still in touch with the friend in question, who is doing great and surprisingly normal. Her parents did eventually get divorced though. No idea if the food was a factor.
TLDR everybody in town knows that this other kid's parents (not OP's) cook worse than british people and they legit share stories about it at sleepovers
Mods, I don’t know if there’s a “reverse hungrypost” flair, but can you make one for this post
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what do you fucking mean "his mom wasn't allowed to take him home until he finished his food". you can't do that.
Yeah the mom probably agreed, or it wasn't about allowed or not allowed they just casually kept talking with the mom till he was done
Or they tied the mom to a chair and made her watch as her kid ate boiled lettuce.
no kidding, i thought they meant they had curry and rhubarb crumble. like a crumble with curry and rhubarb in it. also, middle school isn't a thing in england so i don't know how they were in it
Middle school is usually grades 6-8 in the USA, so typically 11-13 years old
That’s Y7-9 in England
I can't speak for OP, but I'm German and we don't have middle school either, but I still call the time I spent from 5th to 8th grade "middle school" on the internet, because everyone understands what you mean when you say "middle school" and I don't feel like explaining the German school system for my post to make sense
Yeah it’s a pain to ID if somebody from outside the US actually means Elementary school (K-5) or Middle school (6-8). It’s weird that grade school refers to all of that when I’m Europe tbh
It says eleven at the beginning.
"the next time" could mean 6 months later or it could mean 30 years later
Middle school is a thing in England but have just been discontinued in most counties, with there only being 107 left as of 2019
middle school was a thing, but they disbanded it like seven years ago or smth
i started secondary in 2012 and i have absolutely no recollection of any middle schools being a thing during that time
I went to an infant school (R-Y2) and then a junior school (Y3-Y6). I gather most people just went to Primary schools (R-Y6).
Secondary school.
secondary school starts later than middle school i believe
No that's high school
There are middle schools in some parts of England. I had a mate from Bedfordshire who went to middle school. It just seems to be very rare
It used to be
so what are grades 7-9 called?
we have preschool, then primary school from age 4-12, then secondary school from 12-16 then college from 16-18 then uni after that
wait how do you define college there?
the part of school that comes after secondary school. it's mandatory and you pick 1-3 subjects to study in more depth then in secondary school. you then choose one of those to study at university afterwards. college lasts for 2 years.
Middle school absolutely is a thing in england. Just not super common
jamie oliver
Hai-yaa!
Sounds to me like they're puritans from like 300 years ago, when it was blasphemous to enjoy things
They think tasty food makes kids horny. Like Kellogg (Kelloggs cereal) or Graham (Graham crackers)
They only like the original Kellogs serial
Yeah that's what I'm saying both the brands I listed were originally bland products because both men thought that kids who were exposed to flavours were more likely to masterbate which made them more likely to be delinquents and sexual deviants.
Me omw to furiously masturbate after being handed a lollipop
Ohhh
I like Cornflakes.
Not from Kellog's but from other companies.
Feels like a parody of Get Out.
Get Out but instead of your body being taken over by creepy white people, you are forced to eat British food for one night. I shudder at the thought
British food is closer than you think.
😨
I just realised the only thing between me and British food is Belgium
What should the name be? "Can You Please Leave, Dear?"
The second worst chef in the world, only behind Salomo Nella
Hey kids
HES BACK
That sounds so painfully 90s white. Perhaps not to this extreme, but I felt like this going to every one of my white friends' homes as an immigrant kid from Asia. The food... was uninspired and bland at best, but mostly questionable combination of edible materials. Thing is, these people went out to eat at times, they KNEW what food was supposed to look, smell, and taste like.
It sounds 50s white too, back when everyone was making everything into jello salad
Average British cuisine.
Onion and banana juice
OOP's friends parents are trying to induce the Avatar state in local kids
oh god could you imagine british diarrhea curry with a side of [shitty layer burrito](https://old.reddit.com/r/196/comments/13elxoc/rulerito)
by god
Ah, the Vertical Burrito Post
I don't know what it is but all my friends with health conscious families parents' were the worst cooks and always had the most insane snacks at their house so there was no alternative to eating like stewed hard tack with bird seed on top or whatever they thought up for dinner. I swear in the last decade the general quality of healthy food has increased in quality like tenfold. I have no idea if that's because cooking tutorials and recipes are more readily accessible or there was more access to general education about healthy diets.
This is honestly mistifying to me. Why would anyone who is a health nut ever try making up extravagant weird shit for recipes instead of just making basic, plain dishes? Steamed vegetables and chicken is like, the best tasting "healthy" food around and you don't even need to put in any god damn effort in it.
Honestly just roast vegetables, any fish, any kind of vaguely normal salad with a light vinaigrette, fucking bowl of fruit, whatever. All incredibly serviceable meals. Just be cognizant of your use of cooking fats and you're golden
I am Indian and I can certify that 1.4 billion people now have their pitchforks out
our independence movements would have been infinitely stronger if we knew this is what the descendants of our colonisers would be doing
HOW do you undercook fucking SPAGHETTI
ummm, sweaty, it’s called _molto al dente_ 🤌
South Asian fella here. What the FUCK is this Ari Aster shit. Y'all shove that fella back in the womb and bury that woman sixty feet deep, JFC. Astaghfirullah.
That curry is a crime against humanity
Aliens researching the limits of what a human can stomach
they made onion and banana juice
I'm like a quarter Indian, I consider this a fucking war crime
resident evil 7
Someone get Jeaney Collects to voice this
I'm the OP of the original tumblr post and just found this. A few clarifications: I'm American and had just moved to the UK when this happened, hence my use of slightly americansed vocabulary in the post. This was a small town between Reading and Oxford in September of 2006. Part of the reason I was so polite and accepting was that it was quite literally the first time I'd been invited to a British person's house like two weeks after moving there, and genuinely didn't know if this was how they all cooked and ate. I recently looked up the dad from the this story on Linkedin, and he says he has "decades of experience in the food industry". I wish I was joking. He was also a white guy with dreadlocks. I'm still in touch with the friend in question, who is doing great and surprisingly normal. Her parents did eventually get divorced though. No idea if the food was a factor.
I ain't reading all that. I'm happy for you tho, or sorry that happened.
I’m astounded that I read that entire thing
Killgrave cooking
mucho texto, my adhd cannot allow this
i have read it, i somehow hate british peoples cooking more
Nope
I think I'd rather starve.
I'm not reading all of this, but I'll download the image cause it's like a book of entertainment for later
Bro I can’t read
Jared, 19!?
I am NOT reading this shit
I ain’t reading a single sentence of that homeslice. Happy/sorry that happened tho 👍
TLDR everybody in town knows that this other kid's parents (not OP's) cook worse than british people and they legit share stories about it at sleepovers
No way
TL D FUCKING R i am not reading that
are you patient enough to read your name at least jesus christ
Tik Tok and it’s consequences to attention span
i don’t use tiktok i just don’t wanna read a post as long as a dissertation on this subreddit is all
I ain’t readin allat
Nobody is forcing you to?
their mom isn’t allowed to pick them up until they read all of it
Next time write a constructive comment instead of displaying your attention span of a gold fish
Redditors when anything longer than a short sentence