Why does US of A civilians call crisps chips?
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Why do you guys call them crisps? Why? Because chips were already taken thanks to fish and chips.
We call them chips because that is what they are, chips off of potatos. I mean we could call them slices but chips sounds much better. I would rather have potato chips then slices. And what the hell is "salad cream" I always see that in the 4 tiered shelf in the local grocery store with thick layers of dust on it.
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cause we're not you. i've never heard U S of A civilians. during my tenure at 118 in england, most of the time them stinky brits would refer to us as "the colonists" which seems more fitting after 235 years of independence from you guys 
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we call them crisps, because they are crispy I suppose, and yes we call chips chips because they are chips. We also call french fries fries, as they are french fries which are different from chips.
they're not chips off potatoes, theyre thin slices, so why call them chips?
why not crisps?
also, it's a sause you can put on salad I think?
cause we're not you. i've never heard U S of A civilians. during my tenure at 118 in england, most of the time them stinky brits would refer to us as "the colonists" which seems more fitting after 235 years of independence from you guys
I meant citizen, my sincerest apolgies, why not call them crisps then?
I think it might be cream that is clotted, but I'm not 100% on that
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Australians call them chips as well.
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Jagger69
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Why do Brits call an "exit" a "way out"? Why do you call an "ass" an "arse"? Why do you say "wanking" instead of "jacking off"? Why is the pope a catholic? Why does the bear....oops, don't want to offend my pal Bear.
You get the idea. It's just the way it is. We're different. Good thing too....makes it much more interesting.
You get the idea. It's just the way it is. We're different. Good thing too....makes it much more interesting.
That's the one that gets me. WTF is an arse?
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i dont kno :dunno: but sunny lane's arse needs a swift smack of me cack
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Because we're not uppity and snooty. We speak American, dammit! Deal with it.
Does it matter why we assign certain names to objects? We're a completely different nation. Our vocabulary is neither superior nor inferior to yours.
Does it matter why we assign certain names to objects? We're a completely different nation. Our vocabulary is neither superior nor inferior to yours.
Why do Brits call an "exit" a "way out"? Why do you call an "ass" an "arse"? Why do you say "wanking" instead of "jacking off"? Why is the pope a catholic? Why does the bear....oops, don't want to offend my pal Bear.
You get the idea. It's just the way it is. We're different. Good thing too....makes it much more interesting.
They also say "fapping" for jerking off. And I believe they sometimes say "ragging" for "fucking".
"I was ragging a bird in the arse." That sounds awful.
Anyway, American potato chips were invented by an African-American in New York a few years before the Civil War. It was actually done because people were bitching that their order of cut and friend potatoes (chips) were too thick and soggy so, to shut them up, he spitefully sliced them as thin as he possibly could before frying. So, "chips" is the original name. Potato chips are just thinly sliced "chips".
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I did not know that
I'm not jesus, and do you really think that asking why crisps are called chips, or chips not called crisps constitutes hatred?
What kind of question? a simple one really I suppose. What's ignorant about it? In england we call them crisps, in the us (and subsequently I've found in australia too) you call them chips. I think crisps/chips seem more crispy than chippy, so wonder why you call what I call crisps chips.
I'm not suggesting all countries should call crisps/chips crisps, it's just a question.
Way out = ExitWhy do Brits call an "exit" a "way out"? Why do you call an "ass" an "arse"? Why do you say "wanking" instead of "jacking off"? Why is the pope a catholic? Why does the bear....oops, don't want to offend my pal Bear.
You get the idea. It's just the way it is. We're different. Good thing too....makes it much more interesting.
Arse = ass (US Version)
ass (UK Version) = Donkey
wanking = jacking off
I think the pope was probably brought up in a catholic family.
I don't know anything about no bear
crisp (UK) = crispy
chip (UK) = chippy
yeah, I agree, but I still don't get the chip = a crispy thing.
Because we're not uppity and snooty. We speak American, dammit! Deal with it.
Does it matter why we assign certain names to objects? We're a completely different nation. Our vocabulary is neither superior nor inferior to yours.
Not really, it's not something I worry too much about I suppose, but names for objects often reflect the properties of that object, like mashed potato = a potato that is mashed or as mentioned above, clotted cream = cream that is clotted. chip as I've mentioned here already sound chippy, and not crispy like what a chip (US) or crisp (UK) is.
Who suggested anything about being superior or inferior, I'm just asking about chips/crisps.
that's an informative answer.
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