Chip shops

[Authentic]

And yes, I know that Millwall and Leyton Orient don't exactly get along, but it's not on the same level of hatred as Millwall-West Ham.

[UKSmartypants]

I wish there were a good fish and chips place around here.

First lets define 'good fish and chips'

North Sea Cod or Haddock, deep fried in beef lard at 365F , with beer batter

Lincolnshire Red or King Edward Whites potatoes sliced into 1cm x 1cm chips, also fried in beef lard abut at 380F Thats why you need two fat friers in a chip shop.


Suprisingly enough, theres an English Chip Shop here in Spain near where we live. The guy runnign it is second generation Chippie from Lincolnshire and does it right and authentic. You can (normally) sit in or take away, and its (normally) so packed you have to book a table.

You also get 'English Butchers' . Ther also one of those, he puports to be fro mSpalding and advertises Lincolnshire Sausages, and although he has the taste correct, he makes them far too large, proper lincolnshire sausages should be about five inches long and an inch thick, his are more like an inch and a quarter thick and eight inches long. Sausages that large are difficult to cook properly.

[Authentic]

Suprisingly enough, theres an English Chip Shop here in Spain near where we live. The guy runnign it is second generation Chippie from Lincolnshire and does it right and authentic. You can (normally) sit in or take away, and its (normally) so packed you have to book a table..

Thank you!

[Big Wheeler]

Right then.Who amongst us is going to explain the laws of cricket (our national summer sport) to our American brothers.

[Neo]

And yes, I know that Millwall and Leyton Orient don't exactly get along, but it's not on the same level of hatred as Millwall-West Ham.

I try not to talk about that east London filth, I’m an Arsenal supporter

[Neo]

Right then.Who amongst us is going to explain the laws of cricket (our national summer sport) to our American brothers.

Rather unsurprisingly Americans do not have the patience or the brain capacity to fathom the rules of the game.
It would be rather like putting the complete parts of a nuclear bomb in their living rooms and asking them to put it together.

[UKSmartypants]

Right then.Who amongst us is going to explain the laws of cricket (our national summer sport) to our American brothers.

Oh thats easy


You have two sides, one thats out in the field and one thats in.

Each man that's in the side that's in has a hit at the ball until he goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out when the in side go out to let the out side in


When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game

Its simple, even kids can play it.

[Authentic]

I try not to talk about that east London filth, I’m an Arsenal supporter

I guess that I like to wade in the muck. Being in the UK, you can support Arsenal. I look down on any American who is an Arsenal fan.

Us Yanks like the underdog. Can you say Leicester City?

[Neo]

Oh thats easy


You have two sides, one thats out in the field and one thats in.

Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out when the in side go out to let the out side in


When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game

It's simple, even kids can play it.

I couldn’t have explained it better mate

[Neo]

I guess that I like to wade in the muck. Being in the UK, you can support Arsenal. I look down on any American who is an Arsenal fan.

Us Yanks like the underdog. Can you say Leicester City?

We look down on the under dog especially if it’s a club from the Birmingham area.

Of course I can say Leicester city.

Its pronounced “Lester city”