A Great Mystery...

[T-Man]

posted on August 15th, 2005, 7:56 am

Last edited by T-Man on August 15th, 2005, 7:58 am, edited 1 time in total.

Calling all American board members, do you have the answer to a great mystery that is bugging me.

Once, i was in a small American village close to their air force base in the east of england, and among the shops we (i was with my dad and a freind of his) saw a "english" takeaway. After enjoying the comedic value of seeing an English takeaway in the middle of England, i was left in a state of confusion.

Now as much as i'd hate to admit it, most of our dishes in England are not origional. Even fish a chips isn't ours (FACT: fish a chips was actually an Italian concept) and takeaway resturants is a huge buisness here.

So i ask our American neighbours...WHAT IS SOLD AT A ENGLISH TAKEAWAY?

posted on August 15th, 2005, 8:40 am

I don't think i've ever seen an english restaurant. I've seen Irish bars...

posted on August 15th, 2005, 8:56 am

pork and kidney pie for instance is an english dish. but most dishes in england is indian by nature. english people love indian food

posted on August 15th, 2005, 2:28 pm

heh its kind of funny chicken Tikka and hicken Masarla or how ever you spell it, although its useualy sold in Indian take ways wa made by then english when we ocpied india, its kind of funny, when we was n india we made a lot of stuff, like pool and snooker, and the abve meals, we did'nt hav much to worry abut, wll except colora and the indin muity.

posted on August 15th, 2005, 3:51 pm

Snooker was invented in the 19th century by a Maharadsha in India, but the English officers liked it so much that they established it in Britain when they came back home.

Billiard dates back to the 13th century game of paillemaille, played in France, Italy and England. The successors of this game were already very popular at most European courts long before Snooker was invented.

Concerning inventions originating from India, one shouldn't forget tonic water...

Chinine, a medicine against Malaria, tasted so bitter that they added it to soda with lemon juice and sugar. Result: Tonic water.

And again, when people came home from India, they already got used to it and production in Britain started. Without that, no one would ever had the luck to enjoy Gin & Tonic.

posted on August 15th, 2005, 6:00 pm

and the funny thing is there is no ordinary indian water at tesco's noooooo it's INDIAN tonic water

posted on August 15th, 2005, 7:20 pm

MMMMhhh Gin and Tonic.

posted on August 15th, 2005, 7:31 pm

ahh the booze jockey is revealled

posted on August 15th, 2005, 8:25 pm

Heh, we've always known cts was like that .