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[–] [email protected] 77 points 7 months ago (23 children)

The reputation comes from the US military being stationed in the UK during the height of WW2 rationing when there was an extremely limited list of ingredients to cook with. They were unable to associate a country under an attempted siege from U-boats with a reduced supply of food.

We do have a love of beige food at times, but it's essentially our version of chicken tendies.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago (20 children)

Ahhh, that makes sense. Kinda rough that the rep hasn't gone away yet, though.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

It hasn't gone away because countless students from across the globe have moved there and found it to be true. While there is good food available in the UK it seems as if the average Brit is content to eat very badly and then supplement a terrible diet with copious amounts of alcohol.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What else would you supplement a terrible diet with?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Coffee? Tea? Illicit drugs.

(They do all the above).

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