this post was submitted on 21 Dec 2023
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[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (2 children)

No because biscuits != cookies. Biscuits and cookies are different things, and we have both in the UK.

Cookies are usually soft and crumbly and biscuits are usually hard and snap cleanly when you break them,

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

A cookie is a type of biscuit in Ireland.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Everyone on the block already knows my mom's cookies and biscuits can be either or.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

Do they have microcrisps in their computers?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We do yes! Also internet forums are called e-pubs and the Royal Mail & British Telecom created a system called e-post in the late 80s to take care of our communication needs

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

As a Midwestern American with a fondness for music from the UK, I both blindly accept your answer as 100% believable and complete bullshit at the same time lol.

Nice work! 👍

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

What crispset do you have in your PC?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

In France, websites have biscuits. However, the cloud has gâteaux, because it's larger, of course.

So that you didn't waste your time reading this, biscuit comes from bis (twice) cuit (baked), as some recipes called for a second baking to dry them (so they were crunchy).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

No websites in the UK, just web gatherings

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Doesn’t matter as long as they serve tea with it.