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A rage comic poking fun at the Aussies. Does it still hold up? (startrek.website)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

as an Australian let me explain, fast to get, unhealthy potato = chips.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It's context sensitive. We know what we mean.

  1. "I'm going to pick up some chips on my way to your place."
  2. "Hey, can i have some of your chips?"

Couldn't be simpler.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

This isn't poking fun at us, this is just facts :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

it holds, but we might refer to "fries" as hot chips if there's possibility of confusion

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

As an Australian I can comment on this, theres this wonderful thing called "Context"

At McDonalds they refer to them as fries, but if you ask for a large chips, they know what you mean. If you go into a petrol station and ask where the crisps are, nobodies head explodes. If you go into a place that has ALL 3 (french fries, chips and crisps) and say "Can I get some chips" the person will ask for clarificaton.

British roots and American television has made OUR english quite flexible.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

What do they ask in order to clarify?

ETA: "french fries or crisps?"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Not many places offer both, but "a packet of barbeque chips" vs "$5 worth of chips" or "small chips" are were distinct

In the imaginary situation where there are all three (why not more!)

  • chips (thick hot chips)
  • fries (thin hot chips)
  • packet of chips (crisps)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was with you until "ALL 3"... help

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

French fries and chips

As a rule most people I know think of french fries or fries as thin cut and chips as thick cut. Most restaraunts only do one or the other. If you ask for steak and chips and they do fries, they will either clarify for you (more likely) or just bring you fries.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That’s… still only two.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Thinly cut chips. Fat chips. Crisps.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

You see, Chips are deep fried slices of potato, but Chips are ..