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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 6/26/2008 6:53:55 AM
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DaveW
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Grrrrrrrr again! What's wrong with "ok"? Common usage (Minnesotans excluded) of "OK" means that something meets a certian minimum standard of acceptance, barely. Emphasis on minimum.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 6/26/2008 10:35:39 AM
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You know, when I cook for people, I do it for them, not for my own gratification.
You probably missed it when I said the meal was likely cold meat and salad. Pleasant and adequate, but hardly haute cuisine. And even if it had been, I'd have likely still said "Thanks, that was nice".
Well...if it was cold meat and a salad (and not haute cuisine) then your response was completely right.
When I cook for people I do it for them as well...but if (though not in this case) you'd gone out of our way for someone and made say, their absolutely favorite dish, and their response was just, "That was fine" would it not upset you?
Appreciation has it's place, don't you think?
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 6/26/2008 10:39:26 AM
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When I cook for people I do it for them as well...but if (though not in this case) you'd gone out of our way for someone and made say, their absolutely favorite dish, and their response was just, "That was fine" would it not upset you?
Not at all.
If they ate it, or at least most of it, that would have told me it was all right.
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Appreciation has it's place, don't you think?
Sure, but a simple thanks, or even just an empty plate, is enough for me.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 6/26/2008 10:59:00 AM
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When I cook for people I do it for them as well...but if (though not in this case) you'd gone out of our way for someone and made say, their absolutely favorite dish, and their response was just, "That was fine" would it not upset you?
Not at all.
If they ate it, or at least most of it, that would have told me it was all right.
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Appreciation has it's place, don't you think?
Sure, but a simple thanks, or even just an empty plate, is enough for me.
And empty plate is a very good indicator...
I think part of it might be personality baised too...I tend to overflow with compliments (genuine of course) if I really like something.  Joel actually makes fun of me for it! If I'm reading a particularly good book, or if I'm enjoying a particularly good meal it's simply, "The BEST!". But that's just me 
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 6/26/2008 4:34:11 PM
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Speaking of the 4th- what type of celebrations do the British do to honor their country and when?
Hmmmm............nothing like the 4th, that's for sure.
There were street parties for the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977. Nothing else springs to mind right now.
agapetos?
Don't forget 1981 ~ Charles and Di's wedding.
Yearly, we have the Saints days (Patrick, Andrew, George and David), Trooping the Colour, though we don't go overboard with these events the way you do in the US with 4 July.
I guess the biggest event is Guy Fawkes aka Bonfire Night.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 6/27/2008 12:01:15 AM
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Speaking of the 4th- what type of celebrations do the British do to honor their country and when?
Hmmmm............nothing like the 4th, that's for sure.
There were street parties for the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977. Nothing else springs to mind right now.
agapetos?
Don't forget 1981 ~ Charles and Di's wedding.
HA! That was when I was dating my first boyfriend. He was from Manchester. Americans followed the wedding, but I think I got to learn more about it from my boyfriend and his family. My dad was dating his mom, so that meant we spent a lot of time there.
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Yearly, we have the Saints days (Patrick, Andrew, George and David), Trooping the Colour, though we don't go overboard with these events the way you do in the US with 4 July.
Who were Andrew, George and David?
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I guess the biggest event is Guy Fawkes aka Bonfire Night.
When I was first reading your link, I thought maybe he was a contemporary of Martin Luther, but then I realized the dates were wrong..... that and Luther was German.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 6/27/2008 6:03:31 AM
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Who were Andrew, George and David? St Andrew
St George
St David
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 6/27/2008 6:49:02 AM
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His family would've kept the compliments to a minimum, unless she wanted a recipe. Then she would've expounded on a certain dish or aspect of the meal. Like the lutefisk or hot dish?
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 6/27/2008 8:07:49 AM
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What is brown sauce?
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 6/27/2008 1:41:31 PM
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Oooohhhhh....HP Sauce! (Actually, that is what I was thinking it is, we just don't call it brown sauce.)
Last night on Corrie, Cilla put brown sauce on the pancakes because she ran out of maple syrup. And then I was copying out a Jamie Oliver recipe that called for brown sauce, so I just wanted to be sure!
Thank you Manda!
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 6/27/2008 2:54:58 PM
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Who were Andrew, George and David? St Andrew
St George
St David
Thanks aga- I'll read them later.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 6/27/2008 11:26:08 PM
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Manda isn't HP sauce one of the Queen's foods or something? I know I remember seeing something about the queen on mum's HP sauce.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 6/28/2008 2:24:39 PM
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Oooohhhhh....HP Sauce! (Actually, that is what I was thinking it is, we just don't call it brown sauce.)
Last night on Corrie, Cilla put brown sauce on the pancakes because she ran out of maple syrup. And then I was copying out a Jamie Oliver recipe that called for brown sauce, so I just wanted to be sure!
Thank you Manda!
I don't think I'd much like HP sauce on pancakes...
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 6/28/2008 5:47:40 PM
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I've gone off fish and chips ~ and I've never been that fond of HP sauce either. I have to be in the mood for it.
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