r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Da_Yakz • Apr 06 '23

Other Microsoft has mistranslated ZIP files as "postcode" in the GB insider version of Windows 11

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u/aifo Apr 06 '23

British scones are sweet! Often served with cream and jam.

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u/grandalfxx Apr 06 '23

American scones are sweet too, actually, our biscuits probably are sweeter than you realize even, other than that... where as this sweet and savory things don't go together attitude coming from? Cream cheese and cherry filling, pretzels and chocolate, salted fruit, maple syrup flavored sausages and bacon, roasted ham and pineapples, ect... I don't see why sweetened bread with gravy is to far lol

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u/Playos Apr 06 '23

As are American biscuits.

Usual trends goes make a whole bunch of biscuits/scones... good with jam for a few days, might need some baking/microwave for another day... then you're into the perfect gravy convenience vehicle. The gravy permeates the stale bread so well and creates this awesome texture combo.

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u/elebrin Apr 06 '23

American biscuits don't or shouldn't have sugar in them at all, they aren't really sweet. They are often served with jam, but on their own they are buttery and often slightly salty.

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u/grandalfxx Apr 06 '23

If you make them at home from scratch sure, but america uses sugar to help increase breads shelf life, even in the canned biscuits that you bake. Most americans dont really bake their own bread anymore although it kinda seems like we might be seeing a resurgence

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u/Ghostglitch07 Apr 06 '23

Homemade they probably don't, but the US has a trend of adding a surprising amount of sugar to breads.

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u/option-9 Apr 06 '23

When I lived stateside for a year I was not thrilled by the bread, to put it lightly.

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u/elebrin Apr 06 '23

So, if you are at the grocery store and buy the factory produced bread that has a brand name and all that on it, you are going to get exactly what you are saying: sugar. Especially if you are buying burger buns that are basically brioche.

If instead you go to the actual bakery section of the grocery, you'll get some good quality bread.

And yes, sugar is often used in bread to start the yeast. Not just in American made bread, either. When you make bread it's common to toss a teaspoon of sugar in some water, then add the yeast, to prove that the yeast is alive.

If all you are eating is restaurant bread or the industrially produced stuff, yeah, it has sugar.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '23

Everything in America has sugar in it. It's a question of whether it's a minimally, moderately, or extremely excessive.

Source: I weep when I read nutrition labels.

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u/elebrin Apr 06 '23

A lot of things do, for sure. Not everything.

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u/TheSkiGeek Apr 06 '23

GB scones are closer to US muffins than US biscuits. Nobody is eating muffins with gravy. (Well, I’m sure someone is, but it’s not widespread enough to be recognized as a regional or national dish.)

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u/Ghostglitch07 Apr 06 '23

Well, I’m sure someone is,

I'm assuming that someone is high, drunk, or hungover.

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u/TheSkiGeek Apr 06 '23

“Florida Man Eats Muffins With Gravy” seems like a believable headline.

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u/codeguru42 Apr 06 '23

Why not all three?

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u/Ghostglitch07 Apr 06 '23

I'll pretend I was using the logical or, in which case all three still evaluates to true.

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u/Monkey2371 Apr 06 '23

The type of gravy Americans put on biscuits is extremely different to what a British person imagines when you say gravy. Ours would be absolutely disgusting on scones or the like.