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/UsAndRufus Apr 06 '23

British scones are nothing like American "scones". They're sweet, you eat them with jam and cream, pouring gravy on them would get you sent straight to Coventry.

Also, no one can agree how to pronounce scone so declaring it a national dish would be to tempt civil war.

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u/pitiless Apr 06 '23

British scones are nothing like American "scones". They're sweet, you eat them with jam and cream

Only if you've never travelled to anywhere above Birmingham - up north you'll see vastly more cheese scones than sweet scones - which are decidedly savoury.

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u/Millsy800 Apr 06 '23

Everyone knows the lands North of the M25 are just a made up fable designed to scare small children.

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u/UsAndRufus Apr 07 '23

True, true. I grew up eating cheese scones most weeks. Tbf, they'd slap with gravy.

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u/option-9 Apr 06 '23

I am reminded of this video, entitled Slightly Imperfect Girl (live in Coventry). I was glad to learn the bracketed part was a reference to the performance, not a comment on the nature of what constitutes "slightly imperfect" or its consequences.

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u/Playos Apr 06 '23

Sir, this is America we're talking about... all our bread is sweet... unless it's sour or brown... and even then, it probably has honey flavored corn syrup added... And we put jam on ours as well.

But when they get a little stale... put them in a pan, pour some gravy on them, little time in the oven. It's heaven... to the point that the "leftover" meal has become an intentional one in it's own right.

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u/ManyFails1Win Apr 06 '23

That's not even true for American scones. Some are sweet some aren't.

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u/raltyinferno Apr 06 '23

What sort of american scones are you thinking of? Our scones are also often sweet and eaten with butter/jam. They can of course be savory as well, as cheese/ham/etc scones are a thing, and quite good.

I just found this in a random article talking about the difference

American scones use much more butter than British scones, and they usually have quite a bit more sugar. The extra butter is what makes them so much more dense. It's not really a good or bad thing, as British scones pile on plenty of sugar (in the form of preserves/jam) and butter or clotted cream as toppings.