Brits: Christmas Pudding?

[Provost Harrison]

Both of those guys are Australians, Boris.


I can't help you. I've never been offered or ate "Boiled Christmas Pudding". Don't the British make it out of cow's blood or something? It might not taste bad, though.

I find it rather disturbing just how ignorant you Americans are of other cultures. I was talking to an Irish colleague of mine who said he went into the office in the US, and when asked how is weekend was, he replied "Had some good food, a few drinks and some good craic". The people in the office thought he was a druggle

[MikeH]

Christmas pudding is amazing. Incredibly rich and dense, sweet and fruity. Like a dense but moist fruitcake. Flaming it with brandy is vital (I also like to pour some brandy and cream on it to make a kind of sauce and keep it boozy).

[Asher]

I find it rather disturbing just how ignorant you Americans are of other cultures. I was talking to an Irish colleague of mine who said he went into the office in the US, and when asked how is weekend was, he replied "Had some good food, a few drinks and some good craic". The people in the office thought he was a druggle

What the **** is craic?

You could've picked far better examples. I've a feeling you wouldn't know a ton of America-specific slang either, Craic is far from a worldly term other cultures have been exposed to.

[Asher]

Christmas pudding is amazing. Incredibly rich and dense, sweet and fruity. Like a dense but moist fruitcake. Flaming it with brandy is vital (I also like to pour some brandy and cream on it to make a kind of sauce and keep it boozy).

I don't think Americans do fruitcake either.

[Elok]

Not if we can help it. When my family gets together for Xmas, we always have roast beef and Yorkshire pudding for dinner. But this pudding seems to be rather different from the Yorkshire kind (which is awesome).

[Imran Siddiqui]

You could've picked far better examples. I've a feeling you wouldn't know a ton of America-specific slang either, Craic is far from a worldly term other cultures have been exposed to.

Seriously.

[Provost Harrison]

Bollocks, considering over half of North America claims to be Irish, they should know what craic means...

[Asher]

I can assure you no one EVER uses that word here. Nor likely outside of the UK. And let's face it, no one pays attention to the UK.

According to wiki, it's a relatively recent term that was probably popularized well after all the smarter Irishmen left Ireland for North America.

[The Mad Monk]

I don't think Americans do fruitcake either.

Not true, I like iron rations!

[Imran Siddiqui]

I can assure you no one EVER uses that word here. Nor likely outside of the UK.

This. Never heard of it, yet my local pub is an Irish bar, owed by born in Ireland people, with one of the managers also being born and living in Ireland.

[Dauphin]

I can assure you no one EVER uses that word here. Nor likely outside of the UK.

It's about as common in Australia as the UK - that is I've only ever heard born and bred Irishmen use it, and they all seem to use it.

PS I think I know more Irish people than Imran.

[Provost Harrison]

This. Never heard of it, yet my local pub is an Irish bar, owed by born in Ireland people, with one of the managers also being born and living in Ireland.

They tell you that for commercial reasons. I bet they're not Irish at all.

[Imran Siddiqui]

They tell you that for commercial reasons. I bet they're not Irish at all.

Oh they most certainly are.

[Provost Harrison]

I can assure you no one EVER uses that word here. Nor likely outside of the UK. And let's face it, no one pays attention to the UK.

According to wiki, it's a relatively recent term that was probably popularized well after all the smarter Irishmen left Ireland for North America.

See this is the thing, the Americans aren't just ignorant, they revel in it. I'm quite disappointed at you Asher for being part of this...

[Imran Siddiqui]

I expect you, then, to know all Southern US phrases or else I may refer to you as ignorant as well.