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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #15 on: November 14, 2018, 05:25:17 PM »
If they are older, it might be because they are just used to having plain tea and coffee and they don't even realise there are so many better coffee options out there! hahah At least they were open to trying it! I can't tell you the amount of people that do the "I don't like pumpkin spice/pumpkin flavoured things"....
have you tried it??...
"no...I just know I don't like it!"...


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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #16 on: November 14, 2018, 10:21:10 PM »
I have never heard of warm squash. Now I'm going to need to Google and then figure out where to buy it.

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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #17 on: November 14, 2018, 10:26:09 PM »
I have never heard of warm squash. Now I'm going to need to Google and then figure out where to buy it.

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It's just normal squash drink but diluted with hot water instead of cold water :). You can buy it in the drinks aisle of any supermarket.

For example: https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/drinks/squash-and-cordial/all


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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #18 on: November 14, 2018, 10:30:21 PM »
It's just normal squash drink but diluted with hot water instead of cold water :). You can buy it in the drinks aisle of any supermarket.

For example: https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/drinks/squash-and-cordial/all
Oh. I thought squash squash. Not drink squash. Lmfao.

I was literally thinking, how do you get warm liquid squash... was thinking of like a pressed apple type of drink but made with a squash. Lololol

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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #19 on: November 15, 2018, 08:37:34 AM »
I bought some mulled flavored squash and can't wait to try it (well, cordial but I think that's the same thing?)

I would probably get annoyed to the point of saying something to management about the coworker who is rather mean spirited in her comments. So many American things are normal over here now. But I have to laugh every time I walk by the American section in Sainsburys and its entirely awful sweets. But they did have canned pumpkin for £1 this week!

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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #20 on: November 15, 2018, 08:48:25 AM »
Oh. I thought squash squash. Not drink squash. Lmfao.

I was literally thinking, how do you get warm liquid squash... was thinking of like a pressed apple type of drink but made with a squash. Lololol

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HAHAH no. It's Robinsons Winter Edition: https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/302036317   No literal squash here LOL

I bought some mulled flavored squash and can't wait to try it (well, cordial but I think that's the same thing?)

I would probably get annoyed to the point of saying something to management about the coworker who is rather mean spirited in her comments. So many American things are normal over here now. But I have to laugh every time I walk by the American section in Sainsburys and its entirely awful sweets. But they did have canned pumpkin for £1 this week!

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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #21 on: December 15, 2018, 06:16:15 PM »

The only thing in my locker at work was nescafe Salted Caramel Mocha sachets. I made one right before my call and one of the ladies that is always quick with backhanded compliments or sly/cheeky comments that can sound really rude said something like "is that coffee?" and then another guy next to me joined in and said "is it? what is that?". I explained and she went "Oh that's like one of those meal in a mug more than coffee!". The guy then said "how many coffees do you have on the go!?" and I said well one is a bottle of water, one is a winter warmer and there's my coffee." He asked what a winter warmer was and I explained it's a squash you make with hot water and got the response from a third person of "THAT'S SO AMERICAN!"

All I could respond with was "Squash isn't American! This is literally made and sold IN THE UK! TO A UK TARGET AUDIENCE!" The second guy had then said "why would I want to drink a winter warmer? Why would I want warm squash?!" and I said Why would you drink mulled wine? Why would you drink mulled cider?? They then started banging on about the coffee and I said "It literally comes from a sachet! I didn't just go in and make this coffee myself! It's instant coffee! The same as what you'd have of a different flavour!"


My brain is in American mode. I actually thought you were talking about Squash (Like Calabaza, Butternut, Courgettes) and I was like "What the heck? Heated up squash in a mug?!"

Then my British brain woke up and said "She's talking about juice! REMEMBER SQUASH IS JUICE!!" and I sat here laughing like a crazy person for 5 minutes.

Yeah, that one woman you work with sounds like a right one! I don't know what they're on about! When I was a kid and had a sore throat, Hot Ribena or Vimto was just the thing!

In fact, I'd say those people you work with aren't British. They're Russian Spies.
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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #22 on: December 15, 2018, 06:19:56 PM »
My brain is in American mode. I actually thought you were talking about Squash (Like Calabaza, Butternut, Courgettes) and I was like "What the heck? Heated up squash in a mug?!"

Then my British brain woke up and said "She's talking about juice! REMEMBER SQUASH IS JUICE!!" and I sat here laughing like a crazy person for 5 minutes.

Yeah, that one woman you work with sounds like a right one! I don't know what they're on about! When I was a kid and had a sore throat, Hot Ribena or Vimto was just the thing!

In fact, I'd say those people you work with aren't British. They're Russian Spies.
You weren't the only one.

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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #23 on: December 15, 2018, 08:03:22 PM »
You weren't the only one.

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Oh I totally missed that! LOL I don't know. I'm turning American I guess! 8 years here will do that to you!


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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #24 on: December 15, 2018, 10:08:28 PM »
Token's guitar sounds a little less jangly now!
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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #25 on: December 16, 2018, 05:26:15 AM »
Token's guitar sounds a little less jangly now!

And a little more grungy?


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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #26 on: December 16, 2018, 07:57:13 AM »
Happened to Johnny Marr.

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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #27 on: December 16, 2018, 03:28:49 PM »
I can't tell you the amount of people that do the "I don't like pumpkin spice/pumpkin flavoured things"....
have you tried it??...
"no...I just know I don't like it!"...


That's me!! I can't handle sweet drinks. Black coffee only. No coke. No squash. No much of anything other than black coffee or stout or plain water.  I'm the person at Starbucks who asks for half a shot of a flavour if I really crave it (they put 4 in usually! For the love of all that is holy, WHY????).  I just know I hate flavoured coffees.


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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #28 on: December 16, 2018, 08:21:10 PM »
That's me!! I can't handle sweet drinks. Black coffee only. No coke. No squash. No much of anything other than black coffee or stout or plain water.  I'm the person at Starbucks who asks for half a shot of a flavour if I really crave it (they put 4 in usually! For the love of all that is holy, WHY????).  I just know I hate flavoured coffees.

I don't mind people not liking it because they've tried it and it's not to their taste. I don't even mind people who haven't tried it and just don't *think* it's to their taste without actually knowing. The people I can't stand are the ones that act shocked/horrified at the notion of another person enjoying pumpkin spice or they act WAY over the top about how gross the flavour is so they don't want to try a baked good only to find out they genuinely haven't even tried it lol I honestly don't even mind if they don't want a baked good, but they just look ridiculous acting so over-the-top about something they genuinely haven't even tasted!!

My brain is in American mode. I actually thought you were talking about Squash (Like Calabaza, Butternut, Courgettes) and I was like "What the heck? Heated up squash in a mug?!"

Then my British brain woke up and said "She's talking about juice! REMEMBER SQUASH IS JUICE!!" and I sat here laughing like a crazy person for 5 minutes.

Yeah, that one woman you work with sounds like a right one! I don't know what they're on about! When I was a kid and had a sore throat, Hot Ribena or Vimto was just the thing!

In fact, I'd say those people you work with aren't British. They're Russian Spies.

hahahah that's excellent. I honestly haven't a clue about them and where these reactions come from. My suspicion is that they either think they're being funny or entertaining. I just think it makes them look ridiculous acting so shocked and surprised about something that's literally something I ONLY know as being British!
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Re: Normal things treated like "weird american things"
« Reply #29 on: December 17, 2018, 04:21:38 AM »

hahahah that's excellent. I honestly haven't a clue about them and where these reactions come from. My suspicion is that they either think they're being funny or entertaining. I just think it makes them look ridiculous acting so shocked and surprised about something that's literally something I ONLY know as being British!

It just shows their absolute idiocy with it. Like, what are they going to say next? "OH! LOOK AT YOU HAVING MILK IN YOUR TEA! THAT'S SOOOOO AMERICAN!" hahaha!


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