tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14658648.post116423197686344174..comments2023-10-20T10:08:01.839+01:00Comments on Jamfaced: What makes us BritishMonkey Glandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062906660436109229noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14658648.post-57322650986761723472006-11-28T23:21:00.000+00:002006-11-28T23:21:00.000+00:00Yum! Farmer Sharp's meat is so distinctive that I ...Yum! Farmer Sharp's meat is so distinctive that I think I can actually recognise it if I'm eating out in a restaurant that he supplies. <br /><br />He was at Salone del Guston in Turin giving out samples of his air-dried mutton to the Italians - and I think they liked it. Andrew is just the man for the job of winning Europeans over to realising that British meat has a lot going for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14658648.post-24246692692799479512006-11-28T12:31:00.000+00:002006-11-28T12:31:00.000+00:00English plumbers are the best. I also think Britis...English plumbers are the best. I also think British people are also the worst at sport but the best at dogy accents. <br /><br />Nice post<br /><br />Jonathan (<a href="http://www.4csltd.co.uk">london plumbers</a> representative)Jonathan Siberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02518175574423697811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14658648.post-47761490426019009102006-11-27T20:31:00.000+00:002006-11-27T20:31:00.000+00:00The first paragraph could be similarly used to des...The first paragraph could be similarly used to describe the States, with these choice substitutions:<br /><br />Chicken Tikka Masala = Pizza<br />Bulgarians = Mexicans<br />Poles = South Indians<br />builders and painter decorators= doctors<br />braying when lauging = talking on cell phones<br />roast beef = pot roastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14658648.post-1164461254986379562006-11-25T13:27:00.000+00:002006-11-25T13:27:00.000+00:00The first time I had a forerib was at St John... L...The first time I had a forerib was at St John... Like your story, there was almost weeping involved. I'm actually choking up a little bit from pure nostalgia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14658648.post-1164267983143326032006-11-23T07:46:00.000+00:002006-11-23T07:46:00.000+00:00I must admit that I used to really dislike roast b...I must admit that I used to really dislike roast beef. It was far too bland for my liking; although, it may just have been bad roast beef.<BR/><BR/>The older I get, however, the more the idea of roast beef, Yorkshires, and real gravy, appeals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14658648.post-1164267858843314272006-11-23T07:44:00.000+00:002006-11-23T07:44:00.000+00:00jen: ta very muchcookie: With carrots?? Fine Briti...jen: ta very much<BR/><BR/>cookie: With carrots?? Fine British dish ;-)!Monkey Glandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03062906660436109229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14658648.post-1164252561569867072006-11-23T03:29:00.000+00:002006-11-23T03:29:00.000+00:00When Cranky's dad was at Cambridge on a Fulbright,...When Cranky's dad was at Cambridge on a Fulbright, he procured a roast beef at the London PX, as a naval reserve officer, and delivered it to his wife's aunt and uncle in Manchester.<BR/>They boiled it.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14658648.post-1164236553501276732006-11-22T23:02:00.000+00:002006-11-22T23:02:00.000+00:00You are so much fun to read. Beachfront apartment!...You are so much fun to read. Beachfront apartment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com