Potatoes cut into pieces about 1-2cm across, skin on, fried with onions, garlic, peppers, some pepper and other spices. Frequently served with fried breakfasts or brunch. They're so good. (View Post)

An episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm centres on a misspelling of the word "aunt" is a similar kind of circumstance. (View Post)

Ha, I grew up in St Andrews and worked in a restaurant there, I bet we know people in common. I have exactly that problem, my wife always knows when I'm on the phone to a Scottish call centre...… (View Post)

I have a friend from Peterborough. He has a very hard to identify accent - slightly northern, slightly southern, neither Estuary nor RP. He is utterly scathing about the place. I probably don't … (View Post)

Why do Americans give you a pot of (not very) hot water and a teabag when you request a cup of tea? Do they imagine that putting the tea in the water would be an inpolite reminder of the Boston Tea P… (View Post)