There's always the waffles. Mmm...waffles...
Well, they are also partially from Northern France so that is not entirely Belgian either.
There's always the waffles. Mmm...waffles...
sorry, guys. The only true whiskey is Scottish, the only true wine is French and the only true fries are Belgian. at least leave us those, ok? pretty please?
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Your Europe is a bit messed up... but at least you mostly sorted the Korean problem. So do we get our land war with Russia now?
Well, if you accept, you're probably screwed...
Probably your funniest update yet :rofl:
Let's just see what else you can grab before time runs out.
Show those Russians that no Europeans can meddle in East Asia without feeling the wrath of Japan! You've already sacrificed a few ships so your troops should be safe.
Yes, actually it is wrong to call it French fries. They where created in Belgium! I'm wondering if that wrong name comes from the USA or the UK?
Probably US. While the US and France were buddies from day one, the UK and Belgium were as well. ((I've got now idea, just posting justified speculations)).
Also here in Europe, everybody knows how "bad" general knowledge (just pointing out a common belief in Europe) they have in the US about Europe so it is probably one of their common mistakes.
The "French" in the fries came probably from WWI. Belgium is a bilingual nation. Back then, all the officers in our army spoke French, and the first US soldiers may have assumed they were dealing with French soldiers eating fries. Hence the confusion.
Well...I would not have joined this war. And my Empire was bigger than yours...but maybe you had better military skills than me. Otherwise this war would have been pret-ty one-sided.
Against one strong navy (Spain) and one strong land-based empire (Russia) at the same time...it will have been a slaughterhouse for sure.
We don't know how strong Spain's navy is, we haven't seen them in action for ages. Maybe the 20 two-deckers will be sufficient, and if Japan ends up warleader, they can call France, which would be nice. Always like to see the battle of the blobs.
Regarding fries, I'm told the 'French' actually refers to the cooking technique by which they are sliced.
Quite a cliffhanger to leave us on there! Looks like a very interesting and global war in the offing, looking forward to seeing how it unfolds.
Maybe it is a mix of these two: Americans saw Belgians cooking fries in a french technique during the WW1 and as they talked French they called them "french fries"?
EDIT: I just read somewhere in a french article to celebrate these fries that the fries where created in France but later developed in Belgium to become those that we know today.
sorry, guys. The only true whiskey is Scottish, the only true wine is French and the only true fries are Belgian. at least leave us those, ok? pretty please?
There's always the waffles. Mmm...waffles...
Well, they are also partially from Northern France so that is not entirely Belgian either.
I think you'll find the Scots brought uisque from Ireland.
As to the chapter heading, that is a liaison too dangerous to consider. I prefer the more modern reference.
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If it throws any light on the origin of the phrase "French fries", it's more likely to originate from the USA than the UK. We (British) call them chips.
Damn Russia, always annoying when I play Japan...
To answer your question re: potato-based terminology, traditionally we would call them chips, but it is common nowadays to call them fries if they're served in an "American" setting e.g. McDonalds.
Excellent. This is useful knowledge, as I shall be traveling to London this winter.
This is a historical lucky game and Russia is AI - no way they're still Eastern.your infantry was 17 pips, their infantry 20, your cavalry 18 pips, their 20. So you were really weaker
This is a historical lucky game and Russia is AI - no way they're still Eastern.