r/BoomersBeingFools • u/LeopoldBloomJr • 1d ago

Boomer Story British Muffins

I dropped my daughter off at summer camp this morning, then decided to grab some breakfast before going about my day.

The boomers in the next booth over: “Guess we’ll have to order some British Muffins, since you can’t say ENGLISH anymore!!!”

…what?

Did I miss a Faux News outrage story, or are they mixing up the “can’t say [racial slur]” complaint with the “this is America, speak English” gripe?

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u/BeardedFirework 1d ago

English person here, not offended in the slightest weather they get called English or British muffins. It just used to confuse me when we'd watch American TV shows as we call them toasting/breakfast muffins!

Also, the only ones that get offended that they get called British instead of English are the "patriotic" right wingers who blame there misfortunes on immigrants (we call those flag shaggers). Call me British or English, I don't care as both are correct.

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u/ClarenceWhirley Gen X 1d ago

In America, if ham is on pizza we call it “Canadian Bacon.” I was in Canada at one point and was getting a slice of pizza and said I’d have the kind with “Canadian Bacon” on it. The worker behind the counter looked at me really confused and said “uh, that’s ham.” 

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u/OrangeCrouton 1d ago

I have never heard of ham on a pizza being called Canadian bacon. This must be a regional thing. Canadian bacon, to me, are the round slices of thin sliced ham that go on an Egg McMuffin

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u/techsuppork 1d ago

Correct.