Questions for our British friends - Page 489

**pierrelm** · September 15th, 2018, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SanteeFats

So what would happen in England if a royal very close in succession to the crown got a sex change operation??
I am not joking here either.

There's a couple of them could self identify as horses and nobody would be overly surprised. Thoroughbreds, mind...

**Reclaimedwg** · September 26th, 2018, 08:07 PM

Going to the airport for an 8 hours and 27 minutes 4,834 miles evening flight to London Heathrow, leaving in 2 hours and 47 minutes from now.

It's 3:09 pm here.

We will arrive about 8:30 am London time.

We had a choice of 2 airlines.

One uses 2 engines 777-300ER and one uses 4 engines 747-400.

We picked the 4 engines.

Don't want to be somewhere over the Atlantic ocean when one of 2 engines goes out.

4 engines you can probably lose 2 of them and still fly to land.

I am going by this show Bizarre Foods recommending these places in London to eat.

For Pies and Mash:

For Sunday's Roast:

For Fish and Chips:

For Chicken Tikka Masala:

For Sticky Toffee Pudding:

For Afternoon Tea complete with sandwiches and sweets:

Cheers, Mates!

**rotobott** · September 26th, 2018, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by wildtig2013

Going to the airport for an 8 hours and 27 minutes 4,834 miles evening flight to London Heathrow, leaving in 2 hours and 47 minutes from now.

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Heh Heh, Just as the capital is about to go into meltdown after Princess Meghan closes car door by herself, the lead story on the BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45650969

GraemeAU50 · September 26th, 2018, 08:39 PM

Is there a certain amount of strikes Meghan is alllowed before she is forced out one way or another ?

**haroldeye** · September 26th, 2018, 08:43 PM

The best place for Roast Beef is Simpsons in the Strand. Expensive but heavenly.

**Davemetalhead** · September 27th, 2018, 05:13 PM

If you want proper fish & chips, go to a chippy - a take-away shop that specialises in them. Don't get them at a restaurent or pub - they are never the same, and will cost you a helluva lot more for less. Many chippies have a seating area, and often wait staff so you can eat in.

**seany65** · September 27th, 2018, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Davemetalhead

If you want proper fish & chips, go to a chippy - a take-away shop that specialises in them. Don't get them at a restaurent or pub - they are never the same, and will cost you a helluva lot more for less. Many chippies have a seating area, and often wait staff so you can eat in.

Many, if not most, Chinese chip shops (which do Chinese food and British chip shop food) are not too good at making fish and chips. Some may only put the fish fryer on if a customer asks for fish. This may seem a good idea as it means the fish is freshly cooked, but it takes a fair while for the fryer to get hot enough, it doesn't give the fish time to drain the hot fat off and it also means you have to wait a short while for the fish to cool down enough to eat.

British chippies always switch the fryer on before they open and cook a few fish so that they can drain the fat on a hot plate, meaning the fish is already cooked so no waiting, there's no soggy fat and you don't have to wait a as long for it to cool down enough to eat.

Having said that, not all British chippies are good at doing fish.

Chips from either of these can be a bit soggy, so t's best to look at the chips given to any customer in front of you.

Chips from restaurants can be drier and crisper on the outside and fluffier on the inside but there ain't any gaurantees.

**vinceprince** · September 28th, 2018, 08:14 AM

Takeaway Battered Fish (with chips) is not 'British' anymore and it's not 'fresh'
But it still tastes good.

It's Norwegian or Icelandic. That's where all the Cod (and Haddock) comes from now deep frozen for possibly months. Due to overfishing by mainly the British North Sea Fleet (now largely defunct) and climate change. You can't blame the foreigners for this one.

Some Cod is still caught in the UK but the supply is so unreliable that no Fish and Chip shop can depend on it. Many Fish mongers (like my cousin's) also say that their cod etc is local but it's not and much is also farmed abroad and not even wild. They lie.

Most sea fish caught now in the UK is small Dover sole and plaice (no good for fish and chips) which is exported to France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

**deepsepia** · September 28th, 2018, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SanteeFats

So what would happen in England if a royal very close in succession to the crown got a sex change operation??
I am not joking here either.

It’s worth reflecting on the androgynous sexual identity of Elizabeth I, arguably Britain’s greatest monarch. The “Virgin Queen” herself spoke the famous line “ I have the body of a weak, feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too“

Which speaks to the monarch being more than a sexual being.

In the 21st century this mysticism is just a memory, but Britain has had gay kings before, James I most famously, but there are suggestions all the way back to Aethelstan (maybe)

**Reclaimedwg** · September 30th, 2018, 09:28 PM

Thank you for all the eateries recommendations.

We are back home in the USA now.

I am just now logging into VEF for the first time since Thursday afternoon.

Couldn't be looking at porn websites with my wife around.

Will save your recommendations for next time we go to London.

I have been to London over a dozen times before including I was there for the 2012 Olympics but each time I visit, I just find it strange.

Much the same feeling I get when I visit New York City.

September 27th, 2018, 05:13 PM	#4886
Davemetalhead Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Near Oxford, UK Posts: 528 Thanks: 3,930 Thanked 5,047 Times in 522 Posts	If you want proper fish & chips, go to a chippy - a take-away shop that specialises in them. Don't get them at a restaurent or pub - they are never the same, and will cost you a helluva lot more for less. Many chippies have a seating area, and often wait staff so you can eat in. __________________ The resident lurker of the GD&N forum.

September 26th, 2018, 08:07 PM	#4882
Reclaimedwg Vintage Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,414 Thanks: 7,709 Thanked 26,948 Times in 3,089 Posts	Going to the airport for an 8 hours and 27 minutes 4,834 miles evening flight to London Heathrow, leaving in 2 hours and 47 minutes from now. It's 3:09 pm here. We will arrive about 8:30 am London time. We had a choice of 2 airlines. One uses 2 engines 777-300ER and one uses 4 engines 747-400. We picked the 4 engines. Don't want to be somewhere over the Atlantic ocean when one of 2 engines goes out. 4 engines you can probably lose 2 of them and still fly to land. I am going by this show Bizarre Foods recommending these places in London to eat. For Pies and Mash: For Sunday's Roast: For Fish and Chips: For Chicken Tikka Masala: For Sticky Toffee Pudding: For Afternoon Tea complete with sandwiches and sweets: *Cheers, Mates!*

September 26th, 2018, 08:39 PM	#4884
GraemeAU50 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 111 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 1,178 Times in 109 Posts	Is there a certain amount of strikes Meghan is alllowed before she is forced out one way or another ?

September 26th, 2018, 08:43 PM	#4885
haroldeye Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Halfwitistan Posts: 5,716 Thanks: 113,591 Thanked 59,980 Times in 5,708 Posts	The best place for Roast Beef is Simpsons in the Strand. Expensive but heavenly.

September 28th, 2018, 08:14 AM	#4888
vinceprince 13th Duke of Wybourne Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Me, Here? In a sixth-form girl's dormitory? At 3 in the morning? With my reputation? Posts: 2,089 Thanks: 8,082 Thanked 21,965 Times in 2,076 Posts	Takeaway Battered Fish (with chips) is not 'British' anymore and it's not 'fresh' But it still tastes good. It's Norwegian or Icelandic. That's where all the Cod (and Haddock) comes from now deep frozen for possibly months. Due to overfishing by mainly the British North Sea Fleet (now largely defunct) and climate change. You can't blame the foreigners for this one. Some Cod is still caught in the UK but the supply is so unreliable that no Fish and Chip shop can depend on it. Many Fish mongers (like my cousin's) also say that their cod etc is local but it's not and much is also farmed abroad and not even wild. They lie. Most sea fish caught now in the UK is small Dover sole and plaice (no good for fish and chips) which is exported to France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

September 30th, 2018, 09:28 PM	#4890
Reclaimedwg Vintage Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,414 Thanks: 7,709 Thanked 26,948 Times in 3,089 Posts	Thank you for all the eateries recommendations. We are back home in the USA now. I am just now logging into VEF for the first time since Thursday afternoon. Couldn't be looking at porn websites with my wife around. Will save your recommendations for next time we go to London. I have been to London over a dozen times before including I was there for the 2012 Olympics but each time I visit, I just find it strange. Much the same feeling I get when I visit New York City.