Why Brits think (and know) they're better than the Yank

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Why Brits think (and know) they're better than the Yanks

America might be over 35 times the size of the UK, but as poorly-endowed men and sympathetic women are keen to point out: it’s not the size; it’s what you do with it. Granted, most things we’ve done with it have been distinctly unimpressive, but the consistent onslaught of bitter disappointment has had an unintended positive impact on the British people. We’ve developed a self-deprecating, eccentric national personality, and a sense of misplaced pride has come with it. Americans might be outspoken with their national pride, but the British simply listen with a wry smirk. Our stiff upper lip hides the truth: Brits think (and know) they’re better than the “Yanks” because...

#15 We get bacon right
American bacon is best described to a British consumer as overcooked streaky bacon. They take it from the belly, leaving them with nothing other than ridiculously thin, meat-starved bacon strips that self-respecting British chefs would only ever use to wrap up or cover a larger piece of meat. This is one of the saddest entries on this list, because Americans love bacon, but they don’t realise they’re doing it all wrong.

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[FBM]

There is a ridiculous amount of fat in American bacon. But I'd put Korean bacon up against limey bacon any day.

[cronus]

There is a ridiculous amount of fat in American bacon. But I'd put Korean bacon up against limey bacon any day.

Plenty of iron in our bacon and you'll shit bullets later.

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[pErvinalia]

There is a ridiculous amount of fat in American bacon. But I'd put Korean bacon up against limey bacon any day.

Woof.

[FBM]

Well, they claim it's pork, but...I didn't actually see them kill it...