Random questions for the English here...

[novass]

...or anyone that can answer.

First, what is a biscuit in relation to "tea and biscuits"? I gather that a biscuit is a cookie, but is it a specific brand/type of cookie or anything?

Second, what exactly is a bacon buddy? Some type of bacon sandwich? I tried searching but all I came up with was random crap including stuffed bacon toys

Anyway, nothing too important, just a couple of mysteries to me

Thanks in advance!

[TNT]

there are a lot of slang terms that i don't fully understand.

[black_magician]

like bollucks. is it like the british version of "bullshit"?

[novass]

Originally Posted by black_magician like bollucks. is it like the british version of "bullshit"?

From what I understand, and I am probably wrong, I thought it meant like balls or something. A guy I used to work with was from England and actually got that for his license plate LOL Thats kinda how he explained it to me, not sure if I understood him right tho.

[black_magician]

^^ I think you're right

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollocks

[Toronto]

i think biscuits are (dry) cookies you serve usually @ tea time if i am right?

[ViperASR]

^^^
Sounds right, but you might want to ask people from England and such that question as we really dont say that in the USA

[Sir_GT]

Originally Posted by Toronto i think biscuits are (dry) cookies you serve usually @ tea time if i am right?

Yup. Here's a better explanation: http://www.waitrose.com/food_drink/w...ia/0209093.asp

[Jabba]

Originally Posted by novass ...or anyone that can answer. First, what is a biscuit in relation to "tea and biscuits"? I gather that a biscuit is a cookie, but is it a specific brand/type of cookie or anything? Second, what exactly is a bacon buddy? Some type of bacon sandwich? I tried searching but all I came up with was random crap including stuffed bacon toys Anyway, nothing too important, just a couple of mysteries to me Thanks in advance!

Yep you're almost spot on.


Bacon Butty (you were just a little bit out with the spelling), but you were right about what it is, also a chip butty is very common, two pieces of bread with "chips" as in hot slices of potato in the middle, find out all about them here :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon_butty

Hope I have been of some help.



tea and biscuits = tea and cookies although I guess its meant to be more like these :

http://www.englishteastore.com/cok007.html

than sickly chocolate ones, although I guess you would call that "candy".

[alanw89]

Originally Posted by novass Second, what exactly is a bacon buddy? Some type of bacon sandwich? I tried searching but all I came up with was random crap including stuffed bacon toys

i think what you mean is a bacon butty which is just a bacon sandwich really.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon_butty

Biscuits are harder to explain lol there like cookies but arent, theres hundreds of types.

Heres a video

YouTube

YouTube

EDIT: beaten to it

[novass]

Sweet, thanks Jabba and Alan!

I have heard the definition of biscuits a couple of times before but always assumed that something was lost in the translation, thats why I wanted to get an answer from the horse's mouth, so to speak.

Knowing the spelling of bacon butty helps too LOL. That question was brought on from the first couple of eps of Fifth Gear cause Lovejoy wouldnt shut up about them. When I searched for "bacon buddy," this is what I got :

[TransAm]

Bacon buddy looks like a dog toy to me

What you call biscuits we call scones over here (well, scones are the closest thing we have)

Google for a pic of a 'cream tea' and you will see biscuits/scones with jam and cream on

(we have a thick cream over here which is spreadable called clotted cream)

[novass]

Originally Posted by TransAm Bacon buddy looks like a dog toy to me What you call biscuits we call scones over here (well, scones are the closest thing we have) Google for a pic of a 'cream tea' and you will see biscuits/scones with jam and cream on (we have a thick cream over here which is spreadable called clotted cream)

Ya, I know scones (I have a killer blueberry scone with glaze recipe if anyone wants it)

I knew a biscuit was a cookie, just didnt know what kind of cookie.

I thought the bacon buddy was a dog toy too, but the person that posted it on whatever site I found it on sounded like it was a people toy LOL

[TopGearNL]

Learn something new here everyday

[Skaala]

UK Biscuit=US Cracker