Leesten verry carefully, for I vill say zis only once.

The British male wears pants underneath his trousers. Said trousers are held up by belt and/or braces.
They are not held up by suspenders. That's what ladies use to keep their stockings up.
Ladies who do not wear stockings, wear tights.
A bloke may also wear a vest which is worn under his shirt. That which you call a vest is a waistcoat, pronounced weskit.

We call them trousers. Or, if we're upper class, trisers.

Michael, should you be passing through the area just north west of Aberdeen, feel free to drop in for breakfast.

It is, when we have specil visitors, a speciality of the house. It would normally comprise:-

Cereal of various varieties; orange juice; tea or coffee; toast, rowie or croissant; with butter and jam, honey or marmalade; sausage, bacon- round and Lorne, egg, mushroom, black pudding, potato scones, bubble & squeak- depending on last night's dinner- French toast, beans and tomatoes.

Thanks to a plethora of Fodorite guests, there are often muffins and maple syrup in the cupboard too.

Or if you've just come down from the Isle of Skye and are called Donald, you call them troosers.

in this world of internationalism, it doesn't really matter what terms you use as long as everyone has an understanding (which you usually do from the context). arguing over narrow, local definitions of what is a pant, fanny, vest, etc. is for pedestrian ethnocentrists.

And in all parts of the country it is quite normal to eat breakfast without wearing trousers. But probably not at Simpson's.

Deary me, walkinaround, we are getting our knickers (panties) in a twist.
LoveItaly actually asked what British blokes called their unmentionables and Sheila and I told her.

Of course, we still have not discovered why audere_est_facere pours milk in his underpants.

What about cheese straws?
They are very easy to make.
If you Google them, you'll find several recipes.

They are probably more Rumpole than East Enders.

BTW, you people kill me.
How on earth did we get from savoury snacks to underpants?

Of course, we still have not discovered why audere_est_facere pours milk in his underpants.>>>>>

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

How come noone came up with baked beans on toasts? It's very easy to prepare, cheap, nourishing, and very EE.

Breakfast as Audere described.

Mine is usually a couple of weetabix eaten in my dressing gown.

>>How on earth did we get from savoury snacks to underpants?<<

.... oh, make up your own jokes...

ttt

If you want to make a bacon sarnie or a bacon buttie in the US, you'll need to get different bacon as well. The British stuff is different than the American, not just in the cooking. British bacon is what we, or our Canadian neighbors, would call "back bacon". American bacon is what a Briton would call "streaky bacon".

If you're in America, you probably won't be able to find British cuts of bacon unless you live near a specialty butcher. The closest substitute is "Canadian bacon", or what the Canadians call "bacon".

I'm not sure, but I think it's actually from a different part of the animal. Whether American bacon could be considered "front bacon", I couldn't tell you.

The "streaky" part accounts for the cooking difference, too. Underdone American bacon has too much unrendered fat for most people -- not me, though; I love it soft and pink. But I'm in an extreme minority.

Wherever it comes from, and however it's cooked, it's the world's most perfect food. I know many vegetarians who tell me they really didn't have much trouble giving up meat, nor do they miss it; except when bacon is being fried....

W9London--Someone brought the baked beans on toast to the last EE event. I didn't see it when first put out to eat, but at the end of the brunch, the toast had cooled and whethered and the baked beans had partly dried up--not good!

Now you all know that this thread has become a jest on British language and is not meant to be taken seriously (except the part where I need a reco for a brunch item). I think one of the funniest British terms that I have heard was "gobsmacked" Had to do some research on that one. Margo

Sheila:

My breakfast experience in NW Aberdeen has so far been limited to the Lite Bite in the Bridge of Don Fine Fare, which I'm sure you're too young to remember.

It was the Great Exception to the theory that Scottish food had improved since the great Doctor used to take the piss out of Boswell about it - and has almost certainly got infinitely better since Wal-Mart took it over.

Egg & chips? Might not transport well, but it is kind of a lunch thing. Simple, perfect. Cheese toasty? Again, it won't transport well. Egg mayonaise sandwiches?

Not only do I remember Fine Fare, but Wm Low who preceded it.(In Aberdeen still referred to as "Typhoid Low's" for reasons YOU may not be too young to remember.)

Asda at BoD is not one of my stamping grounds, and I've certainly never eaten there.

We can do better than that for sure.

"Not only do I remember Fine Fare, but Wm Low who preceded it"

Ah, you've unwittingly stumbled onto my special subject. History of the Scottish grocery industry, 1970-1990.

Wm Low didn't precede FF: it was Tesco who bought Your Wullie. It was Coopers that preceeded FF - who actually had a Royal Warrant over one Aberdeenshire branch, which speaks volumes for Our Beloved Queen's discrimination in these things.

What happened to MacFisheries then? Inquiring minds want to know....

I have NO IDEA about what Sheila and Flanner are talking about! It is in English but it makes no sense to me. Care to share this topic about Scottish groceries or something?