Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoNew Zealand granny fined US$1,995 for bringing chicken sandwich into Australiawww.scmp.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1288arrow-down141
arrow-up1247arrow-down1external-linkNew Zealand granny fined US$1,995 for bringing chicken sandwich into Australiawww.scmp.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square116fedilink
minus-squarePulptastic@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down23·11 months agoBurger is ground meat and chicken sandwiches are often made of whole meat. Cheapo ones are mechanically separated which would count as ground, but the one in the photo is not.
minus-squareNihilore@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down2·11 months agoOver here if it’s on a bun it’s a burger, if it’s on sliced bread it’s a sandwich, simple as
minus-squarerainynight65@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoPrecisely this. American terminology applies in America only.
minus-squareCrayonRosary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down7·10 months agoI’m sorry, but we invented English. We say what words are valid in the language.
minus-squareGirru00@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoLOL, America did what now? Invented English? Met an English fella the other day, born and raised in New York.
minus-squareCrayonRosary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoI don’t like having to use /s, but there are people like you.
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·10 months agoBritain speaks Old English. We speak the newest one.
minus-squarePulptastic@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·10 months agoA Cuban sandwich is on a bun, is that a burger? Same goes for cheese steaks and French dips and subs, served on buns, is burger?
minus-squareCrayonRosary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·10 months agoNo, no, it has to be a round bun.
minus-squareXyre@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-210 months agoSo White Castle doesn’t count as a burger? 🤔
minus-squareEurekaStockade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoWhite Castle does not exist in AU/NZ so the round bun criteria is still consistent
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoYou’re expecting logic from the Alcatraz continent?
minus-squareMarin_Rider@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·11 months agonope we’d call that a burger in aus/nz
Burger is ground meat and chicken sandwiches are often made of whole meat. Cheapo ones are mechanically separated which would count as ground, but the one in the photo is not.
Over here if it’s on a bun it’s a burger, if it’s on sliced bread it’s a sandwich, simple as
Precisely this. American terminology applies in America only.
I’m sorry, but we invented English. We say what words are valid in the language.
LOL, America did what now? Invented English? Met an English fella the other day, born and raised in New York.
I don’t like having to use /s, but there are people like you.
Britain speaks Old English. We speak the newest one.
A Cuban sandwich is on a bun, is that a burger? Same goes for cheese steaks and French dips and subs, served on buns, is burger?
No, no, it has to be a round bun.
So White Castle doesn’t count as a burger? 🤔
White Castle does not exist in AU/NZ so the round bun criteria is still consistent
You’re expecting logic from the Alcatraz continent?
nope we’d call that a burger in aus/nz