A Scot told me the other day that only people who grew up in America like peanut butter.
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I don't know about peanut butter anywhere else but here in the US it typically has a metric-fuck-ton of sugar in it. (I checked, that's an actual unit of measurement.
)@401matthall Surely in the US it would be an Imperial fuck-ton
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@401matthall Surely in the US it would be an Imperial fuck-ton
You would think so but, in fact, the only time we're willing to use metric measurements is when we swear.
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You would think so but, in fact, the only time we're willing to use metric measurements is when we swear.
@401matthall Give us an inch and we'll take a fucking kilometer.
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@401matthall Give us an inch and we'll take a fucking kilometer.
There we are.
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A Scot told me the other day that only people who grew up in America like peanut butter.
@blp a modified proposal:
Only people who grew up in the US like US peanut butter.
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A Scot told me the other day that only people who grew up in America like peanut butter.
@blp Almost 80% positive about peanut butter so far, didn't expect that.
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@blp Almost 80% positive about peanut butter so far, didn't expect that.
Try root beer next.@aaron Based on past exchange students' reports, barbecue sauce is rather American too
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A Scot told me the other day that only people who grew up in America like peanut butter.
@blp in Europe, folks prefer sugar amd chocolate held together by hazelnut butter
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A Scot told me the other day that only people who grew up in America like peanut butter.
@blp I grew up in England, live in Scotland and love peanuts and peanut butter. Though I'm picky...I only like smooth peanut butter, rather than the one that has bits in it.
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A Scot told me the other day that only people who grew up in America like peanut butter.
@blp @erininstereo I grew up partly in Japan, partly in the US, and I like it (and can probably count on one hand prior who dislike it
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@blp @erininstereo I grew up partly in Japan, partly in the US, and I like it (and can probably count on one hand prior who dislike it
)@OctaviaConAmore @erininstereo My sister who lives in Japan says that they have "peanut cream" there. She doesn't like it.
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@OctaviaConAmore @erininstereo My sister who lives in Japan says that they have "peanut cream" there. She doesn't like it.
@blp @erininstereo oh yeah, peanut cream is definitely a thing, usually in bready foods
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A Scot told me the other day that only people who grew up in America like peanut butter.
@blp Jif Natural Creamy, the honey version when I can find it. Good with preserves on whole wheat/multigrain.
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A Scot told me the other day that only people who grew up in America like peanut butter.
@blp americans i know who dislike it usually have a very dark trauma associated w it. like CSA or "this is all u get to eat"
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@blp @erininstereo oh yeah, peanut cream is definitely a thing, usually in bready foods
I'm a fan of it though I can also see why some might not be a fan @OctaviaConAmore @blp @erininstereo i remember it was impossible to get regular pb there, even in the american food sections! but what really shocked me was japan being unaware of the combination of peanut butter and ice cream!!!!
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@OctaviaConAmore @blp @erininstereo i remember it was impossible to get regular pb there, even in the american food sections! but what really shocked me was japan being unaware of the combination of peanut butter and ice cream!!!!
@hi_cial @blp @erininstereo there's gotta be some at Costco, right?
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@hi_cial @blp @erininstereo there's gotta be some at Costco, right?
@OctaviaConAmore @blp @erininstereo i was there nearly 20yrs ago now... dunno if there WAS a costco on the mainland!
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A Scot told me the other day that only people who grew up in America like peanut butter.
Something, something, Marmite.
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@OctaviaConAmore @blp @erininstereo i was there nearly 20yrs ago now... dunno if there WAS a costco on the mainland!
@hi_cial @blp @erininstereo ok, that's fair
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A Scot told me the other day that only people who grew up in America like peanut butter.
@blp Looking to me like the peanut butter haters are internationally a minority.
