Fries (Chips) or Chips (Crisps)

Killer Wench

Having a minor argument with a friend over what's better with a good burger. I say burgers go best with fries but my friend says with chips.

RachaelVO

Eh, Chips (not crisps).

End of argument

minidazzler

A Sandwich goes better with tayto's.

But a Burger goes with chips, there is no substitute.

im invisible

daddy or chips?

littlelulu

who eats a burger with crisps???????? :eek:

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Burger, chips, swimming in vinegar.

Crisps, as someoe said, with a sandwich or a beer.

IM0

chips - you know the ones you deep fry

girl in the striped socks

Are you American op?

Killer Wench

There are many restaurants around the US that make their own chips (crisps) to serve with their food. But mostly, during the summer months, people bbq burgers and eat chips (crisps) with them.

eth0

IM0 wrote: »

chips - you know the ones you deep fry

Not to be mistaken with the ones you solder onto a PCB. They're a bit hard and not so much flavour off them

cloud493

littlelulu wrote: »

who eats a burger with crisps???????? :eek:

See it all the time, in them fancy arse restaurants. Like 6 crisps on a plate.

xDramaxQueenx

If ye are arguing over that, really, the pair of ye are simple.

xzanti

girl in the striped socks wrote: »

Are you American op?

Location

jessiejam

Anything edible generally goes with beer...:o

As for the burger thing it depends when your eating it. For lunch salad is good. After beer... see above

IM0

Killer Wench wrote: »

Having a minor argument with a friend over what's better with a good burger. I say burgers go best with fries but my friend says with chips.

Killer Wench wrote: »

There are many restaurants around the US that make their own chips (crisps) to serve with their food. But mostly, during the summer months, people bbq burgers and eat chips (crisps) with them.

stop trying to americanise us OP. when in rome an all that...

chips = hot deep fried

crisps = cold and crispy

Killer Wench

xzanti wrote: »

Location

Plus profile.

girl in the striped socks

xzanti wrote: »

girl in the striped socks wrote: »

Are you American op?

Location

I asked what the ops nationality is, not they're location.
Sure I could have my location as France, doesn't mean I'm French.

Killer Wench

IM0 wrote: »

stop trying to americaniZe us OP. when in rome an all that...

chips = hot deep fried

crisps = cold and crispy

FTFY

littlelulu

cloud493 wrote: »

See it all the time, in them fancy arse restaurants. Like 6 crisps on a plate.

I wouldn't know anything about them

wnolan1992

Why are you friends with someone who eats Taytos with a burger?

Do volunteer with special needs kids or something?

girl in the striped socks

Killer Wench wrote: »

xzanti wrote: »

Location

Plus profile.

Had a look there now. Btw I can't see location as I'm on my phone.
You can get away with calling them chips/ fries so.
I might not like it but you can do it

Killer Wench

IM0

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Why are you friends with someone who eats Taytos with a burger?

Do volunteer with special needs kids or something?

yeah he eats soft mushy things with a sharp crunchy thing. how many times has he been to the ER OP

IM0

in b4 the clip from pulp fiction

pragmatic1

With thick home made chips swimming in vinegar. Hate thin chips.

Skid

It's bad enough people calling Crisps 'taytos', what is this about calling them Chips? Not in this hemisphere :mad:

And Burgers and Chips every time. The ones you get from a Chipper, obviously.

mike65

Colonialists OUT! :mad:

Mickey H

cloud493 wrote: »

See it all the time, in them fancy arse restaurants. Like 6 crisps on a plate.

Hardly seems worth it to be honest...

LordSutch

The whole question and the poll is somewhat confused by the 'Americanisation' of the question.

Chips are chips, made from potatoes and sold in the chippers, d'ya want salt & vinegar on dem?
Crisps (Tayto/King/Walkers etc are sold in a bag in the supermarket or at the corner shop.

Burgers normally go with chips or French fries (which are not proper chips).

IM0

LordSutch wrote: »

The whole question and the poll is somewhat confused by the 'Americanisation' of the question.

OP,
Chips are chips, made from potatoes and sold in the chippers, d'ya want salt & vinegar on dem?
Crisps (Tayto/King/Walkers etc are sold in a bag in the supermarket or at the corner shop.

Burgers normally go with chips or French fries (which are not proper chips).

fyp

cloud493

Mickey H wrote: »

Hardly seems worth it to be honest...

That's the point I was making :rolleyes:

Chuck Stone

Killer Wench wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

Not sure if disgusted or intrigued.

stevenmu

Why isn't there an option for "Chips (Chips)" ?

Optimalprimerib

Killer Wench wrote: »

Having a minor argument with a friend over what's better with a good burger. I say burgers go best with fries but my friend says with chips.

Do you know that if you just called them crisps

1. We would still know what you meant
2. It would be faster
3. You would not seem as big of a douchebag (wanker)

Killer Wench

I'm ****ing American. It seems inauthentic to use terms or spelling that I wouldn't use on a daily basis. However, being aware that you all use different terms and spellings, I added what you would call them so as we are clear about what I am asking.

Seriously. This was supposed to be a light hearted thread in the spirit of the After Hour charter (chatter you'd have with a friend after a few beers).

eth0

Whats with the American term (British English translation) going on in this thread?

eth0

Killer Wench wrote: »

I'm ****ing American. It seems inauthentic to use terms or spelling that I wouldn't use on a daily basis. However, being aware that you all use different terms and spellings, I added what you would call them so as we are clear about what I am asking.

Seriously. This was supposed to be a light hearted thread in the spirit of the After Hour charter (chatter you'd have with a friend after a few beers).

My Field.

Sir Pompous Righteousness

Sorry, on boards.ie we mostly speak English, not American.

Sir Pompous Righteousness

Killer Wench wrote: »

I'm ****ing American. It seems inauthentic to use terms or spelling that I wouldn't use on a daily basis. However, being aware that you all use different terms and spellings, I added what you would call them so as we are clear about what I am asking.

Seriously. This was supposed to be a light hearted thread in the spirit of the After Hour charter (chatter you'd have with a friend after a few beers).

If you move to a different country you should learn it's local language/dialect, in Ireland's case, Hiberno-English. Don't just expect the locals to speak your own language/dialect, it's rude and inconsiderate. It may be inauthentic for you but not for the local population. Say "chips" instead of "fries", "crisps" instead of "chips", "mobile" instead of "cell phone" and "footpath/pavement" instead of "sidewalk". Also spell "realise" instead of "realize", "organise" instead of "organize" and "doughnut" instead of "donut", etc... Additionally, don't forget to use degrees Celsius instead of degrees Fahrenheit.

Sir Pompous Righteousness

Skid wrote: »

It's bad enough people calling Crisps 'taytos', what is this about calling them Chips? Not in this hemisphere :mad:

Ireland is actually in the Western Hemisphere too. So is most of Britain west of the Prime Meridian.

/exits

Killer Wench

Sir Pompous Righteousness wrote: »

If you move to a different country you should learn it's local language/dialect, in Ireland's case, Hiberno-English. Don't just expect the locals to speak your own language/dialect, it's rude and inconsiderate. It may be inauthentic for you but not for the local population. Say "chips" instead of "fries", "crisps" instead of "chips", "mobile" instead of "cell phone" and "footpath/pavement" instead of "sidewalk". Also spell "realise" instead of "realize", "organise" instead of "organize" and "doughnut" instead of "donut", etc... Additionally, don't forget to use degrees Celsius instead of degrees Fahrenheit.

:rolleyes:

Doctor Jimbob

Killer Wench wrote: »

:rolleyes:

It's a fair point. The fact you felt the need to put the Irish terms in brackets afterwards shows you knew it would cause confusion.

Wompa1

Killer Wench wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Firstly my answer. Burger and Chips please!

If you are posting on an Irish forum you are better off using the terms familiar to the Irish. I'm in America now, I use fahrenheit, miles and tell the time in American speak, if I did it the Irish way nobody would understand.

Also on this for what it's worth, I never realized that there are chips in America. Chips like at home. French Fries are thin, chips are like steak cut chips. You can get Fish and Chips here. The people I work with have referred to steak cut chips as chips. I would think that's probably right too, I'd call what you get in Supermacs chips but what you'd get in McDonalds as Fries.

Optimalprimerib

Killer Wench wrote: »

I'm ****ing American. It seems inauthentic to use terms or spelling that I wouldn't use on a daily basis. However, being aware that you all use different terms and spellings, I added what you would call them so as we are clear about what I am asking.

Seriously. This was supposed to be a light hearted thread in the spirit of the After Hour charter (chatter you'd have with a friend after a few beers).

It makes sense now. TBH it never was an option to have crisps with a burger here, it does not sound right

mikemac1

A Yank?

Welcome, welcome, spend lots of money and then off with ya

Skid

Skid wrote: »

It's bad enough people calling Crisps 'taytos', what is this about calling them Chips? Not in this hemisphere :mad:

Sir Pompous Righteousness wrote: »

Ireland is actually in the Western Hemisphere too. So is most of Britain west of the Prime Meridian.

/exits

The good people of Britain also know the difference betwen chips and crisps.

Obviously I meant America :rolleyes:

starlit

I don't like burgers, either be crisps, chips or salad for me!

Killer Wench

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

It's a fair point. The fact you felt the need to put the Irish terms in brackets afterwards shows you knew it would cause confusion.

Which is why I added the brackets behind the words, to avoid confusion. My argument was about eating chips or fries with a burger, it wasn't about eating chips and crisps. Since I was posting in another thread, I thought: "self, why not bring the discussion to AH? They seem down for that sort of thing." Instead, I am now defending word choices.

Even when I lived in Ireland, things were still downtown, vacuums, sidewalks, cookies, and fries to me; their Anglo-Irish equivalent didn't pop into my head because I didn't know their names. I didn't force anyone to adopt my spelling or my word choice in this thread, which is why I provided the words in brackets.

Killer Wench

Optimalprimerib wrote: »

It makes sense now. TBH it never was an option to have crisps with a burger here, it does not sound right

Hmm... maybe I should have done a poll on sandwiches in general.

opinion guy

Skid wrote: »

It's bad enough people calling Crisps 'taytos', what is this about calling them Chips? Not in this hemisphere :mad:

And Burgers and Chips every time. The ones you get from a Chipper, obviously.

Sir Pompous Righteousness wrote: »

Ireland is actually in the Western Hemisphere too. So is most of Britain west of the Prime Meridian.

/exits

The Western hemisphere is an American expression.
In this part of a world we have a Northern and a Southern hemisphere......because you know there is a straight line that divides them.....