England Pavillion and Prince Philip

[Lilofan]

The UK pavilion should celebrate its national dish of their country - chicken tikka masala, courtesy of the Indian immigrants who live and work in the UK.

 

[Santa Raccoon 77]

The UK pavilion should celebrate its national dish of their country - chicken tikka masala, courtesy of the Indian immigrants who live and work in the UK.

Fine one to finger point about immigrants.

 

[Lilofan]

Fine one to finger point about immigrants.

Immigrant food have improved the bland cuisine of the UK. Curry with chips , chicken tikka masala in London are delicious. Even the UK had acknowledged its national dish is from India. The beef dishes pale in comparison to the quality of beef here in the USA. Finger point? Pointing a fact that what is the national dish.

 

[TokyoMiki]

, I don’t own a horse, cowboy boots, a cowboy hat, not a lasso

I don't believe you......I bet you have a stretch Cadillac convertible with steer horns on the front as you pull up to an oil derrick

 

[Creathir]

I don't believe you......I bet you have a stretch Cadillac convertible with steer horns on the front as you pull up to an oil derrick

I never said anything about a Cadillac convertible or an oil derrick...
Ye haw!

 

[Lilofan]

It’s pretty simple actually.
Ignorance.

In most of our minds, we overthrew our English overlords with the oppressive monarch, the King of England, back in the 1700s. Kicked his troops quite literally back into their boats in the sea.

Fast forward 250 years, with many of us not being given a solid history of the UK itself, and ya’ll in the UK having a common government, we just view you as one “unit”. Sort of like how most of the world thinks the USA is New York City or Los Angeles. That’s not the case of course, but that is how many view us.

And since our primary fixation on the UK is England, the UK = England in a general sense from our perspective.

Obviously not true, but neither is the assumption about the USA either.

Also, to clarify, being from Texas, I don’t own a horse, cowboy boots, a cowboy hat, not a lasso. I do have a gun however, so that part of the stereotype does hold true for many of us.

I bet you say "y'all" all the time. But I do say from visiting TX, everything is bigger in Texas! And I like the two favorite food groups - barbeque and tacos.

 

[Creathir]

I bet you say "y'all" all the time. But I do say from visiting TX, everything is bigger in Texas! And I like the two favorite food groups - barbeque and tacos.

Definitely do say that!
And yes, those are required meals while here.
There have been days I have had breakfast tacos, brisket for lunch, and puffy tacos for dinner...

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

Old Jeff Foxworthy joke about the word Mayonnaise and it's use in the deep south. Used in a sentence:

"Mayonnaise a lot of people here today."

Not exclusive to Texas though. I think I've caught myself using it a time or two.

 

[PolynesianPrincess]

Maybe a US variant of this would be if someone used Massachusetts as shorthand for all of New England. Our nickname for people from that state should tell you what you how that would go over.

As someone from Maine, I LOL'd at the nickname comment haha

 

[UNCgolf]

It’s pretty simple actually.
Ignorance.

In most of our minds, we overthrew our English overlords with the oppressive monarch, the King of England, back in the 1700s. Kicked his troops quite literally back into their boats in the sea.

Indeed. Most people don't realize France was involved at all, much less that French troops/supplies/navy were the biggest reason the war was won.

Also a major part of the eventual French Revolution, but that's a whole other thing.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

The UK pavilion should celebrate its national dish of their country - chicken tikka masala, courtesy of the Indian immigrants who live and work in the UK.

It’s on the menu at R&C.

 

[SteveAZee]

The question is entirely valid.

There was a mistake in the title and question, but I whole heartedly agree that the sentiment was sound.


You also have a valid point but perhaps the delivery left something to be desired. As a Scot I will roll my eyes at people thinking that England and the U.K. are two and the same. I dare say someone else involved in this thread may well feel the same at times too.

I would only be offended if someone repeatedly refused to acknowledge the difference. But the U.K. is a complex entity and the same mistake will continue to be made. C’est la vie.

Maybe you could accept what I said before, that the sentiment was well intentioned.

I find it a little ironic that if the intent of World Showcase was to educate and inform people about different countries... that it clearly failed with some.

 

[Creathir]

Indeed. Most people don't realize France was involved at all, much less that French troops/supplies/navy were the biggest reason the war was won.

Also a major part of the eventual French Revolution, but that's a whole other thing.

For sure.
Wouldn’t have a USA today if not for our French friends.

 

[Lilofan]

I find it a little ironic that if the intent of World Showcase was to educate and inform people about different countries... that it clearly failed with some.

Some guests get schooled that trying to drink around the world during Food and Wine is not such a good idea and the hangover the next day is regretful.

 

[SteveAZee]

I find it a little ironic that if the intent of World Showcase was to educate and inform people about different countries... that it clearly failed with some.

See... simple.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Not only is there no England Pavilion, there hasn’t been a Queen of England in over 300 years.

And of course nobody asks if there is anything at the Canada Pavilion.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

And of course nobody asks if there is anything at the Canada Pavilion.

CBC spent hours covering the funeral, despite a slight majority of Canadians now wanting to cut ties with the Royals.

But the network gets funding from the same government that puts Olivia Colman on the currency, so I guess they felt it was their duty.

 

[marni1971]

Pointing a fact that what is the national dish.

A National dish. Not the.

 

[TokyoMiki]

England vs UK, a bit hard to discern for some.
For me it's always been England Dan and John Ford Coley. Or is it England, Dan and John Ford Coley? How many singers is that exactly 2 or 3???

 

[Figgy1]

Some guests get schooled that trying to drink around the world during Food and Wine is not such a good idea and the hangover the next day is regretful.

Disney doesn't put enough booze in their drinks for that to happen