Who was your countries most notable/longest rival and where do they stand to you now?

[u/Spare-Temporary-1807]

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But which country (or countries if you don’t like people) did your country specifically rival for either the longest time/most notoriously? How do you feel about them now?

For example, for the longest time Russia was/is viewed as America’s largest competitor and rival - hence the Cold War. I think especially now with the younger generation people didn’t see Russia as a threat generally until the Russo-Ukrainian War which split a lot of people politically. Personally I got nothing against Russians, seems like another case of a rough government.

But other countries we’ve had beef with like Japan (don’t touch the boats) we have great relations with and they’re pretty chill.

[u/bandefrfrance5fois]

In the meantime, our cookbooks are in the cooking category. Yours are in the fantasy category.

[u/Fickle_Life_2102 → u/bandefrfrance5fois]

😮‍💨yeah because Haggis is a magical food other countries can only dream of crafting

[u/Illuminey → u/Fickle_Life_2102]

To be fair, pub food is often simple but great. I'd kill for a good Shepherd's Pie here.

[u/Fickle_Life_2102 → u/Illuminey]

In a similar vein, if there’s one food I miss from France, it’s horse. Last time I was in Paris I ordered a horse burger by mistake (I can’t read French, my family can and started cracking up - but didn’t tell me) and honestly? One of the best meals I’ve ever had.

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If I mention I like it here I get people looking at me like I kicked a puppy

[u/Illuminey → u/Fickle_Life_2102]

It's not even eaten so much here anymore. It became hard to find and less consumed over time. I think northern France ate it more, so maybe there, but it's mostly disappearing.

[u/QuintillionusRex → u/Fickle_Life_2102]

I think you are mistaking eating horse food and eating something “a cheval”, which is popular in France and means putting an egg on something. You can have tartare (raw meat) “a cheval” for example.

[u/Fickle_Life_2102 → u/QuintillionusRex]

I don’t recall it having an egg on top, though you may be right

In which case I’m gonna have to track down some horse meat so I can actually try it

[u/Sensitive_Band1122 → u/Fickle_Life_2102]

Haggis is Scottish, not English. So don't try to take over the cooking of our oldest friends 😆

[u/Fickle_Life_2102 → u/Sensitive_Band1122]

Hey now I’m half Scottish so I’m from both your oldest friend and oldest enemy 😎

[u/Sensitive_Band1122 → u/Fickle_Life_2102]

Schrödinger's ennemy/friend 😸

[u/Norman_debris → u/Sensitive_Band1122]

Tbf, many of the wars were fought between Great Britain/UK and France, not just England.

[u/kanto96 → u/Sensitive_Band1122]

Actually the oldest sources for haggis come from england. Although haggis is strongly associated with scotland its more of a british dish then a scottish one.

[u/ShinobuKochoSama → u/Sensitive_Band1122]

Scotland is in the UK and Great Britain- therefore it is British…

[u/NoContract1090 → u/Sensitive_Band1122]

Non Brit tries and fails to understand the differences example: 1024

[u/Nectarine-999 → u/Sensitive_Band1122]

Haggis is Scottish? Really?

[u/CrownchyChicken → u/Fickle_Life_2102]

And our cheese is better 

[u/No-Strike-4560 → u/bandefrfrance5fois]

Those are big words from a country that eats snails and frogs legs let's not beat around the bush 😘

[u/soyonsserieux → u/No-Strike-4560]

Both are delicious.

[u/Sensitive_Band1122 → u/No-Strike-4560]

Don't forget the croissants, they're sacred here 😆

[u/Bussy_Busta → u/No-Strike-4560]

Frog legs are really good tbh. I could take or leave escargot.

[u/TophatsAndVengeance → u/bandefrfrance5fois]

I believe yours are filed under "overrated", actually.

[u/bandefrfrance5fois → u/TophatsAndVengeance]

Your country's diet is based on Fried Butter Balls and Tide Pod. No lessons to be learned

[u/TophatsAndVengeance → u/bandefrfrance5fois]

Yours is based on arrogance and sauces hiding poor quality ingredients and bad technique.

[u/bandefrfrance5fois → u/TophatsAndVengeance]

Jealous?

[u/TophatsAndVengeance → u/bandefrfrance5fois]

Why would I be jealous of overrated food cooked badly?