Comments on: Good To Know! The Things That Simply Everyone Does http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does Seriously, this could not be more beta Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:19:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: missdelite http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36615 missdelite Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:09:35 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36615 West Indian black pudding is the best. It's got seasoned rice in it. West Indian black pudding is the best. It's got seasoned rice in it.

]]> By: LondonLee http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36329 LondonLee Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:18:14 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36329 Coffee? Coffee? With an English breakfast? Tea! That's been stewed for hours! In an old chipped mug! Coffee? Coffee? With an English breakfast?

Tea! That's been stewed for hours! In an old chipped mug!

]]> By: TerseNursePornstein http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36315 TerseNursePornstein Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:01:29 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36315 Steamed English brekkie (I know): Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps please. Steamed English brekkie (I know): Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps please.

]]> By: Choire http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36282 Choire Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:22:04 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36282 SERIOUSLY. SERIOUSLY.

]]> By: LondonLee http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36262 LondonLee Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:27:29 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36262 I always thought a Full Irish was a pint of Guinness and a potato. I always thought a Full Irish was a pint of Guinness and a potato.

]]> By: dinosaur_senior http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36261 dinosaur_senior Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:26:26 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36261 Think of black pudding as a fried scab. I do. Think of black pudding as a fried scab. I do.

]]> By: My Number Is My Address http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36259 My Number Is My Address Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:19:09 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36259 Best way to eat a Full Irish is the Breakfast Roll, which is all of it in a "baguette." Best way to eat a Full Irish is the Breakfast Roll, which is all of it in a "baguette."

]]> By: brent_cox http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36258 brent_cox Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:09:50 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36258 I hope the sudden fame doesn't go to the English breakfast's head, like it did with that asshole banh mi. I hope the sudden fame doesn't go to the English breakfast's head, like it did with that asshole banh mi.

]]> By: KarenUhOh http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36254 KarenUhOh Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:00:57 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36254 I prefer a Scottish breakfast. An Egg McMuffin. And Talisker. I prefer a Scottish breakfast. An Egg McMuffin. And Talisker.

]]> By: Shivery.McPickles http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36251 Shivery.McPickles Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:55:37 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36251 JOSH. It's morning. And some of us may be hung over. JOSH. It's morning. And some of us may be hung over.

]]> By: Shivery.McPickles http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36250 Shivery.McPickles Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:52:20 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36250 Not to mention a pretty conspicuous lack of beans. What are you supposed to put on your toast? The version at Chip Shop in Brooklyn is pretty good. It may have something to do with the accompanying coffee and buck's fizz. Not to mention a pretty conspicuous lack of beans. What are you supposed to put on your toast?

The version at Chip Shop in Brooklyn is pretty good. It may have something to do with the accompanying coffee and buck's fizz.

]]> By: sigerson http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36249 sigerson Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:50:00 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36249 The full English is disgusting. Can't stand it. The bacon is all wrong, the sausages are bland and the whole thing tastes the same. Just awful. The full English is disgusting. Can't stand it. The bacon is all wrong, the sausages are bland and the whole thing tastes the same. Just awful.

]]> By: TerseNursePornstein http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36248 TerseNursePornstein Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:44:30 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36248 Cheeky! Cheeky!

]]> By: LondonLee http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36247 LondonLee Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:43:55 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36247 The bacon in that photo is "wrong" anyway, that's American style bacon — what we call "streaky bacon" - a proper English needs back bacon which has more meat on it. The bacon in that photo is "wrong" anyway, that's American style bacon — what we call "streaky bacon" – a proper English needs back bacon which has more meat on it.

]]> By: zidaane http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36246 zidaane Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:42:40 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36246 I go with a BLT for hangovers. I don't think the mayonnaise is helpful but everything else works. I go with a BLT for hangovers. I don't think the mayonnaise is helpful but everything else works.

]]> By: LondonLee http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36245 LondonLee Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:38:45 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36245 I had cereal and a cup of tea this morning. I had cereal and a cup of tea this morning.

]]> By: Choire http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36244 Choire Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:22:23 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36244 Oh I secretly find it delicious. But I don't like to think about it. Oh I secretly find it delicious. But I don't like to think about it.

]]> By: TerseNursePornstein http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36243 TerseNursePornstein Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:20:40 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36243 Not always the case! In fact, all my expat U.K. friends are thin as rails. (A parent refers to us as "Bagel Butts.") Even I have been turned on the the pleasure that is a good fry up. London Lee, show 'em what you got! Not always the case! In fact, all my expat U.K. friends are thin as rails. (A parent refers to us as "Bagel Butts.") Even I have been turned on the the pleasure that is a good fry up.

London Lee, show 'em what you got!

]]> By: josh_speed http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36242 josh_speed Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:11:47 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36242 Black pudding is actually more like a scab with seasonings. Black pudding is actually more like a scab with seasonings.

]]> By: Hirham http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36241 Hirham Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:05:14 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36241 Working in London two years ago, you could get a full English at the staff caff for the same price as a sandwich. I soaked up a lot of hangovers that way; I also gained three or four pounds each month I did it. Fried bread is the devil's work. Working in London two years ago, you could get a full English at the staff caff for the same price as a sandwich. I soaked up a lot of hangovers that way; I also gained three or four pounds each month I did it. Fried bread is the devil's work.

]]> By: dado http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/good-to-know-the-things-that-simply-everyone-does#comment-36240 dado Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:03:05 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17736#comment-36240 I was in Dublin a month ago and I had both the black and white pudding and had no idea what was in it and now I am going to ralph. I was in Dublin a month ago and I had both the black and white pudding and had no idea what was in it and now I am going to ralph.

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