US/UK Food: You call it whaaaaaaaat?

[sequeena]

Look at that egg!!!!!!

College is a sort of 6th form, yes. It's 16-18 usually but you can go at any age over 16. Uni is usually something like 18-21 depending on the course (My friend will be 23 when all hers is done - she's training to become a teacher)

 

[sma1588]

i dont know thats just what i heard lol. but now that u mention it i actually looked it up and im getting the same info u did ...thats so weird about the color of the earlobe

I honestly didn't know chickens had earlobes... I was a bit and and at it!!!

ya me too...i was thinking ive never seen them, where the heck r they lol

 

[sma1588]

im going to college to become a RN for the nicu and i have to have 60 units(which each class is usually 3-6 units) before i can get my AS then i can get into the nursing program....if i wanted to transfer to a university then it would take even longer

 

[Tulip]

Megg, I'm on the phone at the mo but if you look in my Mobile Uploads album on fb, towards the end - next to the green egg pic - there's one of a chook dustbathing in a bowl and you can see her pale blue earlobes. Feel free to link the pic to here! Xx

 

[Megg33k]

Eek! You can totally see her blue earlobes! OMG!

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs295.ash1/22233_241958727202_711812202_3808723_5281794_n.jpg

 

[sequeena]

Oh that's it I want a blue earlobed chicken!!

 

[Megg33k]

Same here!

 

[sma1588]

wow thats soooo weird. the site i was on lastnight was talking about the different kinds of eggs and said something about a different kind of chicken that has blue eggs....well now i know where the lobes r lol

 

[Virginia]

I didn't even know chickens had ears! I figured they just has holes in their head for the ears!! LMAO

 

[lisaf]

lol... you girls crack me up! I want a blue earlobed chicken too!! And blue eggs and green eggs. Are there purple ones?
And at the picture... now I know where they are too!

I have always called any type of post-high school education 'college' ... though its true that the institutions are named 'universities' and 'colleges' like Megg explained. I just know most people refer to it as 'going to college' regardless of whether they attend a community college or a state university etc.

As for our degrees, the standard 4-year education is a Bachelor's degree. Then there are advanced degrees called a Masters and then your PHD. For some advanced careers like medical, vetrinary, psychology etc, there are usually specific programs that are specialized.

 

[zenmommy526]

LOL at the chicken earlobes!

By the way UK ladies, What is porridge? And what is marmite?
This thread has been so interesting!

 

[Mizze]

Porridge is scottish originally I think - to make it you can buy packets of porridge oats - and make it either with milk or with water. Some people have it savoury so put salt in it

Me I put loads of sugar on it!! Its very good for you (despite the sugar) And depending on the type you get you can make it in a saucepan or in the microwave - https://www.scottishrecipes.co.uk/porridge-recipes.htm

Marmite - mmmmmmm Marmite is a love or hate product - its yeast extract so you might know it as that. It was originally the by-product of making beer. I personally LOVE marmite -on toast its the best thing ever and ive been known to eat it out of the jar Its a really good souce of vit b. https://www.marmite.com/

Mmmmmm

Now I have a dilemma - do I have my normal porridge brekkie (perfect in these freezing temperatures) or do I have marmite on toast????

Mizze xx

 

[Megg33k]

Marmite is the most vile "food" on this planet!

 

[Mizze]

Marmite is the most vile "food" on this planet!

Marmite Rocks!

 

[sequeena]

I don't love or hate marmite. I just like it.

 

[zenmommy526]

wow never heard of it, looks gross.

I guess your porridge is like our oatmeal. Or cream of wheat.

Do you eat hot dogs in the UK? And what is petit filous?

Annnnnd....what is a parsnip?

ETA: Just looking through the weaning section and I have a few more...!
What are redibrek, weetabix, and what is dairylea?
I'm sure we have all of these in the US but like many other things, are just called a different name.

 

[lisaf]

weetabix I THINK are teething toasts... but could be quite wrong on that!

 

[snowy-willow]

we do have hot dogs but don't think they are eaten as much over here

petit filous is a brand of Fromage Frais

a parsnip is a root vegetable

readybrek is a brand of porridge

weetabix is a breakfast cereal

dairylea is a brand of cheese spread

 

[lisaf]

lol... whoops, I was wrong about the teething toast thing... I think those are Weebix brand.. must be how I got it confused with wheetabix....
is that like shredded wheat?

 

[BellaBlu]

Weetabix is yummy I had never seen it before we got here, and they sell it on base!

I heard it talked about on here so much so I bought some and ate it every day until it was gone.. I added blueberries and strawberries.. Its really cool! The milk makes these wafer things fall apart into cereal stuff.. mmm