NateNate60@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 19 days agoWhat is one relatively unknown thing that your country does much better than elsewhere, but that most people don't know about?message-squaremessage-square173fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down14
arrow-up1138arrow-down1message-squareWhat is one relatively unknown thing that your country does much better than elsewhere, but that most people don't know about?NateNate60@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 19 days agomessage-square173fedilink
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-219 days agoExactly. It is the optimal food sponge; not too deep, not too shallow. It’s also a fantastically endearing insult to use, since it means someone is a little dense but not actually stupid, and I like to believe that we are all crumpets in this way.
minus-squareHugh_Jeggs@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 days agoIn my dad’s era, a bit of crumpet was something completely different
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days ago(I might actually be using it wrong. What does it mean?)
Exactly. It is the optimal food sponge; not too deep, not too shallow.
It’s also a fantastically endearing insult to use, since it means someone is a little dense but not actually stupid, and I like to believe that we are all crumpets in this way.
In my dad’s era, a bit of crumpet was something completely different
(I might actually be using it wrong. What does it mean?)