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Bloody nose (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 134 points 7 months ago

Reminds me of the first time a friend of mine and his dad went to London. They were both more or less fluent, though his dad less so:

My friend's dad, trying to order an extra rare steak: "A bloody steak, please"

Waiter, without missing a beat: "Certainly, sir. Would you like some fucking potatoes with that?"

[-] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 13 points 7 months ago
[-] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 8 points 7 months ago

I mean it is kind of weird that “rare” is used to denote “barely cooked”, when it usually means “very scarce or hard to find”.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Yeah, as a non-native speaker, I've always considered that really weird too. Same with "well done", which is apparently worse than murder if you're enthusiastic about steaks 😄

[-] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 2 points 7 months ago
[-] Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago

Blue or Blue-Rare are the steps above rare afaik (at least in the US, not sure about England). Any restaurant that asks "what does that mean" isn't a restaurant I'd trust to serve me meat that is cool in the middle.

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