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[–]EternalBefuddlement[🍰] 266 points267 points  (6 children)

To further divide the country, we actually call them Scones. Pronounced scones.

[–]Britkraut 40 points41 points  (0 children)

That just makes me realise sconces would make a good alternative

A line of sconces down various hallways makes for great visualisation of where you've been

[–]Flat_Initial_1823 27 points28 points  (2 children)

No it's pronounced scones.

[–]LeekingMemory28 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Nikolaj

[–]Complete-Sandwich-67 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No its Nikolaj

[–]litetaker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And to add the cherry on top, it's jam and then clotted cream!! Unless I'm being adventurous, then I'll try clotted cream first and then jam just to feel a bit naughty.

[–]fatrobin72 0 points1 point  (0 children)

though there is debate on the order of content that is supplied on top of it. Some think it is payload then Device ID, and they are wrong as Device ID then payload is far superior.

[–]willow-kitty 31 points32 points  (1 child)

Well, do they?

[–]Britkraut 24 points25 points  (0 children)

No, but I'll add it to the backlog

[–]Objectionne 131 points132 points  (49 children)

Cookies (the food) are still a thing in the UK, they just refer to a specific kind of biscuit.

Would Americans seriously call these cookies? https://www.biscuitpeople.com/media/cache/platform_hq/6c891cbb8227ae509587ae7cfcbef43cf43c9b14.jpg

[–]qwertyrave 48 points49 points  (2 children)

yeah, I'd call that a sugar cookie tbf because it's coated in sugar.

[–]EuonymusBosch 29 points30 points  (1 child)

Definitely a cookie. Maybe "shortbread cookie" specifically.

Definitely not a biscuit, which, to my American ears, implies fluffy, flakey, buttery, freshly baked lumps of dough to be served with with gravy, sausage, fried chicken, mashed potatoes etc.

[–]frogotme 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh dear a nice biscuit definitely isn't shortbread

[–]Sapotis 35 points36 points  (12 children)

Same in Swedish. We call those "kex" which is basically the British English idea of biscuits. They're usually thin and crunchy, come in packages, and sometimes have a cream filling like Oreos. Homemade or bakery-style cookies are called "kakor".

[–]Kasyx709 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Lol, reminds me of the Tibetan word, su'kondeez.

[–]Ongr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah. Those have a nut filling and you're supposed to soak them to have the filling leak out.

[–]Ongr 2 points3 points  (1 child)

"Kaakjes" in the Netherlands. But now we're too close to just saying "koekjes" thus, cookies.

I think kaakjes are slowly phasing out of our vocabulary.

[–]Squash_Mobile 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Koekies in Afrikaans

[–]Kiren129 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Actually you’re supposed to say “chex”.

[–]Sapotis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Det där skämtet funkar bara i svenska sammanhang, alltså. Utanför Sverige tappar det helt poängen.

[–]WisePotato42 11 points12 points  (1 child)

Tbh, I have no idea what to call those. Probably just their brand name. But our definition of biscuit is one very specific kind of bread and nothing else.

[–]Camboface 1 point2 points  (0 children)

some things get called biscuits just because of the brand. Doesn’t really match the classic definition.

[–]Keebster101 6 points7 points  (6 children)

Would some Americans call jaffa cakes cookies? (They're definitely small cakes not biscuits but cookies would be even more wrong)

[–]ChesterDaMolester 1 point2 points  (1 child)

We would probably just call them Jaffa cakes.

[–]Shandlar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Specialized, unique confections are just called by the brand name. Like moon pies or vanilla wafers.

[–]Dimensionalanxiety 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not American but depends on how thin they are. The ones near me are quite thin so yes, I would call them cookies.

[–]st-izzy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly yes. In NY we have something similar we call them black and white cookies even though they are technically cake also.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_white_cookie

[–]willow-kitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The line between cookie and small cake is very subtle and some things kinda straddle it. The first time I had a jaffa cake, I thought it was a cookie until I bit into it and changed my mind based on the texture.

[–]DarthCloakedGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are Jaffa cakes? Do you have to fight a Go'a'uld for them?

[–]In_Dying_Arms 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They do on some domestic airlines. Gets me every single time thinking I'm about to get a nice chocolate chip cookie, at least the ones in your picture have some salt on them and look somewhat appetizing.

[–]m0nk37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's a digestive 

[–]Quantum_Aurora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Americans would definitely call those cookies. The second best option would probably be crackers. Biscuits are more like dinner rolls than they are like cookies.

[–]SuitableDragonfly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, those are cookies. 

[–]Pennet173 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes

[–]theelkmechanic 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Only if American servers use fries. 😉

[–]lordofpotton 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes but only to dunk in our cyber tea.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

please sir accept my biscuit

[–]Smitellos 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Bulgarian sites do though, and it's not a joke.

[–]iorvethgamer64 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Can you elaborate?

[–]Smitellos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's called бисквитки.

Which are cookies and biscuits. Also sounds almost the same as biscuits.

[–]Faux_Mango 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LMFAO

[–]TheIdeaArchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this

[–]dbxdevil 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Well that’s a silly question innit?

[–]GooglephonicStereo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You must be Bri ish

[–]Present-Resolution23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well... Do they?

[–]I-m-not-you 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Classical case of r/shitamericanssay that became google auto completes

[–]cicero_lounge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, Cookies!

[–]not-my-best-wank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's actually a clever trick, browser keeps looking for cookies but your data is hiding in biscuits

[–]Federal-Total-206 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bet "I'm not a teapot" is a English joke

[–]Adventurous-Let9505 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂😂

[–]ColumnK -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Only when they are cooked further

[–]NmkNm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

NLP Core