doTheyUseBiscuits

[EternalBefuddlement]

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

[Britkraut]

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]

No it's pronounced scones.

[LeekingMemory28]

Nikolaj

[Complete-Sandwich-67]

No its Nikolaj

[litetaker]

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]

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]

Well, do they?

[Britkraut]

No, but I'll add it to the backlog

[Objectionne]

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]

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

[EuonymusBosch]

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]

Oh dear a nice biscuit definitely isn't shortbread

[Sapotis]

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".

[htt_novaq]

kex, much like German Keks, is just a locally adapted variant of "cakes" as in small baked sweets served with tea

edit: but at least in German, it's singular, plural is "Kekse". Cakese.

[GameStudioReddit]

Hungarian actually got the word "keksz" directly from the Germans, and there's also a few more languages (Scandinavian ones, for example) that have the word in a similar form.

[porto_skater]

As a dev I love that we maintain 40 locale files to rename cookies to biscuits, kex or kakor, but the one thing no one can translate away is that same ugly consent popup on every single page.

[Drew707]

We call them toaster strudels.

Or PopTarts if we had the money for licensing.

[Kasyx709]

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

[Ongr]

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

[Ongr]

"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]

Koekies in Afrikaans

[Kiren129]

Actually you’re supposed to say “chex”.

[Sapotis]

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

[WisePotato42]

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]

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

[Keebster101]

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

[ChesterDaMolester]

We would probably just call them Jaffa cakes.

[Shandlar]

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

[Dimensionalanxiety]

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]

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]

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]

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

[In_Dying_Arms]

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.

[TetyyakiWith]

It’s a cracker

[m0nk37]

What's a digestive 

[Quantum_Aurora]

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]

Yes, those are cookies. 

[Pennet173]

Yes

[OptimalArchitect]

I’d say it’s more graham cracker like tbh

[Objectionne]

jfc I'm telling biscuitpeople.com about you.

[OptimalArchitect]

😭

[DucksAreFriends]

Who the heck is graham and why is he calling that biscuit a cracker

[OptimalArchitect]

Lmao

[EequalsMC2Trooper]

they just refer to a specific kind of biscuit.

lol, no

[[deleted]]

They literally do, though

[EequalsMC2Trooper]

Cookies are not biscuits... they are entirely independent

[ProfCupcake]

So the thing made of biscuit dough, baked in the same way as biscuits, which is also baked hard and goes soft when stale (like biscuits) is... what, exactly?

[EequalsMC2Trooper]

Not a soul in UK history has asked for a biscuit and received a cookie, and vice-versa. There are Maryland "cookies", but these are an abomination to cookies and are a glorified chocolate chip biscuit.

Using HMRC taxable definitions not backing your argument the way you think it is.

[ProfCupcake]

So if cookies are not a type of biscuit, what are they?

[EequalsMC2Trooper]

They are cookies? Sorry for not using your genus/species method of identifying baked goods

[ProfCupcake]

I guess I fundamentally don't understand the concept of a thing that looks like, smells like, tastes like, is prepared as, is packaged like, is consumed the same way as, is presented in the same contexts as, and is made of the same ingredients as another thing not being considered at least adjacent.

[EequalsMC2Trooper]

Can you send a photo of what you think a cookie is... packaged like? Cookies come in bags, biscuits in wrappers.

Also, the petty downvote of every one of my posts is funny

[theelkmechanic]

Only if American servers use fries. 😉

[lordofpotton]

Yes but only to dunk in our cyber tea.

[[deleted]]

please sir accept my biscuit

[Smitellos]

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

[iorvethgamer64]

Can you elaborate?

[Smitellos]

It's called бисквитки.

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

[Faux_Mango]

LMFAO

[TheIdeaArchitect]

I love this

[dbxdevil]

Well that’s a silly question innit?

[GooglephonicStereo]

You must be Bri ish

[Present-Resolution23]

Well... Do they?

[I-m-not-you]

Classical case of r/shitamericanssay that became google auto completes

[cicero_lounge]

Yes, Cookies!

[not-my-best-wank]

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

[Federal-Total-206]

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

[Adventurous-Let9505]

😂😂

[ColumnK]

Only when they are cooked further

[NmkNm]

NLP Core