The Americanization of the UK

uvarvu said:
There used to be a chilis at Canary Wharf but it shut down at the start of the downturn. Shame really, I used to love their chicken crispers!
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WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nooooooooo :( I loved their cocktails and Buffalo wings :( :( :( Had quite a few dates at that place, too so there are memories involved! :p

Apparently there's now a Wahaca at Canary Wharf but I love Tex Mex more :(
 
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If we're going to have fast food then we NEED In 'N' Out Burger!

Chilli's is prob one of the greatest places ever too, and Outback!

Sports Authority too!

man i love America, mainly Huntington Beach, California!

I miss you Americaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Nexus said:
Wikipedia not having the correct facts ;)

During that history, the brand has been sold many times.

It was owned by Pillsbury for sometime before it was sold to Grand Metropolitan, a UK based company in 1989. They saw the opportunity on Wimpy and bought the entire franchise and turned them into Burger Kings. I'm just old enough to remember that happening.

It's now back in US hands, however for more than a decade it was British owned.
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Pilsbury was american also, Grand Met bought Pilsbury and with the BK chain. However Burger King remains an American Brand name throughout it's foreign ownership much the same as Aston Martin remains a British one although it spent significant time under American ownership.

Simply put Burger King is an American Brand Name regardless of who the holding company happens to be.
 
Well if you want to get technical.

I remember at the time it was quite widely regarded that Burger King was British at the time... perhaps more than anything to make the people who worked at Wimpy feel less like they were be taken over by Americans.


On another note, we really don't need all those random American chain restaurants and I doubt they will come over.

I went to the Outback Steakhouse, it was rubbish.
We've got enough rubbish Angus Steakhouses as it is already, we don't need anymore.
 
PianoBasher said:
I used to love Wimpy as a kid - it was always a special treat. I wonder if they're as good as I remember? :)
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Last time I had one was a good seven years ago now at a service station on the M1. Tiny little restaurant. Had to wait about ten minutes for them to cook it, at a hefty price and all I thought when I was eating it was...

"I'm eating a dirty burger... but this is rubbish compared to McDonalds or Burger King".
 
shoot1st said:
Not 100% sure what the technical term for it is (is it question intonation?), the one where the tone of your voice goes up at the end of sentences as if you're continually asking questions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_rising_terminal

I find that distracting and particularly annoying, in fact unbelievably annoying to the point where I could beat the person to death with a fish, especially when the people who use this to communicate do so with every single sentence.
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I couldn't read your post without applying that to every half sentence.

markk said:
They are generally larger in size I think he means, although I would welcome the free refills on drinks over here
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Not McD but there's a couple of KFC's near here that have recentlyish got the drinks dispensers on the customers side, not certain they're unlimited refils, but would definitely seem so.
 
Nexus said:
Well if you want to get technical.

I remember at the time it was quite widely regarded that Burger King was British at the time... perhaps more than anything to make the people who worked at Wimpy feel less like they were be taken over by Americans.


On another note, we really don't need all those random American chain restaurants and I doubt they will come over.

I went to the Outback Steakhouse, it was rubbish.
We've got enough rubbish Angus Steakhouses as it is already, we don't need anymore.
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I remember it quite clearly myself and it was regarded as an american burger chain similar to macdonalds. Wimpy was regarded as British, Burger King was not.
 
Nexus said:
We've got enough rubbish Angus Steakhouses as it is already, we don't need anymore.
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Has anyone actually eaten in an Angus Steakhouse? I always thought they were just there to lure in tourists. Never bothered myself - they look a bit cheesy.
 
PianoBasher said:
Has anyone actually eaten in an Angus Steakhouse? I always thought they were just there to lure in tourists. Never bothered myself - they look a bit cheesy.
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Yeah, that was pretty much what I was getting at...

An 'Aberdeen Angus' Steakhouse in london setup as a tourist trap.
Doesn't differ much to the 'Outback Steakhouses' in the US that don't use Australian meat. It's even less of an authentic Australian experience because you buy a beer in ozs!
 
Well we share the same language. We watch a lot of their TV. We take interest in what they do. I think the relationship is self-explanatory.

I certainly notice myself becoming more Americanized (not hugely or anything but certainly more than I should be) as the years go on.
 
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