"Bruce" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 11:56:40 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
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>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
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>>> On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 09:26:52 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
>>>>news >>>>> On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 00:09:17 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 07:52:42 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:37:33 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >On Tue, 5 Apr 2016 03:41:06 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> And I see below that he was thinking of chunks of pumpkin in a
>>>>>>> >> can,
>>>>>>> >> rather than a can of puree. I can see where he'd think that,
>>>>>>> >> since
>>>>>>> >> it took quite a while for any of us to say that canned pumpkin is
>>>>>>> >> pureed.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >We're all speaking English, but it might as well be another
>>>>>>> >language.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But if you look at the title of this thread, "Canned pumpkin
>>>>>>> shortage". Not "Canned pumpkin puree shortage".
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Why?
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm just explaining why a non-American misunderstands.
>>>>>
>>>>>>We know it's pureed. It doesn't even say puree on the label.
>>>>>>http://momspotted.com/wp-content/upl...bys-Pumkin.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>> Even in Spanish it doesn't say it.
>>>>
>>>>Just a small comment here ... when I was talking to MrD I said
>>>>'grill/broiler' to make it more clear, because I knew the general word.
>>>>Using your own description without knowing the US equivalent is not a
>>>>matter
>>>>for reprimand or humiliation.
>>>
>>> I think it's mainly a cultural difference. I've never seen, eaten,
>>> craved or heard of pumpkin puree before. It's interesting though. So
>>> far, I've picked up from the Americans here that there's a whole world
>>> of beans and squash out there that I only knew 10% of
>>
>>Quite. We are learning the US ways. We don't need to be put down because
>>we don't know.
>
>>It might be nice if they learned our ways too since this is
>>not a purely US newsgroup. I have to say though most posters here are
>>very
>>good about it and it sometimes gives us a giggle.
>
> Some of them don't even know how much they don't know about what's
> going on outside of their country. The bigger a country, the more
> people tend to be inward looking. Of course, I'm from a very small
> country

I noticed) I have to say though, although UK is very small, it seems to
be very much ahead with kitchen technology. That is always a big surprise.


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