Polishing the London Eye

@Boz-pot That... definitely sounds like a euphemism

@Ice0tea - I really don't know why people go to McDonalds, so you're asking the wrong person. It's awful, terrible food. I think people are just too lazy to make better food themselves, so they go to the "fast-food" places and pay too much for crap that can just barely be called "food".

I agree with you on Subway. It's one of the few 'fast-food' places I'll go to eat. Another is Long John Silvers, a fish place. I know that oil-fried fish fillets aren't very good for a person, but I do stop in there every couple of months - because it does taste pretty good. So long as you ask them to NOT put any of their terrible 'sauces' on it. Another American shame, that. Most of the 'sauces' people put on their food items are just made of sugar syrup, and they're awful. Even ketchup is terrible, it's half syrup. (bleh)

@KOakaKO Subway is utterly pointless, you can make the same sandwich for the same price, in almost the same amount of time, with a trip to the grocery store - and often with 80% less secret turkey.

Long John Silver's, though, I entirely agree. That fish is appalling in all the most delicious ways

@centerflag982 All fast food products can be easily reproduced by yourself. Most people just don't have all the ingredients ready, especially when it comes to fresh things that spoil fast (there's like a dozen different veggies on my sandwich, which I only need small amounts of). Also, don't forget about the convenience. I visit Subway's every few weeks, usually when I'm spending time around town anyway, and I ain't driving home just to make a sandwich. I've got an open question though: What on earth is secret turkey? Does Subway's try to sneak turkey into my sandwich when I doesn't expect it?

@Nethyae Eh, fair enough. I live about twice as close to a grocery store as I do to any of the restaurants around here, fast food or otherwise, so I guess I've just kinda come to associate them with being slightly *less* convenient :P
As for the turkey bit, I was just making a joke about the how many of their less-expensive meats are actually turkey products flavored like and labeled as other meat. Granted, they do have footnotes clarifying this on their menus, but I still find it amusing.

Canada, Australia, and America look so cute as kids!

OMG CANADA AS A KID IS SO CUTE X3
SAME WITH AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA

Awwwwww! Some of the kids.

Really, only some.

I love America's eagle teddy

I began by feeling sad, because we do still use the term, "Mother England" from time to time here. But we use it as sort of a " England begat us but was an overbearing mother" sort of way. So I got over it and drank some pineapple juice.

@Schweden
It's also possible that Sister England is not their biological mother, but always served as a kind of mother-figure for them, and that's why they call her 'mother'.

Mothering Sunday is the 4th Sunday of Lent (a downer of a time for celebrating anything).
The tradition in England was to bake and take Mum a Simnel cake.

We choose to call this interesting brand of neglect: Cultural differences

Also: Sorry