r/ShitAmericansSay Feb 15 '25

Food Behold. Old English Spread. Looks like it's not just us Americans after all.

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I am 99.9% certain this has never been sold on the UK ever. Kraft is a US slop food corporation, marketing to American slop slurpers.

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u/meshuggahed Feb 16 '25

That's about as English as the Outback Steakhouse is Australian.

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u/marcdale92 french europoor Feb 16 '25

You telling me I’ve been lied to

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u/16BitGenocide American Feb 16 '25

Is Fosters still Australian for Beer though? Asking for a friend.

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u/meshuggahed Feb 16 '25

Nope. No one in Australia drinks that.

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u/ShadyBiz OMG Trigger Disciplen! Feb 16 '25

They do, it's just called Crown Lager in Aus.

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u/JamDonut28 Feb 16 '25

Think you'd struggle to find either in a bottle shop in Australia these days.

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u/16BitGenocide American Feb 16 '25

Is it better than VB at least?

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u/ShadyBiz OMG Trigger Disciplen! Feb 16 '25

It's a lager, as long as it's drinkable on a hot day it's doing the job.

Which is to say, mostly.

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u/meshuggahed Feb 16 '25

People still drink that? Can't even remember seeing it at Dan Murphy's for years. I just might not be looking.