“Bag of chips and a piece of hake, please”
“Bag of what?”
“Chips”
“Never heard of them”
“Bag of what?”
“Chips”
“Never heard of them”
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"Fish and chips twice please."
"Alright, I heard you the first time."
Thankfully last time I was there, like the band the were out of business
(In at least some of Scotland, certainly in the east end of the Central Belt, where both @kevverage.bsky.social and I live, "blah supper" is the standard way to order "blah and chips".)
"nah bruv look outside, only fish here"
"N-no I mean hot chips"
"Why'd you want crisps heated up? That's not a thing"
The answer: "We've got fish"
Everybody knows that it's a pint of chips!
Palimpalim🔔 old German sketch...
"One plaice and chips please"
....
"This is cod! I asked for plaice!"
"Nah mate you said cod. We're all out of plaice."
"But I..."
"Enjoy your meal!"