Originally Posted by Auld Yin

And don't get me started on word pronunciations; oregano, basil, risotto, tomato, depot, vase, buoy. Takes some getting used to.

You know you just don't live in a different country, you live on a different continent. You need to get your head straight. It's neither right nor wrong that many words are pronounced differently or that many words have been substituted for the same items in the UK. Get used to it, there are approximately 400 million people speak using/pronouncing words this way.

Originally Posted by bats

nooo, not poached, fried then covered, so steamed

Originally Posted by kimilseung

They are still fried, aren't they? I thought the water reacts with the oil to make it splatter, up and over the eggs, so acts the same as basting with a spoon.

Originally Posted by bats

I get that America would use the Italian or spanish versions intead of the French, but in a country with French as an official language you would expect courgettes not zucchini.

The Americanisation of Canada. Next they will be pronouncing boat and house the American way.

Originally Posted by Auld Yin

Much better than the Anglicization of Canada. With that we'd all be saying things like "i loove me chip buttie" among many other unintelligible dialects purporting to resemble the Queen's English.

Originally Posted by bats

Why can't it be the Canadianisation of Canada?

Originally Posted by Auld Yin

Could you please explain?

Originally Posted by bats

All I know is that the tops are white and smooth, not covered in oil.

Originally Posted by Alan2005

If your fried eggs are covered in oil then I'd say your oil isn't hot enough.

Originally Posted by Oink

I quite like poached eggs. You have to add a touch of vinegar in the water and then swoosh the water around to create a sort of whirlpool. That way the clear bit of the egg stays wrapped around the middle bit.

Originally Posted by Greenhill

Yes, that one!

I've personally tried to educate so many Canadian's how to properly pronounce "mirror". It usually goes like this:

Me: "Say Mirror"
Canadian: "mrhhhhh"
Me: " Mirror"
Canadian: "mrhhhhh"
Me: "mih"
Canadian: "mih"
Me: "roar"
Canadian: "roar"
Me: "Mirror"
Canadian: "mrrrrhhhhhh"
Me: "Mih-ror"
Canadian: "mrrrr-h"
Me: "You're not trying"
Canadian: "Go eat a bowl of dick you wanker."

Originally Posted by bats

Go its own way and not copy the USA?

Originally Posted by Auld Yin

I don't think you've thought out what you wrote.