Brits and chips?

Question

why do the stupid brits and Australians call fries chips lol and what do they call chips? fries?

Answer 1

why oh why do dumb yanks change the name of things?  do they just like to be different??  Fries ARE called CHIPS and what you lot call chips are called CRISPS.  just remember that we were here long before the USA was so WE are ALWAYS RIGHT!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Erm, no.

Before you go around calling everyone from two countries stupid, maybe you could learn how to use capital letters and grammar?

To answer your question though, we call them crisps.

Answer 3

we invented the lingo pal so cut potatoes are called 'chips' ok...football is called football,nor soccer and it is pronounced tomarto not tamatoe!!!....trousers are trousers and not pants.

Deal with it!!!! we got the lingo 1st!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

We are not stupid, all countries have different ways of ways of saying things.  chips if you are Amercan we call crisps

Answer 5

For a start, if you want to be causing trouble, whose language are you speaking, oh yes ENGLISH, chips are rectangular cuts of potato, fried in oil. Crisps are thin slivers of potato, usually roasted sometimes fried, when you eat them, they make a clear, CRISP, cracking sound, therefore they are CRISPS.

Americans eat Fries, because to call them chips would be illegal, as they have such a low level of potato that it would be against trade descriptions. They are also named after French Fries, a much thinner version of chips.

Answer 6

Probably because we fry our french fries too much.  We name that after what we do with them.  I guess Chips.  Maybe they named them that because they are actually home fries.

Answer 7

Excuse me, I an extremely offended by your mean talk. If you want an answer, I'LL GIVE U AN ANSWER!  

We call fries chips, and we call chips CRISPS! HAPPY!?!?

Your american potato chips can't be called fries. It won't make sense. /:I

Answer 8

I think we all know who the stupid ones are don't we.  go away you stupid idiot and stop being so offensive

Answer 9

If the British were to call chips fries - because they are fried - what would we call fried eggs (opps - eggs over easy!?)  and fried fish ..... all fried ... shouldn't they be fries also?  Think before you speak or type. Bit silly to make comments to British people about a language you have stolen (and tried to destroy!).

Answer 10

well seeing as its our language I think what we decide to call things is our business

Answer 11

Because they're called chips - we invented the language so we should know.

What the Americans incorrectly term as 'chips' are actually called crisps - again, we invented the language so that's what they're called.

Answer 12

I see you are new to Yahoo Answers? Calling people STUPID because we have different names for things than you do will get you into trouble. Have you been reported yet??? Well NOW you have, you ignorant little oik!!!!

Answer 13

The same reason the Brits can say, "Why do us stupid Americans call them "french fries". Does that make sense and why must you refer to them as "stupid"?? Enough of the name calling, just ask the question in a polite manner.

Answer 14

because they are chipped potatoes...

why do the American's call them fries, after "French Fries"??

A distinction is sometimes made between fries and chips, whereby North Americans refer to any pieces of fried potatoes as fries, while in the UK, long thin strips of potatoes are sometimes called fries to contrast them with the thickly cut strips, which are always referred to as chips

Answer 15

Er excuse me!  Why are Americans so bloody arrogant????  Just remember whose language you have pinched.  Its our language so as far as I am concerned what we say is correct.  so sod off and buy yourself a bag of chips!!!