Parts of American culture that have never really been imported outside the US

i had real maple syrup growing up in northeast ohio. it's pretty good syrup here. most of this part of the state is wooded so it is readily available. i also liked the fake stuff growing up too.

i lived in new england for 9 years and real vermont syrup was everywhere, it was great. but even diners in new england often use "pancake syrup"

you can get maple syrup in pretty much any big french or english supermarket. bordeaux even has a skate shop called "sirop d'erable" - https://www.yelp.de/biz/sirop-d-erable-bordeaux

also the majority of maple syrup is produced in canada

i almost feel like fake syrup goes best with fake waffles. eggos + corn syrup just makes more sense.

"but even diners in new england often use "pancake syrup"

in the diner i go to in town you have to ask for the "real" syrup. costs extra.

all the good stuff that i buy here at the supermarket is local mass/vermont stuff. it's awesome.

i would take you guys to all these sugar house breakfasts if you visited. yuuuuuuuum.

https://70c97aaea282a207d81b-f84eee09323602e80e90b9678fa5fc9b.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Sugarhouse.jpg

maple syrup on snow. is that a thing in europe yet?

https://scontent.fbed1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/11066788_10206041636937595_3606791368384939557_n.jpg?oh=cb7cb2a36af572de6376b754a021764c&oe=59093F51

also the majority of maple syrup is produced in canada

― Islamic State of Mind (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, January 17, 2017 3:25 PM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

right. it is actually hard to find real VT or other US maple syrup in regular grocery stores. even in whole foods it's mostly canadian stuff

quebec mafia iirc

not that hard in nyc, so i guess im glad i didnt move

maple syrup > rent

yeah, big syrup is no joke.

http://america.aljazeera.com/multimedia/2015/4/canada-syrup-cartel.html

"Of all the states, Vermont has the largest appetite, with the average resident consuming almost 11 pounds of maple syrup per year. The national average is significantly less, almost registering half a pound."

Obsessed w maple syrup. Love it with yoghurt. Lol

it's so good on oatmeal. or any hot cereal.

this is a reverse question. every five years or so someone on ilm reminds me that grime existed. it only existed in the states for about five minutes when people bought a dizzee rascal album (mostly the college crowd i don't know how many hip hop fans bought it) and played it twice. kinda like the streets. everyone here was really just waiting for a new prodigy album to buy. anyway, is it hyper-regional now or is grime a thing anywhere outside the u.k.?

it's arguably more popular now in the US than it ever has been!

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/31/british-mcs-stormzy-jammz-little-simz-krept-konan-novelist
http://www.nme.com/blogs/festivals-blog/grime-invasion-of-america-769756

etc

Pro-life terrorism.

i will take your word for it, tracer hand. i know there are people who still like drum & bass in the states. i don't know who they are, but i'm pretty sure they exist.

at least 4 college radio stations across 3 different cities i've lived in all have/had drum & bass hours on the schedule

(u.s. cities obv)

The very first episode of Spooks (Not called Spooks in the U.S.) that I watched was about anti-abortion bombings. But, to be fair, the anti-abortion Brits were led by an American.

Talk about far-fetched.

Pro-life terrorism.

otm. this is strictly a US cultural phenomenon. and in typically US fashion, there are plenty of people who make money off it.

beloved los angeles college radio station kcrw used to go hard on jungle/dnb nights in the 90s

best dj sets i heard at that time because vancouver was musically lagging by a decade at that point

scott i share your skepta-cism

There's an actual root beer thread but this is where we talked about root beer last month so eh.

I bought a fizzy drink in the local Chinese supermarket, not knowing what it was, but the can looked kind of Dr Pepper-like so I figured why not. Opened it, familiar smell, kind of like Germolene... wait, didn't I have a drink which tasted of Germolene last month too?

Oh yes. I appear to be drinking Chinese root beer, more or less. https://starkravingblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/wonderful-world-of-root-beer-watsons.html

(My can just says 沙示, but even if it had said Sarsae I don't think I'd have made the connection to Sarsaparilla, though it might have made me think of Sarson's vinegar which might have dissuaded me from buying it...)

I was in China for ten years before I tried Sarsae. It's like rubbish watered down root beer. I did live on Watson's soda water for a year or two though. I never did get over the absurdity of the only manufacturer of American-style soft drinks being the nation's biggest drugstore chain.