American things

It's probably some relic from 18th century English apothecaries.

This is the only place I've seen Rx in the UK:

https://i.imgur.com/YaH6h6p.jpg

Indeed... I was gonna say that the Royal Trux logo makes less sense to those unfamilar with the comman usage of Rx in the US.

"ketchup"

big tough dudes who are scared to be naked or see others naked

_*Rx* is a common abbreviation for medical prescriptions derived from the Latin verb recipere, "take / receive"._

Is this used anywhere outside of the US?

"ketchup"

fuckin right

take your catsup bullshit elsewhere

I regret to inform you that the catsup bullshit is even more American than ketchup

yeah ketchup is tbh widespread

catsup is American and only american that ive ever seen

Except that "ketchup" derives from Dutch/Malay "ketjap." But hey let's not let anything like facts get in the way of cheap anti-US
zings

The etymology of the word ketchup is unclear and has multiple competing theories:

also im not seeing the vicious anti yank zing here but hey

_"ketchup"_

fuckin right

take your catsup bullshit elsewhere

"Catsup" is about as American a word as it's possible to be.

The etymology of the word ketchup is unclear and has multiple competing theories:

i think you meant to quote/link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup#Etymology .... and, dang!

"Fancy" ketchup

Some ketchup in the U.S. is labeled "Fancy". This is a USDA grade, relating to specific gravity. Fancy ketchup has a higher tomato solid concentration than other USDA grades.

ain't that America!

Said here's your ketchup, fancy don't let me down!

"i think you meant to quote/link"

well how very presumptuous

sure the difference in use of the word "fancy" between USA/UK has led to some hilarious misunderstandings re:costumes at "fancy dress" parties.

cmon you even pasted the colon

like so much digital catsup

xp

i post precisely what i mean to say, nothing more, nothing less!

the Heinz squeeze nozzle of posters

I think the only American I’ve ever heard say “catsup” was Porky Pig

That's one more cartoon pig than anywhere outside the US tbf

I always thought it was pronounced like "ketchup" regardless of how it was spelled.

_*Rx* is a common abbreviation for medical prescriptions derived from the Latin verb recipere, "take / receive"._

Is this used anywhere outside of the US?

Yeah, in medicine worldwide, but it’s more like a term of trade rather than in widespread use. Also Hx, patient history, Dx, diagnosis, etc.
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, April 25, 2024 11:19 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

Yep. I work at a hospital in the UK and we use all of these.

I don't understand the original post though. What's wrong with ketchup? It's a hell of a lot better than red sauce or tomato sauce both of which I've heard here and are dumb. Tomato sauce is for pasta duh. Red sauce is just inexcusable.

^ classic American thing

On behalf of the culture behind salsa roja I must reluctantly fp enbb

I also don’t understand the original post tho, virtually everybody says ketchup here ime (incidentally it is called catsup in Mexico but otherwise I think that is a specifically American regionalism so yeah a baffling counter to the odd original post)

here ime

is there anywhere else

Than the uk? Happily yes

Using "english" when playing cue sports (= side spin)

ketchup/tomato sauce is interchangeable in my own cultural experience

hi sorry, what

My late Sicilian grandmother is attempting to climb out of her grave

tell her to tomato sauce

Lol

Happily yes

I wonder if it’s possible that a poster from another place, posting on a borad historically overpopulated with people from another place, on a thread started by a person from another place to simply note “American things,” might simply be noting the existence of a sweetened American-derived product that, for eg, Heinz gave up on even manufacturing in that place after a concerted campaign of decades to increase their sales of ketchup vs their own version of the local condiment languished in single-digit percentages

Baked beans?

I guess “baked beans” is probably an American thing

saying "red sauce" "brown sauce" clearly indicates that I know this is chemical shit but I'm eating it anyway. 👍

brb making brown sauce

sure the difference in use of the word "fancy" between USA/UK has led to some hilarious misunderstandings re:costumes at "fancy dress" parties.

― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length)

i just use "fancy" to mean "gay"

mind you i mean every word to mean "gay"

saying "red sauce" "brown sauce" clearly indicates that I know this is chemical shit but I'm eating it anyway. 👍

― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length)

see i don't read it that way, i have these arguments with my second oldest brother, who lives in cincinnati and is thus obligated to defend their disgusting idea of "chili", despite his being a chef. what he says is "as long as you think of it as a red sauce and not chili it's fine". "red sauce", "brown sauce", "white sauce", to me these are respected culinary terms.

I'm pretty sure "brown sauce" in Blighty doesn't mean espagnole it means this stuff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_sauce

also cincinnati chili is good not bad fyiyd

_ Happily yes_

I wonder if it’s possible that a poster from another place, posting on a borad historically overpopulated with people from another place, on a thread started by a person from another place to simply note “American things,” might simply be noting the existence of a sweetened American-derived product that, for eg, Heinz gave up on even manufacturing in that place after a concerted campaign of decades to increase their sales of ketchup vs their own version of the local condiment languished in single-digit percentages

itt: brown sauce, pasted colons

I'm pretty sure "brown sauce" in Blighty doesn't mean espagnole it means this stuff

Great stuff, especially on a square sliced sausage in a roll.

Brown colons are an international phenomenon

when I worked at Chevy's Fresh Mex in the early 2000s, there was a marinade for the fajitas that was called out on the menu as "Agua Negra".

one doofus, probably trying to brag about his very cursory knowledge of Spanish for his date, kept concern trolling me about it, saying "did you know in Spanish that means BROWN WATER?! I sure hope they're not slathering our steak in MUSTY OLD BROWN WATER", and like the more he went on it didn't seem like he was kidding. I should have just told him we put feces in our food cos he seemed unwilling to believe me that we weren't poisoning the food and advertising it on the menu.

in actuality it's just a soy-sauce based marinade, something like

1 cup Soy Sauce
2 cups Pineapple Juice
2 tablespoons ground Cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons minced Garlic
1/4 cup freshly squeezed Lime Juice