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108. no the actual middle class american breakfast

Reply to Vinnie From Indy (Original post)

Sun Mar 9, 2014, 04:55 AM

Mar 2014

in a military household was cold cereal... occasional hot oatmeal or lumpy cream of wheat. Period.
Peanut butter/jelly sandwichs with chips and milk for lunch, meat and potatos for dinner. everyday.
My dad was a picky eater, nothing unusual, no food but what my mom cooked, if he didnt eat it we never saw it again.
You never helped yourself to the fridge or anything else, you didnt drink till you were done. You ate everything..... i used to have to stick stuff like brussel sprouts in my pocket to dump in toilet.....

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14 Breakfasts from around the world in pictures [View all] Vinnie From Indy Mar 2014 OP

The British, alas, understand breakfast aristocles Mar 2014 #1

Keep calm and don't stew the tea leaves! nt LiberalEsto Mar 2014 #6

Yes, had the Full English breakfast Tsiyu Mar 2014 #48

being honest d_r Mar 2014 #92

Looks like an amateur blog pipoman Mar 2014 #2

Cheers! Vinnie From Indy Mar 2014 #3

The person who did the "I imagine this is what folks in the USA have ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #4

The bacon? What about the gun? -nt CrispyQ Mar 2014 #17

I am attempting to stay away from the word "gun." nt ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #19

Oops, fail. CrispyQ Mar 2014 #20

. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #22

Da gun? It's to fend off yer sibliins and such hootinholler Mar 2014 #83

Yes, ridiculous. Igel Mar 2014 #18

And there should be a pot of coffee... ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #41

After you eat that much bacon (regularly), I'm guessing the gun will not be needed... hlthe2b Mar 2014 #33

They got right to the good stuff in Ireland. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #42

Ditch those flowery plates, put ones with flags on it. Add entertainment mag and bible The Straight Story Mar 2014 #35

...and throw a television tuned to Faux News up on the table. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #43

Well played The Straight Story Mar 2014 #44

The Gunner Shithead Gun Mug is the best part of it alcibiades_mystery Mar 2014 #84

It's complete bullshit NickB79 Mar 2014 #98

The traditional Estonian breakfast: LiberalEsto Mar 2014 #5

lol the US one with the gun on the side. nt treestar Mar 2014 #7

The Mexican breakfast looks the most sufrommich Mar 2014 #8

I liked that one, too! I loved the breakfasts I had in Mexico... CTyankee Mar 2014 #66

Conjuring up memories of huevos Motulenos. yum! bklyncowgirl Mar 2014 #116

That's the one I would have picked too. rdharma Mar 2014 #76

The eggs looked overcooked to me. Jenoch Mar 2014 #100

Salsa for breakfast exboyfil Mar 2014 #109

I grew up eating Grenki and still eat it today. delicious. JaneyVee Mar 2014 #9

My mother used to make grenki for us when I was a kid. Jenoch Mar 2014 #102

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Well aren't you Little Miss Sunshine! Vinnie From Indy Mar 2014 #11

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How are you this fine morning? hrmjustin Mar 2014 #29

she is back. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #30

It is slightly offensive, and would have been more so if not filled with so much truth. 1awake Mar 2014 #16

What is hagelslag? senseandsensibility Mar 2014 #12

Same stuff we sprinkle on a cake or ice cream. Codeine Mar 2014 #14

Lol senseandsensibility Mar 2014 #25

It's "jimmies!" At least that's what I called chocolate ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #21

I definitely could eat that. senseandsensibility Mar 2014 #26

Me too! ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #32

i think maybe it's a new england thing? i grew up in maine and we called em jimmies, i live in NY dionysus Mar 2014 #73

Never having been to Trinidad, Codeine Mar 2014 #13

That doubles does look really good. Never heard of it before. enough Mar 2014 #24

Similar to the recipe I used, Codeine Mar 2014 #36

I've been using quite a bit of chickpea flour lately. Did you sub it for all the flour, enough Mar 2014 #57

european idea of american breakfast: KG Mar 2014 #15

A bit off, I think... JHB Mar 2014 #28

It looks like Martin's Potato Bread. SMC22307 Mar 2014 #60

The coffee cup is a perfect addition to the picture Vinnie From Indy Mar 2014 #31

Way off, but you can tell it's a European's idea 'cause there's only one egg. n/t winter is coming Mar 2014 #37

What, no juice? n/t amandabeech Mar 2014 #94

Proof positive that breakfast is the best meal all day, everywhere! hedgehog Mar 2014 #23

Breakfast in Germany was kind of interesting Major Nikon Mar 2014 #34

Or soft boiled eggs... or medium boiled eggs. And the best butter with a selection of breads. n/t winter is coming Mar 2014 #38

It took a bit of getting used to, but I'm a big fan of the German breakfast Major Nikon Mar 2014 #40

I remember the same breakfasts in Germany. Jenoch Mar 2014 #103

Most mornings I have a garbage bagel with vegan cream cheese Codeine Mar 2014 #39

The best breakfast I ever had was at a medical center RandySF Mar 2014 #45

best american breakfast is Kali Mar 2014 #46

Exactly! Paulie Mar 2014 #52

My thought, too. I'm eating some right now, in fact LadyHawkAZ Mar 2014 #74

You beat me... 3catwoman3 Mar 2014 #79

leftover Chinese! blueamy66 Mar 2014 #110

Ah...Guinness Tsiyu Mar 2014 #47

That did *not* look like biscuits in the "Southern" breakfast....more like toasted English muffins. Lars39 Mar 2014 #49

I really like the gizzards Go Vols Mar 2014 #78

Haven't tried those! Lars39 Mar 2014 #81

Mexican, Southern US or Russian would do nicely! nt B2G Mar 2014 #50

Number 15 edbermac Mar 2014 #51

Now THAT is a splash of cold water to the face tkmorris Mar 2014 #54

I thought it was a trick thread. edbermac Mar 2014 #56

Nah, it's a good point tkmorris Mar 2014 #63

I like the look of the Chilaquiles DirkGently Mar 2014 #53

LOL @ Teckel 22! Guns and bacon, mmm mmm good! SMC22307 Mar 2014 #59

swing..... and a miss. NM_Birder Mar 2014 #70

Hurler on the ditch. SMC22307 Mar 2014 #72

There's a Mexican place not far from where I live that makes some amazing Chilaquiles. Initech Mar 2014 #82

Actually, I thought that the Swedish breakfast looked good. amandabeech Mar 2014 #95

Wasn't that the stuff in the tube? DirkGently Mar 2014 #114

You know, I like cheese and pickel sandwiches, too. amandabeech Mar 2014 #115

I've had many of those traditional British breakfasts BainsBane Mar 2014 #55

Usually when I have it... Spider Jerusalem Mar 2014 #64

I lived there for a time in the 80s BainsBane Mar 2014 #65

Rice is a staple in every meal in the Philippines. RandySF Mar 2014 #101

I think I'd like to mix Aerows Mar 2014 #58

My Mum used to make the best breakfast. janlyn Mar 2014 #61

Related, although on a more serious note. proverbialwisdom Mar 2014 #62

I visited that page some time ago left is right Mar 2014 #111

we have a box of hagelslag in the house right now Bombero1956 Mar 2014 #67

Australia I am calling them on treestar Mar 2014 #68

Weet-Bix *is* a cereal... Violet_Crumble Mar 2014 #69

Weetabix is the *best* cereal. Codeine Mar 2014 #75

I grew up on them. My nephew boasts of eating 8 each morning... Violet_Crumble Mar 2014 #80

What? No Vegemite? kwassa Mar 2014 #89

I only meant that as a play on words treestar Mar 2014 #88

Anyone ever hear of a "dingo breakfast?" 1000words Mar 2014 #71

The picture doesnt do the doubles justice bullimiami Mar 2014 #77

Why does the USA picture have a gun in it? Initech Mar 2014 #85

The Sig should have been in Swedens picture. ileus Mar 2014 #86

I'll bite, why should that photo been in Sweden's picture? Jenoch Mar 2014 #104

lol Liberal_in_LA Mar 2014 #87

Japanese breakfast! kwassa Mar 2014 #90

That's a fancy inn breakfast Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #96

I love miso soup. kwassa Mar 2014 #112

Glad I don't waste the time to make any of that in the morning RB TexLa Mar 2014 #91

I have a problem with the USA picture........ whistler162 Mar 2014 #93

And not enough guns. LisaL Mar 2014 #99

As an American I seem to be doing breakfast wrong since my usual breakfast usually looks like the on Arcanetrance Mar 2014 #97

My favorite breakfast is... Jenny_92808 Mar 2014 #105

That filipino breakfast looks good to me Scootaloo Mar 2014 #106

I can attest to the validity of the Dutch one. pnwest Mar 2014 #107

no the actual middle class american breakfast MFM008 Mar 2014 #108

haha, Dutch breakfast is right on. Dutch relatives eat that. mainer Mar 2014 #113