To wonder why.. (brace yourself)

[BackAgainSlimLady]

Single cucumbers from the supermarket come wrapped in plastic.. but single courgettes don’t?

if you ask me.. courgettes have a slightly more fragile skin that cucumber.. so why the lack of protection?

And, er, France.

Would it blow your tiny mind to find out that a lot of Brits have no idea what egg plant and cilantro are because we call them aubergine and coriander?

I'd be quite surprised that Brits didn't know what zucchini and egg plant are. Cilantro might be less well known but not convinced that's not known either.

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Isn't it because you usually cook courgettes and eat cucumber raw?

Though that thought doesn't really follow on with other fruit and veg!!!

I think it's time to lob in a damp squib.

Because we're British

With a rather unhappy damn squid?

That one really amused me when I heard it.

So you have never seen a UK cookery show or read a UK chef recipe book?

Never never ever heard these terms? Yet in the UK we do know that other countries use different names. How is that possible I wonder🤔

I think you'll find the expression is damp squid. You see, squids live in the sea, so they're damp and floppy after you've caught them. So something that's a bit of a flop is a damp squid.

(In case the winking emoji isn't enough, I am joking!).

Because in the uk they are called courgettes,and have always been called this

Excuse me!!!! I live in NZ and they very much are called courgettes here. Some people do call them zucchini, but they are advertised by the supermarkets as courgettes.

Cucumbers come in plastic because of me. I buy them and forget about them until they are mush. The plastic keeps it all contained.

Google obviously can't spell or pronounce !!

You’ve got me wondering about poor delicate little raspberries here.

Here's another reference, @schtompy

www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/just-deserts.html

I have already commented that courgette is normally used in NZ, but so what if Australians and Kiwis have adopted Americanisms? What has it got to do with you? We are closer to America than we are to Britain, we share the same ocean, why should we cling to the way a country a very long way from us, which most of us have no real ties to, pronounces words?

The word courgette is french. Its used in France, UK and apparently New Zealand too.
Zucchini is Italian word for the same thing, and is used in Italy, USA and Australia.

Its really not that weird for different countries to have different words for things.

Which rather begs the question why you are a frequent post on Mumsnet which is a British based forum. Don't you get tired of the references being mostly British!

Oh and have recent Danish heritage and family but don't bang on about common references in my family not being used on here!

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No we speak English that is what they are called.

It went off the rails by the 3rd reply 🙃

I have always known them as courgettes in the UK but as Zucchini in mainland Europe.

Not only that... Here in Aus, confectionery items are called lollies and bedding is called Manchester.

Mind = blown!