Yes! It doesn't make sense. Probably originated from a time when people needed to get as many calories in as they could at meal times - a habit which has stuck in an age of excess...
I'm of British origin so I can see things from both perspectives. These are the things that strike me most after living abroad for some years (some of which I'm guilty of myself so please forgive my self-fellow Brit depracation)
1) Putting milk in tea nearly all of the time (The first…Â
When I first moved to Spain, I asked for "una paja" with my drink. The barman looked slightly pleased with himself but he didn't get me the straw I thought I'd asked for. It turns out that straw in Spanish is "pajita" whereas I had asked for a wank. I frequently see the barman around…Â
Tongue in cheek or not, the fact is that this is another form of shaming women, not for their body this time around,but rather, for their age. It sarcastically suggests that on reaching 30, a woman is 'over the hill' and therefore fair game for ridicule. Shame on you BuzzFeed...
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