May I ask what "bollards" are?? I'm American (don't know much UK slang at all), and I'm curious. I would love to try some of these foods though, just to try them. My sister's planning on making a Woolton pie sometime. :D
I wish they had the recipes for this. If they got healthier just in a week, I would love to try this for maybe two or three weeks. just to see the difference.
My grandparents were children during this time and my Grandmother's family survived the Clydebank Blitz. Their house was bombed and my Great Grandfather was in it. He survived but he was missing for six weeks until he asked for a cigarette from my Great Grandmother on the street one day. So, watching this is really sad for me...
It's quite odd, I was born in 1994 and yet hearing air raid sirens sends shivers down my spine. It's just that sense of knowing whats about to happen.
@RedRoosterRoad Born in 1988 here, and knowing that my grandparents as well as other relatives... and the 1950's had rationing too... if you watch that one... it's interesting to listen to the old stories... even if they are a bit fucked up... that side of my family are not nice people...
@AnjelRocker It was just a very, very bad time for Europe. My grandad was able to tell me and my mum stories about what it was like living through it all.
What an interesting show! As an American born in 1986, I never learned much about what the war was like for Britain, but this was very informative and entertaining. :D
@BlackFoIiage To be fair, depending on the school you went to over here in the UK, you'd be very unlikely to learn anything about what the war was like. You just learn solid Hitler and German goverment. Which is rather odd but spiralled into half the content of the History Channel.
@Hotshotter3000 Yes, however our main priority was never with Japan. We had a Victory in Europe day (VE day) and a Victory in Japan day (VJ day) VE day was just the end of hostility's in Europe :)
@RedRoosterRoad They also declared war on the UK on December 7th 1941, before they declared war on the UK. I can try and find the site where I read it.
the toffee carrots sound pretty minging. But I'll try anything once, perhaps not finish it though. I used to play this game where you would get blind folded and then your friend would pick something from the cupboard to feed you. could be anything, salt, pepper, or chilli sauce. once I got cod liver oil. I almost threw up. lol
@Rowan07001484 Your nostalgia brightened my day :) That game is how I discovered my tabasco sauce allergy. Thank god it splashed on my wrist. I can still feel the burning agony... Memories...
as an American i'm very interested to see that kids in Britain seem to have a problem with tapioca, but they love it so much in the US!
JabberwocckyChamber 1 month ago
tapioca :D i used to like it :P
fiddleandcatz 1 month ago
May I ask what "bollards" are?? I'm American (don't know much UK slang at all), and I'm curious. I would love to try some of these foods though, just to try them. My sister's planning on making a Woolton pie sometime. :D
CrystalChord2010 2 months ago in playlist Supersizers Wartime
@CrystalChord2010 A bollard is a small stout post. You can tie up ships to them at a quayside and they are also used to block off streets to cars.
scubabunny81 2 months ago
@scubabunny81 Ah, I get it now, thank you for the information!
CrystalChord2010 2 months ago
@CrystalChord2010 i've heard the term "Bollard" in both countries, but Americans are more prone to say "post" instead.
JabberwocckyChamber 1 month ago
I wish they had the recipes for this. If they got healthier just in a week, I would love to try this for maybe two or three weeks. just to see the difference.
cupidxxrawr 5 months ago
My grandparents were children during this time and my Grandmother's family survived the Clydebank Blitz. Their house was bombed and my Great Grandfather was in it. He survived but he was missing for six weeks until he asked for a cigarette from my Great Grandmother on the street one day. So, watching this is really sad for me...
AnjelRocker 5 months ago in playlist The Supersizers Go
@AnjelRocker Why is it sad?
He survived didn't he?
RedRoosterRoad 4 months ago
@RedRoosterRoad Just seeing how they lived for six years... one can not imagine how it is...
AnjelRocker 4 months ago
@AnjelRocker Oh right, yes I quite agree.
It's quite odd, I was born in 1994 and yet hearing air raid sirens sends shivers down my spine. It's just that sense of knowing whats about to happen.
RedRoosterRoad 4 months ago
@RedRoosterRoad Born in 1988 here, and knowing that my grandparents as well as other relatives... and the 1950's had rationing too... if you watch that one... it's interesting to listen to the old stories... even if they are a bit fucked up... that side of my family are not nice people...
AnjelRocker 4 months ago
@AnjelRocker It was just a very, very bad time for Europe. My grandad was able to tell me and my mum stories about what it was like living through it all.
A very bad time..
RedRoosterRoad 4 months ago
0:43 that chick is pretty. :)
AnjelRocker 5 months ago in playlist The Supersizers Go
Britain may have won the war but we had to feed the Germans and the rationing got worse. Rationing did not end until 1954! I ate whale and hated it.
Euphobia2 6 months ago
Onions were rare after th fall of the Channel islands? Since when were we renouned for onions????
whowantsabighug 7 months ago
I think the "fatter" feeling Sue said she had was actually her muscles bulking up on the diet she was on.
Ashleyls17 8 months ago
I'm loving this show because it combines my two favorite things: history and food!!
DrVonChilla 9 months ago 2
Sue really shone in this episode...she had the real War-time spirit,stiff upper lip and make-do attitude towards the whole week.
teufelstaub 10 months ago 7
.. i like tapioca.. lol. XDbut then again fish eyes in goo.. isent... the best way of advertising
salemgirl123 11 months ago 4
What an interesting show! As an American born in 1986, I never learned much about what the war was like for Britain, but this was very informative and entertaining. :D
BlackFoIiage 11 months ago 31
@BlackFoIiage To be fair, depending on the school you went to over here in the UK, you'd be very unlikely to learn anything about what the war was like. You just learn solid Hitler and German goverment. Which is rather odd but spiralled into half the content of the History Channel.
CorvusMoore 1 month ago
On May 8th 1945 Germany surrendered. But there was still Japan...
Hotshotter3000 1 year ago
@Hotshotter3000 I was wondering that one too
rosiejane66 11 months ago
@rosiejane66 But the British home front was no longer in danger. And with this programme being for the BBC that's what it was concerned with. VE day.
Rulinator 9 months ago
@Hotshotter3000 Yes, however our main priority was never with Japan. We had a Victory in Europe day (VE day) and a Victory in Japan day (VJ day) VE day was just the end of hostility's in Europe :)
RedRoosterRoad 9 months ago
@RedRoosterRoad But wasn't it Japan who declared war on the UK?
qwertasdcfghjklmo24z 7 months ago
@qwertasdcfghjklmo24z Japan declared war on the US.
:)
RedRoosterRoad 7 months ago
@RedRoosterRoad They also declared war on the UK on December 7th 1941, before they declared war on the UK. I can try and find the site where I read it.
qwertasdcfghjklmo24z 7 months ago
I want to wear sue's carrot costume for halloween haha. I love and admire Sue. She's the best from all the rest of the comedians on tv.
optimisticbabe 1 year ago
the toffee carrots sound pretty minging. But I'll try anything once, perhaps not finish it though. I used to play this game where you would get blind folded and then your friend would pick something from the cupboard to feed you. could be anything, salt, pepper, or chilli sauce. once I got cod liver oil. I almost threw up. lol
Rowan07001484 1 year ago 16
@Rowan07001484 Your nostalgia brightened my day :) That game is how I discovered my tabasco sauce allergy. Thank god it splashed on my wrist. I can still feel the burning agony... Memories...
DIGIxPUNKx1996 1 year ago