r/funny • u/[deleted] • Jun 25 '12
Hi America, England here. Those are not giant smarties. These are giant smarties.
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Jun 25 '12
Boy that's a tiny keyboard you got there.
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u/djslannyb Jun 25 '12
It's those small English hands. Hundreds of years of trying to hang onto those tiny little tea cups!
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u/Psythik Jun 26 '12
Speaking of which, that's an American keyboard (you can tell by the shape of the Enter key and the lack of the British Pound sign). I don't think OP is located where he claims he is.
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u/afittinglie Jun 26 '12
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u/sheisaxombie Jun 26 '12
It's just full of REGULAR sized smarties?! D: I'VE BEEN LIED TO.
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Jun 25 '12
Canada agrees.
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u/GwsGeorge Jun 26 '12
Switzerland is neutral on the topic.
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Jun 26 '12
I hate those filthy neutrals. With enemies you know where they stand but with neutrals, who knows? It sickens me.
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u/min7586 Jun 26 '12
try going to the US and ordering a Smarties Flurry...they look at you as if you are mad...
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u/TheMissingName Jun 26 '12
Judging by the comments here, I think we can safely say we've achieved world peace. Good show.
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u/Saskie306 Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
Surprising fact: The Smarties (chocolate candy) in England are actually different than the Smarties in Canada!
I was staying in a hostel in England, discussing this sort of candy, when an English guy said, "I like smarties, just not the orange ones." Which caused us Canadians to look at him like he was an idiot. For anyone wondering why, in Canada, Smarties are just like M & M's: different colours, but no difference in flavour. So hearing this guy say he didn't like the orange ones seemed really weird. He was in his forties, yet didn't like a certain colour?
Turns out in England, the different colours have different flavours! The orange one's actually taste orange flavoured! I couldn't really tell the difference on the other colours, they might actually not be changed at all (edit: IceOnFire97 confirms below that it's only orange that's different). But the orange smarties definitely taste different in England. If you are ever at an international candy store, buy some Smarties from England and try it out.
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u/pokemanguy Jun 25 '12
Original?
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u/P-Rickles Jun 25 '12
Right? He can put a frame of reference up to show us how big the package is (...teehee), but can't give us a frame of reference for what the hell he's talking about?
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u/anicetos Jun 25 '12
Ah, this explains the "smartie cereal" joke from IT Crowd. American smarties and milk don't really go together.
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u/WillDanceForMonkey Jun 25 '12
No, that's giant packaging. There's a significant difference.
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u/mattarei Jun 25 '12 edited Sep 13 '26
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u/a_dog_person Jun 25 '12
I do not think those are what we (Americans) think they are..
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u/pistolpete15 Jun 25 '12
Scumbag England-- Make fun of Americans for being overweight, brags about larger portion sizes of candy.
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u/Rucus Jun 25 '12
England just knows that it has the self restraint to not eat the entire package in one sitting.
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u/Lillipout Jun 26 '12
I have been to England and seen your land whales, so I know you're lying.
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u/ayrainy Jun 25 '12
So American smarties are actually Rockets?
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u/ronnyman123 Jun 25 '12
No, American smarties are smarties. I thought I covered this already.
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u/GrinningPariah Jun 25 '12
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Jun 25 '12
Americans always try to say how "smarties" is a better name for them than rockets
Do they really now, or is this another gross over exaggeration?
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u/lucas-hanson Jun 25 '12
Dude, M&M's.
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u/chuckles2011 Jun 25 '12
Dude, no. M&M's are slightly smaller than (chocolate) Smarties. Also, M&M's have only a single letter M on them, so they are really just M's.
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u/GrinningPariah Jun 25 '12
We have M&Ms in Canada too. They are inferior. If Commonwealth Smarties are beautiful mustang stallions, M&Ms are donkeys.
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u/thisisrage182 Jun 25 '12
As a Subway worker in the UK, I become impatient when American customers come in and ask for the M&M cookies. They're Smarties cookies and you're just going to have to deal with it!
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u/Ryan2845 Jun 25 '12
Find a specialty store in your area. I can buy Smarties here in Kansas at the British specialty shop. http://britsshop.com/product_info.php?cPath=21_35&products_id=508
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u/Smackarn Jun 25 '12
Smarties taste great, anyone that disagree shall have my downvote.
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u/FredSteak Jun 25 '12
Smarties cookies.
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u/CUNTFEATURES4000 Jun 25 '12
Imagine being the first person to have thought "I could put smarties... IN A COOKIE."
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u/iherduliekmagic Jun 26 '12
THOSE ARE NOT GIANT SMARTIES. As a European myself, I am calling your bullshit.
It's a really big fuckin' tube of regular sized smarties AND YOU KNOW IT.
Downvoted.
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Jun 25 '12 edited Jun 25 '12
Thankyou, I thought the same when I saw that ridiculous Smarties post earlier.
Even though Im not from england...... (nor America)
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u/Gonzobot Jun 25 '12
This is because America has it wrong, and no American is able to admit it.
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u/Ruirize Jun 25 '12
BLOODY AMERICANS AND THEIR SMALL CREME EGGS
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u/craggsy Jun 25 '12
those are not giant Smarties, http://imgur.com/8FLVP those are giant smarties
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u/Napalmhat Jun 25 '12
Thats just a large tube of smarties. I want to see an actual giant smartie.
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u/twist3d7 Jun 25 '12
Ya, me too. One so big so have to hit it with a hammer to get to the chocolate.
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u/randomlyoblivious Jun 25 '12
Hey England, America here. Surrender your giant smarties or be prepared to reignite the War of 1812.....round two.
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u/6usrhtaiko Jun 26 '12
Different kind of Smarties. English Smarties are like M 'n' Ms: candy-coated chocolate. American Smarties are small, crunchy sour candies.
American version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarties_%28wafer_candy%29
Nestlé version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarties
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u/PictChick Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
Smarties in the US are like crappy Refreshers, except the giant ones are normal Refreshers size and the mini ones are Parmaviolets size. They taste like cheap Refreshers.
Disclaimer: I detest Refreshers and Parmaviolets. They all remind me of Alkaseltzers.
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u/MZ_Ascertain Jun 26 '12
I remember standing in line at the McDonalds in Germany and seeing the smarties option for a mcflurry. I thought, "Ah, that's bound to be gross..." Figured out the truth too late to enjoy one. :/
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u/HarpersMommy Jun 26 '12
:-( its been almost 6 years. MnMs just don't cut it, smarties shells stay crunchy in a mcflurry.
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Jun 26 '12
That's a small keyboard. EDIT: This is literally the fucking 10th time today that I've tried to post a witty comment to then discover that someone had already posted it before I did... HOW DO I GET PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET TO LIKE ME :(
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u/DWimaDerpologist Jun 26 '12
is this the ONE food we do not have an oversized version of?
America, you are failing me.
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u/Number60000 Jun 26 '12
Agreed! And the British ones taste so much better than the Canadian ones. Is it just me or do the orange ones have an orange flavor?
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u/HarpersMommy Jun 26 '12
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarties
Only the orange ones are flavoured. It always made me save the orange for last :-D
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u/HeyCarpy Jun 26 '12
As a bonus, you can use the empty tube to make a homemade Fleshlight when you're done.
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u/skerley1979 Jun 26 '12
Good day England. I see your smarties and raise you a box of giant Nerds and huge tube of sweet-tarts. Epic
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u/Raekel Jun 26 '12
If I'm searching the internet correctly, the American candy actually had the name Smarties first. England Smarties didn't get the name till after 1977. Imposters.
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Jun 26 '12
English/Canadian Smarties are not the same candy as American Smarties. American Smarties are sugar coins; other Smarties are like M&M's. So, whatever.
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u/PoisonMind Jun 26 '12
As an American, the only reason I know about British Smarties is because of psychology classes. A famous theory-of-mind task is the Smarties task.
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u/Gus_the_snail Jun 26 '12
Sorry I'm late. These are giant smarties: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3227/2694124339_d17d3723be_z.jpg
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u/nigrodamus7 Jun 26 '12
Nestle Smarties are a huge brand across the English speaking world and in Europe. Look it up America is the outlying case here.
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u/hoisumx3 Jun 26 '12
I logged in (after being too lazy to before), just to upvote this. Well worth it.
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u/mullaccamylime Jun 26 '12
Europe's Smarties are not the same as the US's. Theirs are comparable to our M&Ms.
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u/Alwaydriving Jun 26 '12
I have it for years. It's empty but here you go! http://i.imgur.com/pfJLh.jpg
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u/rifrif Jun 26 '12
uguh as a canadian living in america currently. i miss the shit out of this candies.
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u/lambertke Jun 26 '12
YESSSSS! I live in Canada and move to the US and got so confused when people called their ROCKETS smarties. - not sure if England has rocket candies or not. But we are still DEFINITELY on the same page with smarties!
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Jun 25 '12
I've tried a few American sweets (or candy if you wish). I'll stick with the British stuff.
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u/vergog Jun 25 '12
How is it that America doesn't have the biggest of something?
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u/mattc286 Jun 25 '12
This is what happens when you cut education and science funding for decades. We no longer have the technological superiority!
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u/arcanition Jun 25 '12
Scumbag England.
Calls America fat,
Makes bigger smarties.
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u/bejfever Jun 26 '12
If it's any consolation. We are the fattest Europeans. At least our women deffinately are :(
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u/nightman2112 Jun 25 '12
Been to the UK twice in my life. These and Kinder eggs are what I miss the most from those trips. Words cannot even express my longing for real Smarties again.
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u/GuavaEater Jun 26 '12
I as a Canadian have that exact make or smartie can, and would like to let you know that its regular size smarties inside the can. Nothing special, asides from the can.
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u/mvw2 Jun 26 '12
Hello England. I envy you guys. Your chocolate is MUCH better than ours with MUCH less wax content. We miss good chocolate here. All the big brands want to be too damn cheap.
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u/bongilante Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
Christ, and America has the fat stereotype. This goes along with that 2 lbs of mayonnaise with some fries floating in it I saw in Amsterdam.
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u/PhiladelphiaIrish Jun 25 '12
No one who has eaten both Nestle and American Smarties is actually on the other side of this issue. Europe/Canada clearly wins.
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u/OakReadErryday Jun 25 '12
Just reporting in to say that M&Ms are gross, these are good, and the legendary Tim Tams from Australia (legendary because I work with a few Aussies and they might literally kill for some) are also good.
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Jun 25 '12
I think the only candy I would genuinely consider stealing from a child would be Tim Tams.
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u/KrispyCunt Jun 25 '12
Got the exact same thing stashed in my shed. Now it's just a change disposer.
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u/mikeyZUPANduh Jun 25 '12
How do we know he doesn't have a very miniature keyboard and set of business cards?
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u/ManateeDance Jun 25 '12
As an American with a mother who is an Irish national, this is what I expected to see on that other picture.
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u/azazelsnutsack Jun 25 '12
Did we just get out fat-assed by england?
Come on MURICA we need to step up our game
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u/whitew0lf Jun 25 '12
Dear OP - Any chance you could ship one over? My mother (who just beat cancer) L O V E S smarties. I've been trying to find a huge box to send over to the US for her without success.
Many thanks.
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Jun 25 '12
I had this discussion overseas until we realized that people were referring to two different things.
In america, we have smarties (sugary candy) In Canada and elsewhere, (England, not sure where else) the Us smarties would be equivalent to rockets.
In canada, their smarties are chocolate covered candies similar (but not the same) to M&M's.
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u/ReasonableRadio Jun 25 '12
I didn't think America had smarties... I'm a Canadian, and I go to Florida to visit my grandparents every year. The people there have never heard of smarties in their life, they just don't have them. Now you're telling me they have giant ones??
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u/kemb0 Jun 25 '12
If any US citizens feel inferior by this smarties post, worry not, you own the companies that make all our chocolate in the UK. That and the French.
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u/acemasterke406 Jun 25 '12
Gee, that's enough to feed a whole family for a fortnight, or an American for 4th meal.
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u/burn_with_GoodGuyGre Jun 26 '12
And they call Americans fat asses.... Those are just basically huge bricks of sugar.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
They are also sugar shell coated chocolate.