As I am an avid P.G. Wodehouse fan, I’ve read most of the
novels and stories, and am perplexed by the importance of
“getting the brown egg” at breakfast. In the stories, it’s
obvious that it’s considered a good thing to get the brown egg, and a bad thing if someone else has beat you to it.
I’ve had both white eggs and brown eggs from the local market and can’t discern any difference.
So what’s the deal with brown eggs? Was it just a good-luck sign, like getting the bigger piece of the wishbone?
At one time brown eggs were less common than nowadays.
As usual with us Brits, percieved rarity and posession of it implies either higher status or better quality.
It is just a matter of snobbery, we all know that brown eggs taste no differant.
If you were served a brown egg as a guest then it was almost a sign of flattery.
Things have changed somewhat and brown eggs no longer have the cachet they once did.
It’s as simple as that.
On another bit of British homelife, why do people have carpet in the bathroom? I find this incredibly stupid. It is extremely hard to not get it wet (some places do have a mat at least). Is there some reason for this? Other than necessitating the yearly redecoration of the house so that the new bathroom floor matches the house?
How about those utterly repulsive mats shaped to fit around the base of the toilet, just imagine what it gets like after a year of drunken blokes aiming and missing.
What about those bog seat covers that match those repellant mats.Now why the f**k do people do that?
No answer, its an embarrasing national trait but I suppose it’s less harmful than having a habit of invading small latin-American nations.
Because we have mothers who give them to us, by force if necessary, and sometimes they are even coloured PINK! Grrr. Grr. Grr. Yes, they are revolting.
Yep, dumb as it is I have carpeting in my bathroom, too. It’s especially stupid because I have a 4 room apartment. Two of the rooms are carpeted. Wanna guess which? The bathroom and the kitchen. The living room and the bedroom are wood. Go figure.