# The Daily Feud: Everyday international Things by Queen Tonya \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 25, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491 "2008-11-25T22:30:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/61 "2008-11-27T00:58:21Z")
Ahhhh!!! My second 2nd place in the past 2 or 3 weeks(the Rolling Stone one). Good job **Sigmagirl**. šŸ™‚ American Cheese was more common the Pie? Yeesh! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/62 "2008-11-27T02:23:48Z")
1. Franch fries 2. German engineering 3. Russian roulette 4. Irish whiskey 5. Italian 6. Chinese checkers 7. American pie 8. Netherland chocolate 9. Swiss watches 10. English watches ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/63 "2008-11-27T02:34:45Z")
It was a fun Feud, **Dolores** , even if it did make me hungry, thinking of all that food. Thanks to you and \*\*Queen Tonya \*\*for a good one! ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/64 "2008-11-27T03:34:50Z")
I remember back in the old days when I was in competition with Worm and Otakuloki. Now I have moved on. Sad for them. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/65 "2008-11-27T03:43:11Z")
I shall remind you of that, **gonzomax** , the next time youā€™re having pie in the basement. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/66 "2008-11-27T09:09:55Z")
1. French fries 2. German engineering 3. Russian dressing 4. Irish whiskey 5. Italian shoes 6. Chinese checkers 7. American cheese 8. Dutch rubs 9. Swiss watches 10. English reserve ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/67 "2008-11-27T13:31:28Z")
Iā€™m just so happy I didnā€™t follow the tanking at your own feud tradition, whew! Thanks to our lovely feudmaster **Rebo** , as always. ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/68 "2008-11-27T16:32:39Z")
1. French Cheese 2. German Beer 3. Russian Vodka 4. Irish Whiskey 5. Italian Pasta 6. Chinese Gong Fu 7. American Weapons 8. Dutch Marijuana 9. Swiss Chocolate 10. English Tea Itā€™s weird how the hardest two to answer were the two countries Iā€™ve lived in for a long period of time. EDIT: DOH! I thought Iā€™d be too late, but some threads have had 70+ responses without being finished beforeā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/69 "2008-11-28T14:03:14Z")
Wow! ::blinks:: Thanks! I guess Iā€™m an armchair traveler. \>\>goes off for an English muffin\>\> ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/70 "2008-11-28T14:12:48Z")
Ermā€¦ What the hell are Dutch ovens, Dutch cleansers, Dutch rabbits and Dutch Waggenbachs? And do people really associate chocolate and apple pie with Holland? We produce no such things as far as I can tell. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/71 "2008-11-28T14:15:07Z")
Might people be thinking of things that are assosiated with the Pensylvania Dutch? (but I do know you have dykes, clogs and windmills - one of which I used) ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/72 "2008-11-28T15:00:40Z")
> [@Svejk\_1](#): > > Ermā€¦ What the hell are Dutch ovens, Dutch cleansers, Dutch rabbits and Dutch Waggenbachs? And do people really associate chocolate and apple pie with Holland? We produce no such things as far as I can tell. Dutch apple pie is apple pie with a delicious crumbly topping, as opposed to a regular crust top. Dutch ovens are a type of heavy-duty cooking pot with a lid. Commonly made of cast iron, often used in camping. The rabbits are just a breed of rabbit, dunno why theyā€™re called that. And Dutch Wagenbach is the name of a television show character on a cop show. Old Dutch Cleanser was a brand name of scouring powder I think, AFAIK it hasnā€™t been made in years. So what do you all call American that weā€™d be confused about? ---
**Author:** ![bink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@bink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bink)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/73 "2008-11-28T15:16:58Z")
I saw ā€œAmericanā€ salad dressing at a store in Belgium once. Unfortunately, I didnā€™t buy it so I canā€™t tell you what it was. When I used to tend bar, I was once asked for a Whiskey American, which is whiskey and ā€œdry gingerā€ā€¦ ginger ale sufficed. ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/74 "2008-11-28T16:10:30Z")
šŸ™‚ > [@Queen\_Tonya](#): > > Dutch apple pie is apple pie with a delicious crumbly topping, as opposed to a regular crust top. > Dutch ovens are a type of heavy-duty cooking pot with a lid. Commonly made of cast iron, often used in camping. > The rabbits are just a breed of rabbit, dunno why theyā€™re called that. And Dutch Wagenbach is the name of a television show character on a cop show. Old Dutch Cleanser was a brand name of scouring powder I think, AFAIK it hasnā€™t been made in years. > > So what do you all call American that weā€™d be confused about? Well, for starters, pretty much every development in politics or the economy is referred to as ā€˜Americanizationā€™ regardless of whether this developments actually makes us more like America or whether the US had anything to do with this development. Other than that, though, nothing springs to mind as far as the Dutch language is concerned (except that _steak tartare_ is referred to as _filet amĆ©ricain_, but thatā€™s French so that would be cheating), but I do know that the Russian word for rollercoaster is ā€˜American mountainsā€™ (ŠŠ¼ŠµŃ€ŠøŠŗŠ°Š½ŃŠŗŠøŠµ Š³Š¾Ń€ŠŗŠø -Amerikanskiye Gorki). Intriguingly, the [wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_coaster#Russian_Mountains)on roller coasters tells us that the first roller coasters are argued to have started in Russia or at least to haven been referred to as ā€˜Russian mountainsā€™ in early 19th century France. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491/75 "2008-11-28T17:19:42Z")
> [@Svejk\_1](#): > > Ermā€¦ What the hell are Dutch ovens, Dutch cleansers, Dutch rabbits and Dutch Waggenbachs? And do people really associate chocolate and apple pie with Holland? We produce no such things as far as I can tell. AIUI for historically long period Holland (or precisely Dutch companies) had a monopoly on high grade cocoa production. So, while Holland didnā€™t grow any cocoa, the best chocolate was coming from Holland, and later simply Dutch companies. Hence the reason I went with Dutch Chocolate. But my idea of what might be common knowledge is seriously skewed. šŸ˜ƒ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-everyday-international-things-by-queen-tonya-game-over/474491.md?page=3)