The Real Cost of Living in Britain

Radiantsoul

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Must admit, fish and chips around here do seem on the expensive side, £5.20 at my nearest, for normal cod and chips.

I think that chips do seem quite a lot worse than they used to be 20 years ago. But on the plus side the variety of other fastfood seems to have improved.

PasturesNew

About half the chipshops where I live shut down in the winter, they're just open for the tourist season. Even the Thursday night before Good Friday at 9pm you can struggle to find a chippy open.

Then, once they open, they price stuff high, and put the prices up each year, because the tourists will pay it.

Radiantsoul

Generali wrote: »

An interesting article:

http://www.yesdebtfree.co.uk/articles/the-real-cost-of-living-in-britain/

I have never really met anyone who claims they have too much money and everyone seems to spend up to their income level.

I do wonder how people survive on very low salaries though.

Graham_Devon

I really want some fish and chips!

Decent though, not polystyrene skanky stuff.

suburbanwifey

PasturesNew wrote: »

After I posted that I thought some more and realised that no one person could eat a whole "large cod". So a family of 4 would usually, imho, be fed with "2 large cod and a large chips".

I think I'm a 10-12 now
Been tucking into lots of sweeties and biscuits.... and pies.

Goodness, you people must have small appetites! I am a size 10 and I can certainly eat a large cod and a large chips, with mushy peas and a few slices of bread and butter!

In fact, in Scotland, a Fish Supper is usually 2 fish & Chips

I eat myself slim lol - I am a great believer in dieting makes you fat, never had to diet lol

I'd spend £20 on supper at the Indian take out for 2, yet from what a lot of you say, that would feed at least 4 - maybe we are just greedy :rotfl:

suburbanwifey

anna25071970 wrote: »

In our local chippy (which does free delivery over £7 to boot), you can get a large cod in batter for £3.50 (enough for 2 people), large chips for £1.80 (enough for 2 people), pickled onions x 4 = (40p) so for 4 people, total of = £11.00 delivered (and that is in London!).

If they are spending £20 for fish and chips they must be getting it served in goldleaf or something .

I think the quote quite rightly assumes everybody would want their own portion - ie a fish each! I pull a face when my cat tries to steal some of my fish, I buy him his own, peel the batter off (i eat that) and he enjoys a whole cod or haddock and he's a cat!

All you peeps with tiny appetites surprises me

treliac

suburbanwifey wrote: »

I think the quote quite rightly assumes everybody would want their own portion - ie a fish each! I pull a face when my cat tries to steal some of my fish, I buy him his own, peel the batter off (i eat that) and he enjoys a whole cod or haddock and he's a cat!

suburbanwifey wrote: »

Goodness, you people must have small appetites! I am a size 10 and I can certainly eat a large cod and a large chips, with mushy peas and a few slices of bread and butter!

I eat myself slim lol - I am a great believer in dieting makes you fat, never had to diet lol

Now THAT is not fair. :mad:

lostinrates

suburbanwifey wrote: »

Goodness, you people must have small appetites! I am a size 10 and I can certainly eat a large cod and a large chips, with mushy peas and a few slices of bread and butter!

In fact, in Scotland, a Fish Supper is usually 2 fish & Chips

I eat myself slim lol - I am a great believer in dieting makes you fat, never had to diet lol

I'd spend £20 on supper at the Indian take out for 2, yet from what a lot of you say, that would feed at least 4 - maybe we are just greedy :rotfl:

I could happily eat a whole large fish as far as my appetite is concerned, sadly, if I did I'd be even further away from a size 10 thn I am now. Some of us are not blessed with metabolisms that can enjoy a large cod. I'm always delighted for people wh can.

suburbanwifey

lostinrates wrote: »

I could happily eat a whole large fish as far as my appetite is concerned, sadly, if I did I'd be even further away from a size 10 thn I am now. Some of us are not blessed with metabolisms that can enjoy a large cod. I'm always delighted for people wh can.

I'm fancying a cod & chips now LOL - I don't have the luxury of a chippy just down the road, its a trip to the local small town for me to get fish & chips...living out in the back of beyond certainly has its drawbacks....go get yourself some! Do you good, life's too short