These foods were once thought to be the height of sophistication (and we’re not judging if you still think that, honest)
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The drank real Coke in the big houses up the hill while we chugged neat Soda Stream syrup
— Dr Johnny Bananas (@barbedquill) July 23, 2024
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I met my brother’s family in the US two years ago, and I gave them a box of Ferrero. At first, I was confused about their reactions, as if I had given them a gold bar, and they kept referring to it as an expensive gift. In my mind, I was debating whether I should tell them the…
— Isa (@turbohaler88) July 23, 2024
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We had a sandwich toaster don’t you know. pic.twitter.com/g8MI9yvjKF
— Nimbus Слава Україні! (@19Nimbus) July 23, 2024
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When I was just a lad, only the more well off kids ate “crinkle cut” chips and potato croquettes were the food of royalty!
— Ian McConnell (@Eenymac9364) July 23, 2024
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— Georgina (she/her) (@Write_the_Write) July 23, 2024
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Same in Ireland I demanded Viennetta in lieu of a birthday cake when I turned eight. https://t.co/PnaxkJgqM8
— Marie Boran (@marievonboran) July 23, 2024
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If I had the choice, I would eat Guylian chocolates from a bowl of milk like cereal for every meal and would die within a few weeks because of it, but I would die having been the person who ate Guylian chocolates from a bowl of of milk like cereal for every meal. https://t.co/CccrZwglJk
— Helen (@ohnoitshelen) July 24, 2024
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Oh god this is so real. My grandad used to always have a box of ferrero rocher in his study and us kids used to try to get a peek at it like it belonged behind glass in the Tower of London. https://t.co/o0fPKjldiQ
— Violet Smith (@VioletSmit4064) July 23, 2024
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If I ate in a 3 Star Michelin restaurant I’d still have a bit of Viennetta for afters. https://t.co/Sk4hQyROH6
— Kieran Mahon (@KieranMahon1) July 23, 2024
Surely an early example of upcycling.
Candlesticks that only the poshest of people had. pic.twitter.com/IAjh3HgiiK
— Graham Newbold (@GrahamNewb) July 23, 2024
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