What is the price of fish and chips in your area?

vienna · 06-25-16, 03:20 PM

There is a fairly good-sized population of UK ex-pats living in the Los Angeles area, mostly around the sea-side city of Santa Monica. A few rather good pubs there serving fish and chips; the average price for a serving is about $9-10 US. There is also a small chain of fish and chips franchises named H. Salt serving up a decent product for about one or two dollars more...

The newspaper reference reminded me of a fish and chips shop that opened up in my old neighborhood in San Francisco in the late 60s. It was run by a married couple of English ex-pats. They served their F&C in newspaper as they had done back in England; they did this until they ran afoul of the local health and safety officials who cited them for using newspaper for wrapping. I recall how upset the F&C shop owners were when they had to stop using the newspaper; the husband, in particular, grumbled that "It just isn't right, It just isn't British!"...

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Mittelwaechter · 06-25-16, 05:16 PM

Fish may be somewhat more expensive the first month, because the Pound Sterling is down, but with ignoring the EU fishing quota, the price should drop, due to the additional supply.

Not the perfect indicator.

Take a Big Mac - it is agreed upon to be a good indicator for economic comparison.

06-25-16, 03:20 PM	#1
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	There is a fairly good-sized population of UK ex-pats living in the Los Angeles area, mostly around the sea-side city of Santa Monica. A few rather good pubs there serving fish and chips; the average price for a serving is about $9-10 US. There is also a small chain of fish and chips franchises named H. Salt serving up a decent product for about one or two dollars more... The newspaper reference reminded me of a fish and chips shop that opened up in my old neighborhood in San Francisco in the late 60s. It was run by a married couple of English ex-pats. They served their F&C in newspaper as they had done back in England; they did this until they ran afoul of the local health and safety officials who cited them for using newspaper for wrapping. I recall how upset the F&C shop owners were when they had to stop using the newspaper; the husband, in particular, grumbled that "It just isn't right, It just isn't British!"... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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Mittelwaechter The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Fish may be somewhat more expensive the first month, because the Pound Sterling is down, but with ignoring the EU fishing quota, the price should drop, due to the additional supply. Not the perfect indicator. Take a Big Mac - it is agreed upon to be a good indicator for economic comparison. __________________ 10 happy wolves rear 90 blinded, ensnared sheep. 90 happy sheep banish the wolves. Arrest the 1% - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6hg1oNeGE