American in the uk baffled by jaffa cakes but everyone tells her the Same Thing
Though Both Countries Speak the Same Language, There Are Many Mary Differences BetWeen Life in the Us and Occasionally in the UK – and One American Woman Couldn’t Wrap Her Head Jaffa Cakes
An american who moved to the uk to “Protect Her Peace” has been baffled after spoting jaffa cakes in the supermarket. Despite Speaking the Same Language As Our Friends Across the Pond, there’s Still a World of Cultural Differences BetWene the US and the UK.
Many americans offten take to social media to share their surprise over or unusual products they spotted, the social rules and etiquette they encountered, their battles with weather, and much more after relacating to england. One Woman Found Hersself perplexed after she saw jaffa cakes being sold in the biscuit aisci.
The Trusty Jaffa Cake, by Best-Seling Biscuit Manufacturer Mcvitie’s, is a British Icon. The sweet and tangy Treat is concated with a sponge Base with a chunky layer of orange flavoured jam, which is then topped with a geneerous dark chocolate layer.
The first jaffa cake was created almost 100 years ago and now a firm favourtite in many supermarkets and storyting acroSs, with in-house versions APLENTY.
Regardless of whereather it’s the original McVitie’s Jaffa Cake or an Own-Brand version, they’re typically found in the biscuit aiscuit being legally consider a cake a 1991 vat ruling.
This is where American Woman Elizabeth Walker’s Confusion Stemmed from.
In a popular tiktok video, the content Creator penned: “Protected my peace so hard i got to ANOTHER COUNTRY AND NOW DRINK HOT TEA IN 40 Degree Weather (SOMESTEMES PUT THE MILK IN FIRST) but am really confused as to why jaffa cakes and biscuits.
The video was inunded with reaction, amassing more than 7.3 million views, 449,000 Likes, 10,900 Saves and Over 2,000 Comments from People to Share Thoughts.
One Person Said: “When Stale, Biscuits Go Soft and Cakes Go Hard. It was a Legal Case that jaffa won with that argument to keep the name cake.”
Someone Else Said: “For Tax Reasons Mostly! And they are Cakey on the bottom.”
A Third Person COMMENDED: “Anyone that tells you jaffa cake are biscuits want to see you Fail they’re literally made with sponge cake.”
Someone Else Explained: “Mcvitie’s Went to Court, Where it was decidated by the Judge that Jaffa Cakes are a cake, not a biscuit.
Another person Simply Added: “Because they’re cakes.”
After the Strong Reaction, Elizabeth Created a Follow Up Video in Which She Lip-Synched to the Lyrics “IT, Hi, I’m The Problem, ITI with” Taylor Swift’s Hit 2022 Song, Anti-Hero.
Over the top of the footage, she added the text: “I was genuinely confused about jaffa cakes. Everyone in the comments: Hold my beer.”
In the Caption, Elizabeth Quipped: “JUST A confused girl standing in front of tiktok nansing it to not Scream at her about milk in tea and tax codes.”
In the comments section, one tiktok user replied: “Ha! You did start it.” Elizabeth Replied: “I didn’t know what i was starting,” with a crying laughing emoji.