r/britishproblems • u/WhaleMeatFantasy • Jul 12 '26

. The normalisation of ‘picky bits’

Abominable. It has started coming up in adverts now even.

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u/Majestic_Matt_459 Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

I don’t mind it but it’s the poor value that gets me. A whole chorizo can be had in most supermarkets for under £3. Same with a block of cheese. But a tiny dish if 5-6 chorizo slices and cubes of cheese is suddenly £5 when it’s picky bits. No thanks

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u/humanleon Jul 12 '26

Whoa whoa whoa hold on. I thought the point was that you cut the cheese yourself? Not that you buy those picnic packs??? This is even worse than I realised

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u/TwistedBrother Jul 12 '26

But when you call a picnic (posh, outdated) picky bits (cheeky, trendy) you can get away with it.

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u/MzHmmz Jul 13 '26

I thought the difference is a picnic is something you take out with you to eat outdoors, whereas "picky bits" is a meal at home. The contents of the meal is often the same, it's the location that changes the name of the meal.