James May visits the United States again! 🇺🇸
Posted by FlipStig1@reddit | thegrandtour | View on Reddit | 30 comments
Almost forgot that James May is visiting America this week (in particular, New York and Florida) to promote his gin. Based on his tweets, he flew into the country on an Airbus, ate an American breakfast, and gave a shoutout to a fan! 🙂
(By the way, for anyone who received tickets to meet him in person at his gin events this week, feel free to write about your experiences in the comments below!)
ohreddit1@reddit
Classic. One bad restaurant with a teen staff is all of America.
paladinedgar@reddit
Sorry James but I can never get behind Airbuses. I don't usually fit in seats with a yoke, but side sticks are just weird.
MrPakoras@reddit
Americans hating on baked beans is crazy, ain’t that what the cowboys ate?
Plus they’re delicious - I say this as a man from the Indian subcontinent so I am definitely not averse to spices…
thecountvon@reddit
We just dislike beans for breakfast, not in general.
MrPakoras@reddit
I’ve definitely seen people hate on beans in general, not specific to breakfast.
But regardless, beans for breakfast is delicious XD
kh250b1@reddit
But then you eat grits. And biscuits and gravy FFS
KenSchlatter@reddit
When Americans eat at home, they toast their bread properly. But for some reason American restaurants would rather serve dehydrated bread than toasted bread
Spekingur@reddit
Hopefully the front didn’t fall off. It’d be rather unusual if it did.
Ocluist@reddit
Mexico and Canada both eat beans at breakfast. The USA is just weird in this regard.
s00pafly@reddit
No the most nutritious breakfast are obviously those candy pastries for the toaster.
SnarlyBirch@reddit
You leave pop tarts out of this!
Business-Drag52@reddit
Supposed to be called Strat Pop you know
Lewd_Banana@reddit
American baked beans (I tried Bush's) are a lot sweeter than UK or Australian baked beans in my experience. They were almost a desert with how sweet they were.
ImJustStealingMemes@reddit
To be fair, the mexican version I am very familiar with uses refried pinto (or if you want the fancy and tastier version, black) beans instead of sweet boiled beans. Now molletes are often on toasted bolillos and have ham, often pico de gallo (not literally chicken beaks, it is cut up tomatoes, onions, and jalapeños), and a bit of panela cheese.
Ocluist@reddit
Mexican beans are definitely different, but 50% of the US was Mexico once so they presumably would have been eating beans. If you look at Tex-Mex or California-Mexican food you can see that they eat beans with almost everything. It’s really just the “American” Diet that excludes beans from their diet.
monkeybawz@reddit
They do eat beans for breakfast. I had them with my Rancho heuvos.
TheJoshGriffith@reddit
Baked beans are originally American, too. They had it right though, with bacon in the recipe.
SnarlyBirch@reddit
Ever had ranch style beans?
Csharp27@reddit
Sooo much better when done right. Especially with chunks of brisket in it.
monkeybawz@reddit
And that sounds great too!
Amaegith@reddit
I have no idea what's going on with that toast. Did they not toast it properly or is that rye bread? Either way, I'd be disappointed in that toast as well, as an American.
tigernike1@reddit
I thought James likes his toast very dark, almost burnt. That is at least, how he cooked his toast in the poached eggs video he did with Hammond.
ImJustStealingMemes@reddit
I am guessing they are refering to just larger, thicker bread slices as toast. But it is weird they didn't toast the toast.
darthfracas@reddit
James may using “y’all” warms my heart and I’m not entirely sure why
WySLatestWit@reddit
I am American and have never been served the kinds of toast in James' picture...is that a standard American toast that we in the Midwest just don't eat? Or are people intentionally giving James May bad food to tank America's breakfast reputation?
Sea_Bowl_9705@reddit
James May sitting at a table hawking gin in a liquor store is so crazy to me. He must be a pretty down to earth guy to do that, with his bank balance.
grein@reddit
This bean slander is unwarranted.
bgeerdes@reddit
Choose a place that has what you want. It's not that difficult. Plenty of places will have beans for breakfast, and much more. Don't complain if you go to the wrong place and they don't have what you want.
DutchMitchell@reddit
White toasted bread with REAL salted butter. None of that weird white stuff or whipped butter. It’s really not that difficult.
I refuse to believe anyone who has had real butter likes that weird white butter/whipped butter.
DryProgress4393@reddit
Wish he'd come back to Canada, we eat beans for breakfast and have figured out toast.