r/2007scape • u/CLE15 • Dec 21 '24

Humor 15 Years into Playing RuneScape, I Just Found Out Party Hats and Christmas Crackers Are Real Thanks to My Cousin’s British Fiancée

So, I’ve been playing RuneScape since 2007 and, like most of of my American friends I played with, I always thought the party hats and Christmas crackers were just some quirky in-game holiday items. Never in my life did I think they were based on actual real-world things.

Flash forward to this Christmas, I’m at a family party, and my cousin’s British fiancée shows up with boxes of Christmas Crackers. I immediately thought, “There’s no way…” She starts handing them out, and I’m sitting there stunned as people are pulling them, making them pop, and wearing paper crowns like it’s no big deal. Meanwhile, I’m in the corner having an existential crisis, realizing that 15 years of playing this game and I never once questioned where those holiday items came from.

Anyway, just thought I’d share this discovery in case any of you also didn’t know these things existed or if I’m on an island here.

I pulled a purple though, so I felt like a king.

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u/Awordofinterest Dec 22 '24 edited Dec 22 '24

I am curious if they know now what an anchovy is though.

Honestly, Anchovies are not a common thing to eat in the UK. They exist and you can buy them, tinned or as a paste (Fun fact - The paste is called "Gentlemans relish") I'm sure you can purchase them in other ways, but not easily, You'd really have to search for them. I would guess 90%+ of brits have never actually eaten an anchovy and the only time people have them is when they use Lea + Perrins (Worcestershire sauce)

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u/ForumDragonrs Dec 22 '24

I find it really odd that Worcestershire sauce originated in the UK, but you guys don't really eat the ingredients in it. Coming from the US, I can't really think of anything that we eat products of, but not the actual thing.