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Meat advertising

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  • 12-08-2013 7:32pm
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    Annasopra
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    Have you ever noticed how meat is advertised. The Irish and UK supermarkets have nearly all pictures of cooked meat. On the other hand the German supermarkets have nearly all pictures of raw meat. It's kind of weird - I often why Germans rarely have cooked meat in the pictures of their advertising.

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    1ZRed
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    This isnt the type of meat I wanted to talk about


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    [Deleted User]
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    I can honestly say it's not something I have ever given any thought to!


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    kneemos
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    Only ever saw raw meat in Irish ads.


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    My name is URL
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    Probably something to do with the Holocaust


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    Rasheed
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    I see it advertised both ways here.


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    Annasopra
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    Rasheed wrote: »
    I see it advertised both ways here.

    Where?

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    sgb
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    Op looking at the forums you are a mod for I was hoping for something so much more interesting in the world of meat


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    Annasopra
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    1ZRed wrote: »
    This isnt the type of meat I wanted to talk about

    It never is

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    Annasopra
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    sgb wrote: »
    Op looking at the forums you are a mod for I was hoping for something so much more interesting in the world of meat

    Ask 1zred then ;-)

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    Rasheed
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    mango salsa wrote: »
    Where?

    In the supermarkets. Then when they're advertising in the paper or a leaflet it can be either way.


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    Nemeses
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    mango salsa wrote: »
    Ask 1zred then ;-)

    Too mooch info..Just stop this.

    I mean, if your into your beefburgers fair enough.

    I prefer a greasy chicken salad burger with cheese.


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    1ZRed
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    mango salsa wrote: »
    Ask 1zred then ;-)

    Everyone knows I'm an ass man


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    Annasopra
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    Rasheed wrote: »
    In the supermarkets. Then when they're advertising in the paper or a leaflet it can be either way.

    But take a look - Irish/UK supermarkets like Dunnes/Tesco/Superquinn are predominantly cooked whereas Lidl/Adi is predominantly raw

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    shopaholic01
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    Maybe it was cooked to look less like horse meat?


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    hfallada
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    I think Germans are more comfortable that what there eating is an actual animal and like French people have no problem eating veal( calves(baby cows) which no one in UK and Ireland eats as its "cruel")and horse is really popular( no one in Ireland would eat this ever). Where as in Ireland and UK people dont seem have the connection that what they are eating was a living thing but rather just food, but Germans have no issue with it. Like Irish people dont like to see a head on a duck or a chicken like people in France do.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Just had a look at the main supermarket's websites there and it's a bit of both really - mostly raw though.


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    MadsL
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    sgb wrote: »
    Op looking at the forums you are a mod for I was hoping for something so much more interesting in the world of meat

    Wicklow?

    Bitta Lamb?


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    kneemos
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    mango salsa wrote: »
    But take a look - Irish/UK supermarkets like Dunnes/Tesco/Superquinn are predominantly cooked whereas Lidl/Adi is predominantly raw

    Beef tends to be raw whereas poultry is always cooked,lamb I think I've seen cooked.


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    Cody Pomeray
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    hfallada wrote: »
    I think Germans are more comfortable that what there eating is an actual animal and like French people have no problem eating veal( calves(baby cows) which no one in UK and Ireland eats as its "cruel")and horse is really popular( no one in Ireland would eat this ever). Where as in Ireland and UK people dont seem have the connection that what they are eating was a living thing
    We seem to have become a nation preoccupied with 'the Germans'.

    The national past-time seems to be taking a Ryanair flight to Frankfurt or Berlin and coming home and reporting all the great stuff the Germans are at. Worse are the Irish expats who live over there and feel the need to impress us with how sensible the Germans are over every facet of their lives.

    I draw the line at implying that we do not elucidate the fact that meat comes from animals. The whole country is gone German mad.


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    My name is URL
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    Cody Pomeray wrote: »
    We seem to have become a nation preoccupied with 'the Germans'.

    lol.. Irish people.

    Before the Germans; the Brits.. Before the Brits the Vikings

    Has there ever been a period in Irish history when people were just happy to be who they are?

    AH is like a soup kitchen for self loathers anyway.


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    The Backwards Man
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    I follow a simple rule when buying food.

    If something needs a picture on the label to show you what it is, it's probably shite.


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    Best At Doing Wheelies
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    Personally prefair me sausie raw. Cooked it a few times round the mothers with the fish fryer, you know the deep ones. wasnt ever the same, defo not worth it. Definately better just buying it cooked next time instead of raw, dunno why they sell them raw


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    Karl Stein
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    Wait... meat comes from animals?

    GTFO.


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    Radiosonde
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    hfallada wrote: »
    I think Germans are more comfortable that what there eating is an actual animal and like French people have no problem eating veal( calves(baby cows) which no one in UK and Ireland eats as its "cruel")

    Yes, it's cruel...not merely because the animal is young, you do know how veal is produced right? It's been unpopular in the US, Ireland, and UK for decades now.


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    Radiosonde
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    Cody Pomeray wrote: »
    Worse are the Irish expats who live over there and feel the need to impress us with how sensible the Germans are over every facet of their lives.

    Yeah, every single one of them posts on this site as well.


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    Zaph
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    We've officially run out of stuff to talk about...


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    johnnyskeleton
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    mango salsa wrote: »
    But take a look - Irish/UK supermarkets like Dunnes/Tesco/Superquinn are predominantly cooked whereas Lidl/Adi is predominantly raw

    The superquinn/super value "we'll keep the saussages but everything else is going to s***e" ads have raw saussages. And mince on offer is usually pictured raw in a prepack for all supermarkets.

    As an aside, I like the way anything which shows the cooked product with maybe a sprig of parsley says "serving suggestion" as though someone is going to take a sale of goods complaint for their food to not to come out of the box piping hot or that they were cheated out of some parsley.


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    aaronjumper
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    Zaph wrote: »
    We've officially run out of stuff to talk about...

    Time to talk about the weather. :(

    Tis mild at the moment.


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    Karl Stein
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    aaronjumper wrote: »
    Tis mild at the moment.

    Fierce mild.

    :'''(


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    1ZRed
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    Zaph wrote: »
    We've officially run out of stuff to talk about...

    How bout apples?


    You know when you go to the shop, why are so many of the apples not covered? Any dirty aul bastard would be coughing and sputtering around them. You'd think they'd have a sneeze guard or something at least.

    Apples are good though. I like Granny Smith's the most I think, though I'm partial to an odd red apple occasionally too.

    Apples, eh?


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