I forgot they aren’t horrid chalky crap outside the US and was like “what??”
Smarties are like the chocolate version of jellybeans
Submitted 3 weeks ago by serpineslair@lemmy.world to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Goretantath@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
serpineslair@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
TIL smarties are horrid chalky crap inside the US, yikes another reason I’m glad I’m not there xD.
Witchfire@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
US smarties are the same exact thing as Rockets elsewhere. They’re both sugary crack
Triumph@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
Smarties are sugary. You're thinking of Necco Wafers.
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Rockets are branded as Smarties in the US
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
The chalky things are called “Rockets” in Canada.
DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Rockets are good
TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
They’re sugar candies tho??
ryokimball@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Not outside the US, specifically I think in Canada they are basically M&Ms
TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Oh, well, then I guess that tracks then.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Compared to M&Ms, Smarties have a thicker candy layer. The chocolate is a bit better, but personally I prefer the candy/chocolate ratio in M&Ms.
GiantRobotTRex@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Not in the US
sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Do you mean Sixlets?
serpineslair@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
No idea what they are tbh…
dan1101@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
In the USA M&Ms are an imitation of what are called Smarties in the UK.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ok, NOW the shower thought makes a lot more sense.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
Same. I was wondering how on earth those chalky semi-tart discs were anything like chocolate.
Witchfire@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
We have both in Canada. The difference is that smarties are naturally colored, whereas M&Ms are vibrant thanks to artificial colorings