Notice: Proxies are blocked from creating accounts. Please visit the site without using a proxy first or restore your ID.

Minichan

Topic: FAO Minibrits: why is Nando's "cheeky"?

Anonymous A started this discussion 6 days ago #125,549

What's cheeky about it, exactly?

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU joined in and replied with this 6 days ago, 21 minutes later[^] [v] #1,359,822

It's nandos and nandos is cheeky, so that makes it a cheeky nandos.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 days ago, 35 minutes later, 57 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,826

@previous (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
But what makes Mandi’s objectively cheeky?

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU replied with this 6 days ago, 1 minute later, 59 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,827

@previous (A)

Because it's the place to go for a cheeky nandos.

Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE joined in and replied with this 6 days ago, 40 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,830

The act of purchasing food at a Nandos is considered irreverent and amusing.

(Edited 13 seconds later.)

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 days ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,834

@previous (Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE)
Ok, but why specifically? What is irreverent and amusing about African chicken made bland for white people?

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 6 days ago, 29 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,835

@1,359,826 (A)

> Mandi’s

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 days ago, 26 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,837

Apparently no one actually knows.

Meta joined in and replied with this 6 days ago, 4 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,838

@previous (A)
I’m going to ban you if my PM continues to go unreplied to.

boof joined in and replied with this 5 days ago, 5 hours later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,868

perhaps it is the baboon buttcheeks that provide much of the meat substance

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 5 days ago, 2 hours later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,899

No answer lol

Erik !saAqdaazn2 joined in and replied with this 5 days ago, 17 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,901

Nandos isn't cheeky but the act of grabbing a quick nandos is cheeky. Like getting a cheeky pint

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU replied with this 5 days ago, 7 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,904

@1,359,834 (A)

Nandos isn't bland, it's peri-peri.

Green !!bO/s3MBcD joined in and replied with this 5 days ago, 3 hours later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,930

It's because we call our grandparents nan and nandad so Nandos is like the third grandparent.

Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 5 days ago, 4 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,967

@1,359,834 (A)
I cannot explain it to you if you don't already know, I'm sorry. It is such a quintessentially British experience that unless you grew up here, you will just never understand the inherent cheekiness of Nandos.

Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 5 days ago, 11 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,969

What does cheeky mean? Like cozy?

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 5 days ago, 1 minute later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,359,972

@previous (I)
Can be, but not 100%. I take cheeky breaks at work all the time, sometimes right in front of the managers!

tteh !MemesToDNA joined in and replied with this 5 days ago, 1 hour later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,001

@OP
@1,359,969 (I)
"Cheeky" in this context basically just means it's an indulgence - an impromptu little treat. It's a little after midday and you're a few pints deep, so you ask your mates if they fancy a cheeky Nandos. There's nothing more to it.

In roughly the same way you might have a "cheeky pint" on a relaxed Sunday when you know work looms on Monday morning.

You can use it for any spontaneous, slightly bold action, especially if it's a little mischievous/decadent.

(Edited 8 minutes later.)

Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 5 days ago, 45 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,035

@previous (tteh !MemesToDNA)
This is right but you've missed the final layer of humour. Nando's is no indulgence. Context: I'm from SA where Nando's originates and I lived and studied in Oxford. Nando's is mediocre chicken for a high price. An extra slice of cake is an indulgence. A drunk cigarette is an indulgence. A third pint is an indulgence. Nando's is all right but it isn't a special treat and that's the very reason why cheeky Nando's works. That, and the fact it's a forced meme.

(Edited 19 seconds later.)

Anonymous L double-posted this 5 days ago, 2 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,037

@1,359,967 (Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE)

> I cannot explain it to you if you don't already know, I'm sorry. It is such a quintessentially British experience that unless you grew up here, you will just never understand the inherent cheekiness of Nandos.

There is an element of truth to this. Some cultural phenomena require firsthand experience. Younguns might say it's "vibes based."

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 5 days ago, 37 seconds later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,039

@1,359,904 (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
It's bland compared to how people in other cultures actually eat. The Avec Panache! Sandwiches they sell to pale, white anglos is toned way down.

(Edited 54 minutes later by a moderator.)

Anonymous L replied with this 5 days ago, 7 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,048

@previous (A)

> The peri-peri they sell to pale, white anglos is toned way down.

Not so fast. Peri peri was created by white Portuguese sailors in Mozambique. Nando's itself was founded by two white men in South Africa, my home country. As I mentioned in an earlier reply, I've lived in England, and I've eaten Nando's in both countries. It's the same chicken, same spices, same sauces as back in SA. Nando's in Joburg and Nando's in Oxford Westgate are identical.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 5 days ago, 10 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,059

@previous (L)
Ok fair enough. Then it's just normally bland, even in Louisiana I've eaten it. It's very mediocre and bland. Even the hottest one is Louisiana people hot.

(Edited 35 minutes later by a moderator.)

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU replied with this 5 days ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,096

@1,360,039 (A)

You don't even know why it's cheeky, so why do you presume to know what it tastes like?

Anonymous M joined in and replied with this 5 days ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,097

@previous (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
> moderator edit

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU replied with this 5 days ago, 21 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,103

@previous (M)

No shit, it doesn't take a genius to know what it originally said.

Anonymous M replied with this 5 days ago, 11 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,105

@previous (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
and yet, you still asked, suggesting your not particularly bright.

(Edited 1 minute later.)

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU replied with this 5 days ago, 10 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,108

@previous (M)

I didn't ask what he said, dummy

Anonymous M replied with this 5 days ago, 25 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,112

@previous (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
FUCK MY ASS 😂

(Edited 2 minutes later by a moderator.)

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 5 days ago, 9 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,117

@1,360,096 (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
I have eaten it.

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU replied with this 4 days ago, 7 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,214

@previous (A)

And yet, you must ask what's cheeky about it?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 4 days ago, 14 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,221

@previous (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
Yes. It's just bland, mediocre chicken.

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU replied with this 4 days ago, 29 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,228

@previous (A)

You must have eaten it in America.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 4 days ago, 5 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,229

@previous (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
In the UK.

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU replied with this 4 days ago, 17 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,230

@previous (A)

You've never been to the UK you dirty liar.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 4 days ago, 6 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,231

@previous (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
I've been many times.

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU replied with this 4 days ago, 14 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,232

@previous (A)

Lies, dirty lies.

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC joined in and replied with this 4 days ago, 7 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,270

@1,360,228 (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
Many types of fried chicken in the US are spicy

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU replied with this 3 days ago, 15 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,454

@previous (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)

I bet they don't do Nandos correctly.

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC replied with this 3 days ago, 10 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,360,495

@previous (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
They may not, but also they're likely spicier than Nandos
:

Please familiarise yourself with the rules and markup syntax before posting.