I like beans on toast. It’s a comfort food. Unfortunately I feel that many places, particularly in the south of England, haven’t quite got the hang of it.

Here’s an example from yesterday, in Swindon:

 

…and here’s a much more expensive one- found in central london a few weeks before…. I am utterly confused…

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Another one in London 8th Feb,

What is going on people?

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Of course I tweeted this:

Yet another cafe misunderstands 'beans on toast'… I'm a man of simple tastes and I mean '*on* toast'. pic.twitter.com/piEmmG0y9W

— retired account (@retired10072015) January 4, 2014

…and the responses clearly hit a nerve… some abusive… (althought not as angry as reddit)

@joereddington @Moonbootica WTF is that bread, not toast? Hardly a full slice, either! Pointless salad. Stupid pretentious codswallop.

— Sloppy Brain Paste🇪🇺 (@BintyMcFrazzles) January 4, 2014

@annagillespie74 @joereddington A fucking bread board? That's asking for beans spillage! Send it back and ask for more TOAST and a plate.

— Sloppy Brain Paste🇪🇺 (@BintyMcFrazzles) January 4, 2014

…some patriotic…

@SwearyLefty @joereddington getting beans on toast wrong is a national disgrace

— Anna Gillespie (@annagillespie74) January 4, 2014

…some sensibly asking if I should be a bit more adventurous…

 

@joereddington Isn't there more interesting things to order in a cafe that's fancy enough to think beans aside toast is good?

— Denise Marshall (@dnwood) January 4, 2014

…and quite a few, being (like me) pretty hot on the semantics…

@joereddington How could they possibly misunderstand "on"? xD

— FeministAspie (@FeministAspie) January 4, 2014

…anyway. Back to work.