British American Egg Cup Tweets

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In many BBC period dramas like Downton Abbey or Call The Midwife, breakfast scenes almost always feature one very specific little dish, an egg cup with a soft boiled egg nestled perfectly inside. Whether it’s served to the aristocracy on a breakfast tray in bed or simply sitting out on a table in the breakfast nook, the egg cup seems to always be present in these historically-inspired television programs, however they're not just a thing of the past. Apparently egg cups are key feature of English breakfasts in modern times. And of course, in contrast, you'd be hard pressed to find one of in any cabinet in most American kitchens. That fact recently sent one Brit into a hilarious tailspin of disbelief.

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A Scottish video game programmer known on Twitter as @Innesmck recently went on a tweet binge after finding out that Americans do not use egg cups. It all started yesterday when @Innesmck tweeted, "I'VE JUST BEEN INFORMED AMERICANS DO NOT HAVE EGG CUPS AND I AM SO ANGRY RN." Yes, this person really did use all caps because this is a serious topic, obviously. Just one minute later, the user followed the first tweet with one saying, "THIS IS ALMOST AS BAD AS WHEN I FOUND OUT YOU DON'T ALL HAVE KETTLES, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK." Things continue this way for the next hour and a half, with @Innesmck tweeting a new angry tweet every few minutes. Follow the saga below:

I'VE JUST BEEN INFORMED AMERICANS DO NOT HAVE EGG CUPS AND I AM SO ANGRY RN
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

THIS IS ALMOST AS BAD AS WHEN I FOUND OUT YOU DON'T ALL HAVE KETTLES, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

WHERE THE HELL DO YOU PUT YOUR EGGS
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

and don't even get me started on the fact american eggs need to be refrigerated
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

IF YOU JUST DON'T WASH THE PROTECTIVE COATING OFF THEM YOU CAN KEEP EGGS ANYWHERE
serious life hack, tell your farmers
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

ok ok seriously though we did not go through 300 MILLION YEARS OF EVOLUTION to have an egg just roll around on a fucking plate
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

AND HOW DO YOU KEEP THE YOLK IN? does it just pour everywhere or do you have to hold the egg upright, or...? what is your game there?
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

alright, so what i'm hearing here, and this is pretty upsetting news, is that americans DO NOT SOFT BOIL THEIR EGGS
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

I am going for a walk, this is too messed up
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

so many hard boiled eggs
just solid fucking eggs
rolling around on plates
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

About an hour into this rant, @Innesmck switched gears and tried a tactic other than simply yelling about how ridiculous Americans are for not using egg cups. The Twitter user started trying to educated us about all the things we're doing wrong.

okay look i know i got emotional here but if nothing else i try to be an educator, so americans, for your own good, you need to know
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

1. electric kettles are good & cheap & boil water in 2 minutes here and you can never be fully trusted if i do not see one in your kitchen
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

2. when you boil eggs you need to stop before the yolk gets hard and then put it in an egg cup and cut the top off and dip bread in it
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

I know I can trust you all to accept and learn from your mistakes, I understand, we are all still growing <3 I believe in you
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

Sweet, right? Though our goodwill was pretty much undone by @Innesmck's final tweet.

never fucking test my patience like this again, though, jesus christ
— moth dad (@innesmck) July 9, 2017

It may seem like this person went a little overboard, but we actually respond quite well to anyone who is this passionate about food, and the best ways to consume it. So, maybe it's time for us to order a few egg cups on Amazon.