Chips, Crisps and Fries The Problem with Potatoes

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In the US, if you want a burger with thin, long potatoes, you say "fries." But in the UK, you ask for a burger with "chips." In the US, "chips" are flat, cold, circle snacks in a bag. But in the UK, they call those "crisps." In Australia and New Zealand, the thin fast-food potatoes are "fries," the thicker ones are "hot chips," and the cold ones in a bag are just "chips." So, when it comes to potatoes, different places have different words!

Questions

1- What do people in the US call thin, long potatoes when they are served with a burger?

2- In the UK, if you want a burger with thin, long potatoes, what should you ask for?

3- What are the flat, cold, circle snacks in a bag called in the US?

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You have completed the comprehension questions. 

Parts of this lesson are based on: An article Engoo Daily News.