Traditional British Food

We get a magazine that hubby's employer signed us up for, called Focus. It is a magazine directed at expats to assist them in successfully getting settled in the UK. This is a direct quote from their magazine, in an article about their food, written by someone who is British: "As Brits, what are we known for? The Beatles, Winston Churchill, lacklustre weather, our odd and perhaps sometimes unhinged sense of humour? What about our food on a global scale? Brits and good food definitely do not go hand in hand. Who can blame anyone for perceiving us like this? With dishes like 'Toad in the Hole', 'Bubble and Squeak', 'Bangers and Mash' or 'Faggots and Gammon', we were just asking for an International incident". End of quote. I was laughing so hard as I read this. I think the food is awfully strange here. Pork pies, fish and chips, and the above mentioned things -- I have seen them all on menus in the straight up traditional British restaurants. Is it no surprise then, that picky eaters like me and my daughter were excited to see a McDonald's and a TGI Friday's?