There are times when our fine cuisine confuses the rest of the world. Think of every YouTuber who’s tried Vegemite by the spoonful, or people who lose their shit when they first learn what fairy bread is called.
Now, Americans have discovered Zooper Doopers and they’re losing their minds over the name. Uh-oh.
It all started when one Twitter user asked what people from different countries call four different things. I’ll save you having to answer: shopping trolley, bread roll, chips, and Zooper Doopers. Easy, no?
what do you call these where you’re from? pic.twitter.com/HLedFqT1Z4
— em / blu 🫧 (@racerlix) June 14, 2020
Not so for the Americans who assumed the rest of the world adheres to their frankly boring naming conventions.
It’s no secret that they call a shopping trolley a shopping cart, or that British people refer to these kinds of chips as crisps. However, when it came to the last picture, people seemed to be more surprised than ever.
One by one, Americans started going berserk in the replies over this staple of canteen food and Aussie summers.
https://twitter.com/natlovestommo/status/1272510263611162624
https://twitter.com/turtletheturtl1/status/1272476179367440385
https://twitter.com/nexusplays_/status/1272562656747143168
https://twitter.com/ShawnHoover/status/1272585491058233346
https://twitter.com/helix_alt/status/1272452743760883713
https://twitter.com/frlncult/status/1272454893001826304
ZOOPER DOOPER????? I LOVE IT YEEES
— ✖️Johnny✖️!COMMISSIONS OPEN! (@systemcentipede) June 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/6ixPistols/status/1272688143217680385
https://twitter.com/luffyshaki1/status/1272689092686426112
“zooper dooper” as a term for something so benign as a freeze pop is a sad waste of language.
Naw, *that* should be the name of some newly discovered club drug that makes you trip balls and multiplies the intensity of orgasms.
— Could use 870 bucks 💸 (@bpsycho1) June 15, 2020
Aussies were quick to defend themselves during the saga. Having grown up with Zooper Doopers, it’s kind of hard to see what’s so strange about the name.
https://twitter.com/DeluxeTriple/status/1272683215757574144
zooper doopers baby come on https://t.co/aomwLFF1Dv
— rudy pankow’s maid (@clayfoleys) June 16, 2020
the way zooper dooper is trending >>>
— kahan (@hendrixstones) June 16, 2020
Some Aussies even woke up to the ominous news that Zooper Doopers were trending. Thanks for the scare, Americans and your dastardly time zones.
Luckily, our precious Zooper Doopers are safe, for now.
I noticed Zooper Dooper’s trending on twitter and I immediately thought that they were going to stop selling them in stores as if 2020 hasn’t sucked enough already
— Alex Lucifero (@LuciferoAlex) June 16, 2020
Phew.
