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The thought of Cornish people angrily grumbling about Devon people stealing their scone topping idea makes me laugh
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/may/28/devon-cornwall-scone-wars-identities
>Why does it matter whether you put jam or cream on your scone first? Many people have asked this question in the past week, but in Devon and Cornwall this is just the latest skirmish in an ongoing struggle for identity. To the rest of the country (or up-country as we like to call it), the two counties are very much alike, and the scone war seems very trivial, even petty. So why do we fight over it so bitterly?
>Ask any Cornish person about Devonshire pasties or cream teas, and they will probably mutter darkly about Devon "stealing" the idea. I am sure Devonians would say that the Cornish stole it from them. Like a well-worn family argument, it just goes on and on.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/may/28/devon-cornwall-scone-wars-identities
>Why does it matter whether you put jam or cream on your scone first? Many people have asked this question in the past week, but in Devon and Cornwall this is just the latest skirmish in an ongoing struggle for identity. To the rest of the country (or up-country as we like to call it), the two counties are very much alike, and the scone war seems very trivial, even petty. So why do we fight over it so bitterly?
>Ask any Cornish person about Devonshire pasties or cream teas, and they will probably mutter darkly about Devon "stealing" the idea. I am sure Devonians would say that the Cornish stole it from them. Like a well-worn family argument, it just goes on and on.
