Why is a London fog called a 'pea souper'??
2006-07-28 11:07:28 · 10 answers · asked by Buck 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Many soups are thick, why 'pea'
2006-07-28 11:15:01 · update #1
I still don't understand. Fog is grey, pea soup is green
2006-07-28 11:21:47 · update #2
Well, no-one in London says this now.
The word is of Victorian origin. Pea-soup was made from dried split peas and was yellowish in colour and thick and murky.
This was deemed similar to the yellowish smog that hung over London in those industrial times.
2006-07-28 14:03:43 · answer #1 · answered by the last ninja 6 · 9⤊ 2⤋
cause the fog is so thick that it's like pea soup
2006-07-28 18:13:44 · answer #2 · answered by diana 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last ninja is the only person who's bothered answering properly - maybe because most of your replies are from Americans...??!
; )
I fail to see how ANYONE can live in London and NOT know the term 'pea-souper'! (Unless of course they only moved to London recently - from America perhaps...?!??!)
By the way, BRITONS is the term normally used to describe people from Britain...! Or Briton for the singular...!
2006-07-28 21:26:10 · answer #3 · answered by _ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Cause the fog can get as thick as pea soup
2006-07-28 18:10:38 · answer #4 · answered by ♀♥♂☮Trippy Hippie☮♂♥♀ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because its think like pea soup.
2006-07-28 18:09:50 · answer #5 · answered by Queen of the Dachshunds 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmmmmm I never heard that one and I am from bloody London! a fog called a fog...........
2006-07-28 18:10:32 · answer #6 · answered by Queenbee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the british bust a gut laughing at a pic with a sheep wearing a hat...dont try to understand anything, they are strange.
2006-07-28 18:19:07 · answer #7 · answered by Sweet Dreams 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure that isn't exclusively a British phrase.
2006-07-28 18:30:45 · answer #8 · answered by my brain hurts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont try to understand the British
2006-07-28 18:12:49 · answer #9 · answered by repo2agent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cos its really thick and you cant see through it
2006-07-28 18:10:54 · answer #10 · answered by kaz1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋