Halloween is not as big of a deal in England as it is in the US. We were actually back in Chicago for Halloween this year, as Scott was in a wedding on November 1st. Before we left for our trip back to the US, I did buy two bags of candy since I seemed to be craving Halloween candy just due to the time of year.
First, the selection of candy in England is not as vast as it is in the US. Choices of the "fun size" candy bars came in 3 varieties at our local grocery - Milky Way, Mars, and Twix. So, I purchased two bags (it was a 2 for one special price): Milky Way and Mars.
Here is the confusing part - The Milky Way bars are actually what we know in the US as 3 Musketeers....
And MARS bars, are actually what we know as Milky Way Bars......
I just wonder which country has it right? And why can't the candy companies keep the candy bar names consistent throughout the world????
2 comments:
This made me laugh! i often think EXACTLY the same thing! when I first purchased 'new American candy' 3 Musketeers bars over here, i was so disappointed to find out they wrere just boring old Milky way bars in a different wrapper!
Have you discovered the 'Smarties' difference yet?!
We used to have Marathon bars in the UK, and then they renamed them Snickers. Perhaps it's only a matter of time before we are aligned with the US in the Mars and Milky Way departments.
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