French fries in America

@Spoiledbrat Thank you. I do take your point, though Shane's original post does say "French fries", usually meaning in the UK at least something akin to what are known there as "chips".

@ArishMell It's confusing because different terms are used in different countries. "French fries" in the U.S. are fried shoestring (or thicker) potatoes. Potato chips are the paper-thin, crisp version. Supposedly, potato chips were invented on a cruise ship when a passenger ordered fried potato slices, and kept sending them back because they weren't done enough. Enraged, the chef finally sliced them paper-thin and fried them to a crisp. The passenger loved them and the American potato chip was born.

@LeopoldBloom I like the tale of the (American) chip!