Les Jones was horrified by the cost of takeaways in the capital
(Picture: @GarethIG1/Twitter)We constantly hear that life is more expensive in the city, but one unwitting dad learnt that the hard way when he travelled down to London to visit his son.
Les Jones, 83, made the trip from Yorkshire to the east of the capital to see his son Gareth and treat him to some tasty comfort food on Saturday.
However, poor Les was far from comforted when he was handed the bill for their takeaway dinner: £54 for four portions of fish and chips.
Gareth, an Ilford vicar, shared a photo of his disgruntled dad on Twitter, joking that he now needs “therapy” to cope with the shock.
He wrote: "Dad wanted to buy fish and chips last night. We let him and he gave me his card to pay for them delivered.
"He’s now trying to access therapy as he’s realised 4 rounds of fish, chips and mushy peas cost him £54.
"Welcome to London, Yorkshireman."
Dad wanted to buy fish and chips last night. We let him and he gave me his card to pay for them delivered.
— Gareth Jones (@GarethIG1) June 5, 2021
He’s now trying to access therapy as he’s realised 4 rounds of fish, chips and mushy peas cost him £54.
Welcome to London, Yorkshireman. 😂 pic.twitter.com/vTPGLJvY16
Within two days, the post had racked up more than 12,300 likes and 800 retweets as viewers empathised with the northerner’s dismay at southern prices.
Here’s what they had to say:
HOW MUCH?! 🤯 https://t.co/xfY6Z2rrQj
— Heart Yorkshire (@HeartYorkshire) June 7, 2021
What a rip-off, Mark E Smith was right all along "Hit The North." https://t.co/rbn40EFYHG
— David Banks (@1DavidBanks) June 6, 2021
He may have got off lightly. Someone told me about an amazing chippy in West Hampstead and I looked at the menu online. It was £14 for haddock and I don't think that included anything else. https://t.co/RmRO8NEUmJ
— Agnes Grunwald-Spier (@GrunwaldSpier) June 7, 2021
Thoughts and prayers https://t.co/azYHXwWzKo
— S4Blade (@S4Blade) June 6, 2021
£13:50 a portion - crikey hope it was a whale https://t.co/F2AWr0bftb
— Tedd Walmsley (@TeddWalmsley) June 6, 2021
Meanwhile, others boasted of the bargain chip shop suppers they’d enjoyed in their own home towns:
We had fish and chips and peas for 5 adults on Thursday and it cost £20.20. Best fish and chips in the world in Yorkshire 😊 pic.twitter.com/dUZq4NlgyD
— Rachael Mather 💙🌹 (@Coachand_Mentor) June 5, 2021
Harbour View Seatin Sluice Northumberland £12 for this plus a drink. Oh and you get a complimentary starter as well. pic.twitter.com/LjnWvvJz8x
— Dave Mitchison (@DaveMitchison) June 6, 2021
These MAGNIFICENT fish and chips from Fresh Fry Fish and Chips in Barnet were delivered for £26 in half an hour by a delivery service on Friday night. Plenty for three. Sooo worth it. pic.twitter.com/uzXFy2LPjz
— Linda Turner (@Tu59564061Linda) June 5, 2021
Bought this fish and chips today in Carlisle for only £6.40 and it tasted bloody lovely! pic.twitter.com/EC36F6j91X
— TheRealSJN💎 (@SjnThe) June 5, 2021
However, one user was actually able to trump Les’s traumatic experience:
Don’t get my Da started on the time he got touched in Norway.
— The Original Jacinda (@Jacinda46313973) June 6, 2021
98 Euro for 2 serves of fish and chips.
4 years later he is still blue about it.
In a follow-up post, Gareth reassured fans that his old man was on the road to recovery:
Dad is slowly recovering, helped by some red wine and reassuring words.
— Gareth Jones (@GarethIG1) June 6, 2021
He’s tickled that this post generated so much fun.
Here he is looking much more content and very good for 83!
He made it into the Yorkshire Examiner today:https://t.co/I09cl7HS7N https://t.co/HZdeq9QWfk pic.twitter.com/Q0QAqQ8E1p
He also told The Sunthat the reaction to his dad’s plight had given the 83-year-old “a lot of laughs”.
He said it had cheered Les up during a difficult time, having recently lost his wife of 46 years.
"He doesn’t own a smartphone and can’t use a computer so Twitter is alien to him,” Gareth told the news site.
“But he’s sat reading all the comments today!"
