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115So if you live in Sunderland and venture further afield, you%u2019re best sticking to fish and chips. But for those coming from outlying districts into the big city, if you want to fit in be sure you order a fish lot.Survey question: When ordering fish and chips at your local takeaway, what would you ask for?BatterIt%u2019s much less likely there%u2019ll be any confusion if the person behind the counter asks you if you want any batter on your fish lot. This phrase, meaning little pieces of batter that have come off the fish and are scattered on chips is much more universally used across Wearside and South Tyneside (see Figure 3). Going into County Durham scraps becomes more popular, but those folk at the very least are bilingual so there aren%u2019t any problems there. You%u2019re likely to have to go as far south as Teesside before you%u2019ve got a problem. But then why in earth would you want to do that?!Figure 3: Share of people who would expect the server to ask if they wanted %u2018batter%u2019 when ordering fish and chips, based on where they currently liveSurvey question: Upon ordering, would you expect the server to ask you if on your fish and chips you wanted: Batter, scraps, other (please state)