When it first opened in 1965, Subway had the distinction of selling their submarine sandwiches with the bread cut vertically and diagonally in the form of a "U" shape. This was created to keep the food inside the bread easier. I worked at a Subway for several months in 1994 and learned how to cut bread in this manner.

But suddenly around 2000, Subway started cutting their bread the same way as other sandwich shops that sold submarines, with a single horizontal slice. Therefore, their distinctive cut was not longer used.

Do you like the new horizontal cut or the old U-Cut better? I personally loved the U-cut.

Here is a petition to bring back to U-cut:
http://spine.cx/subway

Does anyone know why Subway changed the method of cutting their sandwiches?

why does it matter?

Who cares?

As long as it tastes good, I really don't care. :D

I really don't care how it's cut, just as long as it's edible. I like Subway.

I hate subs.

i hate Subway. I dunno if its just bad luck or what, but i always seem to get stale bread and they never want to fix it, they always want to argue about whether its fresh or not :mumble:

*beats sub on counter*

The subs are probably less calories when cut straight. That's why Jarod lost all that weight.

Originally posted by Janice
The subs are probably less calories when cut straight. That's why Jarod lost all that weight. Actually, the U-cut is lower in calories. They take a portion of the hero out, probably about 15 calories less, give or take a few. :D

I only started eating at Subway since around 2001, so I do not remember this U-cut style. However, I don't think it would matter because it doesn't change the taste. It's the ingredients that change taste. :confused:

I don't even know what subway sandwiches are! :confused:
We probably do have them in Scotland but we just call them by a different name (like we call sneakers "trainers" and diapers are called "nappies"). I dunno. :crazy:

Originally posted by Mossopp
I don't even know what subway sandwiches are! :confused:
We probably do have them in Scotland but we just call them by a different name (like we call sneakers "trainers" and diapers are called "nappies"). I dunno. :crazy:
Have you been to the UK? They have "Subway" in London. They are 6" or 12" (sorry, don't know the metrics but something like 10 cm for a short sandwhich) submarine sandwiches with various types of bread, cheeses, veggies, meats, sauces, etc. Here's the website:

http://www.subway.com/

I'm also familiar with some UK phrases. In Australia, they call baby pacifiers as "dummies."

BettyWhiteFan: Haha! Me too!! I'm craving a Subway NOW!!! :lol: Damn my sister who has the car, so I can't get one until she gets back from work in about 2.5 hours!!! :p

Originally posted by swedeace
Have you been to the UK?
Of course I've "been to the UK" - I've lived in it my whole life! Where do you think Scotland is???

Originally posted by Mossopp
Of course I've "been to the UK" - I've lived in it my whole life! Where do you think Scotland is???

:lol:

Originally posted by swedeace
They are 6" or 12" (sorry, don't know the metrics but something like 10 cm for a short sandwhich)

Actually, the conversion ratio is 2.54 centimeters per inch. So a 6" Subway sandwich is 15.24 cm and a 12" sandwich is 30.48 cm.

Originally posted by Mossopp
Of course I've "been to the UK" - I've lived in it my whole life! Where do you think Scotland is???
Okay! I miswrote it... I didn't even realize it because I posted and didn't read it after posting. I MEANT "England." Geez... accidentally make a mistake just trying to be friendly.... Sorry!

Originally posted by James
Actually, the conversion ratio is 2.54 centimeters per inch. So a 6" Subway sandwich is 15.24 cm and a 12" sandwich is 30.48 cm.
Oh, okay! Thanks, James! :)

Originally posted by swedeace
I miswrote it.... I MEANT "England." Geez... accidentally make a mistake just trying to be friendly.... Sorry!

It's OK, don't worry. I just get annoyed because a lot of Americans think that England and the United Kingdom are the same thing. They seem to forget that Scotland is part of the UK but also a country in it's own right.

But, to answer you post, I have been to England but never to London. I looked at the link you posted - I do know what a 'subway' is but in the UK they're more commonly known as a "bagette".

Originally posted by Mossopp
It's OK, don't worry. I just get annoyed because a lot of Americans think that England and the United Kingdom are the same thing. They seem to forget that Scotland is part of the UK but also a country in it's own right.

But, to answer you post, I have been to England but never to London. I looked at the link you posted - I do know what a 'subway' is but in the UK they're more commonly known as a "bagette".
Me too. I'm sorry. I should've been more careful in re-reading my post. I guess I am just used to posting in a European message board and just let my fingers do the coming up of my brain. I do know they're separate countries, so I don't blame you for being upset at first reading. I kinda felt embarrassed from my mistake of not reading carefully. *embarrassed look*

Cool! Interesting about subways being called "bagettes!" I love learning terminology from different countries. :) I recently learned England calls "appetizers" as "starters." It makes sense. They just start before the main entrée. Anyway.. I didn't mean to go way offtopic. Ooops... :p

Subway sucks. But it was either that or McDonald's at school, and McD's sucks worse, so I ate a lot of Subway my last semester in college. But it was always just lettuce, mustard, and I think there might have been meat in there...not real sure.

You know you're in America when you're thouroughly discussing each cut of a particular sandwich.

Originally posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*
You know you're in America when you're thouroughly discussing each cut of a particular sandwich.

:lol:

i used to work @ subway and eye got fired cuz i didnt cut the bread right.

Originally posted by Mossopp
It's OK, don't worry. I just get annoyed because a lot of Americans think that England and the United Kingdom are the same thing. They seem to forget that Scotland is part of the UK but also a country in it's own right.

Mossopp:

Perhaps you can explain something that has confused me for a rather long time and so far, I haven't been able to find the answer for this. Maybe you can put an end to my confusion once and for all with regards to the UK and its divisions. What exactly is the relationship of the four divisions UK?

You see, I've had people tell me that England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are NOT, by themselves, countries/nations. Instead, they are four divisions under the country/nation known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland. So that said, what exactly are England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland? I'm quite sure that their relationship is NOT similar or analogous to the States in America or the Provinces in Canada and Australia because in some international situations, the four regions are considered almost as countries in themselves.

For example, in the World Cup I've seen both England and Scotland send separate teams. But in other cases such as the Olympics, I believe both compete under UK of Great Britain. As far as the British Commonwealth is concerned, Canada, Australia, India, and many others are part of that but rarely if ever associate themselves with that and instead, present themselves as independent nations. So the question comes down to....WHEN and WHY are those four divisions sometimes identified by themselves and in other situations, identified as part of the UK?

The United Kingdom is a confederation of 4 different countries - Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. These are all countries in their own right. Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland each have their own parliments. The main parliment in London (the UK Parliment, if you will) deals with issues of foreign importance ie. foreign policy, whether we should go to war, etc etc. The UK parliment is made up of representatives from all 4 countries.
As far as the Commonwealth is concerned, it's of little importance nowadays anyway.
The reason that Scotland and England compete separately in the World Cup but yet it is Great Britian that competes in the Olympics is purely because of the respective rules of those competitions.

Originally posted by stella
Mossopp:

Perhaps you can explain something that has confused me for a rather long time and so far, I haven't been able to find the answer for this. Maybe you can put an end to my confusion once and for all with regards to the UK and its divisions. What exactly is the relationship of the four divisions UK?

You see, I've had people tell me that England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are NOT, by themselves, countries/nations. Instead, they are four divisions under the country/nation known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland. So that said, what exactly are England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland? I'm quite sure that their relationship is NOT similar or analogous to the States in America or the Provinces in Canada and Australia because in some international situations, the four regions are considered almost as countries in themselves.

For example, in the World Cup I've seen both England and Scotland send separate teams. But in other cases such as the Olympics, I believe both compete under UK of Great Britain. As far as the British Commonwealth is concerned, Canada, Australia, India, and many others are part of that but rarely if ever associate themselves with that and instead, present themselves as independent nations. So the question comes down to....WHEN and WHY are those four divisions sometimes identified by themselves and in other situations, identified as part of the UK?

Getting off the subject of sandwiches and onto this ^...here's something that's always bugged me. What is up with the burroughs of NYC? They act like they are cities of their own (like you'd address an envelope Brooklyn, NY 00000 instead of NYC, NY), yet it's addressed as simply NYC. So what, are the burroughs like suburbs?

And I'm sure there are many Subways in NYC. :lol:

Originally posted by dawsongirl
And I'm sure there are many Subways in NYC. :lol:
Then there must be many Subways being sold in Subway stations. :D :lol: