Avengers: Infinity War has a joke that's making people 'proud to be Scottish'
*WARNING: SPOILERS FOR AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR*
Avengers: Infinity War is bringing tears of laughter, tears of joy to Marvel fans everywhere, but there's also a rather unexpected consequence: national pride for the people of Scotland.
Edinburgh has officially been integrated into the MCU: a key sequence was shot in the city centre, seeing heroes battle Thanos' Black Order against the backdrop of Cockburn Street, the Royal Mile, St. Giles' Cathedral, and Waverley Station.
However, there's one particular joke - floating fairly prominently in the background of a shot - that's been a particular talking point for Scottish viewers. One more warning: SPOILERS AHEAD.
We discover fairly early on that Vision and Scarlet Witch are hiding out in the city, since they're now fugitives due to the post-Civil War fallout. It's while standing outside of a kebab restaurant that the pair first learn of the attack on New York and Tony Stark's disappearance, as it's broadcast on the establishment's television screen.
A moment of serious peril, only slightly undercut by the fact the duo are standing right in front of a sign reading, "We will deep fry your kebab". Really, does it get more Scottish than that?
WE WILL DEEP FRY YOUR KEBAB
— Robbie Collin (@robbiereviews) April 25, 2018
Me during that scene: pic.twitter.com/l4ZlqpQZES
— Robbie Collin (@robbiereviews) April 25, 2018
The best part of Avengers: Infinity War is when Elizabeth Olsen pleads with Paul Bettany while standing next to a sign that says “WE WILL DEEP FRY YOUR KEBAB"
— Matt Jacobs (@tarantallegra) April 24, 2018
they made a fake one out of this shop on cockburn street, complete with a very obvious sign in the background that says “we’ll deep fry your kebab” pic.twitter.com/JyPpbktwhm
— sarah stirling... (@SarahStirling23) April 26, 2018
Shout out though to to the Edinburgh chipper who got a "We deep fry your kebab" poster into an Avengers movie in the scenes shot in Scotland. The true hero of #InfinityWar #OnlyInScotland #ScottishPride
— Stitches, Spellslots & Summits (@laura_sherriffs) April 26, 2018
best part of infinity war was the ‘we will deep fry your kebab’ sign beside scarlet witch tbh, scottish pride n all that
— jenna (@jennaandxrson) April 26, 2018
I was so excited when they were in Edinburgh, we saw some of the filming when we lived there!
"We will deep fry your kebab": iconic. @MarvelStudios @Avengers #mcu #avengers— Lisa Boyle (@HybridTheoryLMB) April 26, 2018
Class how in infinity war when they’re in Edinburgh you can see a sign in a chippy in the background saying “we will deep fry your kebab”. Makes u proper proud to be Scottish eh
— Liam Turnbull (@liamturnbull15) April 26, 2018
Avengers: Infinity War is out now.
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