Mostly I was saying it to be funny🤷🏽

The idea that the British empire controlled so much territory and in the history books it says they literally traded spices as a main stay, but then everyone says their food is bland🤷🏽

It's low hanging fruit.

As for your point about commoners having the money for spices that's the real thing. I imagine the royals traded spices with other countries more as currency rather than "bring their culture here!" I wonder how much of it actually made it to England rather than being controlled by British traders but really only going the next country over our what have you.

If you wanted to be contrary back you couldn't said WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE BRITISH DON'T USE SPICES? HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF WITCHES HERB GARDENS? THE BRITISH PRETTY MUCH INVENTED WITCHES SPICE RACKS