Lol, toots! Yes, in the states we typically don't know much about the pastry pasty. One time I was driving around Lake Michigan, and couldn't believe there seemed to be strip clubs everywhere!
Then I married a Yorkshire lass... I had my first pasty in a "Cornish Pasty" shop up in Keswick. It was supposed to be broccoli, cheddar and sweet corn. It had a little dried up broccoli dust, and was really gross. It was also my last pasty. Blech!