Chips aren't known as french fries in a lot of the English speaking world - Maccas (McDonalds) here in Australia do call them 'Fries', and you see that word aro

Chips aren't known as french fries in a lot of the English speaking world - Maccas (McDonalds) here in Australia do call them 'Fries', and you see that word around the place to distinguish from thick-cut chips, but the only place you hear 'french fries' is American TV. Everywhere else here (and I believe it's similar in the UK) it's just chips. One exception is a type of chips (i.e. crisps) that are thin and rectangular shaped and were quite popular when I was in primary school but you don't really see around much, which had the brand name "French Fries".