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  • Lincslady
    Brigadier General

    • Jan 2006
    • 1397

    USA v UK Lingo

    Hi all, i'm Linda and i'm in england uk, ive just joined vodahost n happy to be here, i thought maybe i'd post a little lighthearted thread ...hopefully it will make you smile and give you a break from all that web building ..:)

    My fiance is American so i can vouch for these differences to the point that we've laughed till we cried and almost come to blows (not literally) over some of the misunderstandings they can cause ...

    When we first met his face was a picture when i asked him if he wanted a fag...what!..being a cowboy from oregon...he wasnt to impressed...so here we started the explanations (english ..fag = cigarette)

    Cookies you eat with milk, in the UK we call them biscuits..in the USA biscuits are scones and covered in gravy ...as i discovered to my horror....what no cream n jam?

    USA ..jelly.......UK jam

    USA..potato chips....UK crisps

    USA..fries....UK..chips

    USA ..bathroom...UK toilet this term can be very confusing for an american in the uk as most uk men dont say ..."i'm going to the toilet" ..they ..water the snake , have a jimmy riddle, water the pony,or even point the python!

    Dont be shocked if the english guy in the office asks you for a rubber to correct a mistake ...he's asking for an eraser ...:)

    Lincs
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  • VodaHost
    General & Forum Administrator

    • Mar 2005
    • 12356

    #2
    Re: USA v UK Lingo

    Here is a few more

    US= Chicks
    UK= Birds
    True meaning = Girls

    US= Guy
    UK=Bloke

    US= Rat
    UK= Grass
    True meaning = not a trustworthy person

    US= Dude
    UK= Geeezer

    US= I pissed = Im angry
    UK= I pissed = Im drunk

    US= Boss
    UK=Governer

    I will ad more as they come to mind....I know few bad ones but
    I can't post them here, I would have to delete and ban myself for
    using foul lanaguage.
    Last edited by VodaHost; 01-19-2006, 06:40 PM.

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    • limebrook1
      Brigadier General

      • Jun 2005
      • 1583

      #3
      Re: USA v UK Lingo

      There's loads more - I thought I spoke the same language until I went to the States for a holiday and tried to book a hotel room and found myself booking 2 queens for a night!

      Here's a couple for you....

      Pants - UK = underwear, USA = trousers!
      Purse - UK = where you keep your money, USA = handbag
      and USA trash is just rubbish to us Brits

      And of course, to top it all, only Brits know how to spell properly (colour, theatre etc. etc!!!)

      Regards
      Trish

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      Trish
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      • Lincslady
        Brigadier General

        • Jan 2006
        • 1397

        #4
        Re: USA v UK Lingo

        lol ...nice ones , we've even had dissagreements over sausages , when we went out for breakfast and i was asked what i'd like ...i said ... bacon, egg n sausage....with a puzzled look on his face he said ...you dont have sausage with bacon.....i then asked for brown sauce ...shock horror lol
        then comes the ordeal of how the eggs should be cooked i like mine soft but not runny (snotty).....in the end i gave in and just let Jack order and of course i had to have a good old english cuppa tea ....a tea bag cup of hot water and a glass of milk ...bless

        Having said all that ...it was all delicious and your steaks oh my my my ..my mouth is watering just thinking about it :)

        USA..Trunk...UK..A victorian chest

        UK..Boot...USA..Trunk

        USA Hood ...UK Bonnet

        "i'll just open the boot to put the shopping in"..highly amused Jack so when he picked himself off the floor laughing ..we went home to make some lunch lol

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        • VodaHost
          General & Forum Administrator

          • Mar 2005
          • 12356

          #5
          Re: USA v UK Lingo

          US= belly
          UK= tummy

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          • limebrook1
            Brigadier General

            • Jun 2005
            • 1583

            #6
            Re: USA v UK Lingo

            One that always gets me is the change in position of the 'fanny' from the US to UK!
            Trish
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            • Lincslady
              Brigadier General

              • Jan 2006
              • 1397

              #7
              Re: USA v UK Lingo

              hahaha limebrook ..i wondered when someone was going to come up with that one :)

              That one could get an american guy a slap round the chops in the UK lol
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              • #8
                Re: USA v UK Lingo

                Australia- Jumper
                US- sweatshirt

                Australia-runners
                US-sneakers

                Australia-Sort
                US- kind

                Australia-mate
                US- friend

                Australia- sheilas
                US- females

                Australia-lippy
                US-lipstick

                Australia-faired dinkum?
                US- for real??

                Australia-no worries
                US- your welcome

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