Pizza Pie, caravans and a common language
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First of all I was amazed Roger did not know what a caravan was. Then I found out they call them something different in The States. So what other cultural differences do you know of? So far there is:
- Pie in SA is like blueberry pie, not ever a Pizza. But in America you can go out for pie and buy a pizza, though pie in America can also just mean pie... :confused:
- A trailer is not a trailer, it is a camper van. And nobody knows what a caravan is because it is either a bunch of camels or a wheeled home, but it is not a camper van
- In SA we call them braais, in Aussie barbies and in the States BBQs
- Pants are short trousers her in SA, but are underwear in the UK
And I am sure many, many more. Sometimes I wonder we communicate in English at all! :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRay Cassick wrote: Well I am not female, not gay and I am not Paul Watson
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First of all I was amazed Roger did not know what a caravan was. Then I found out they call them something different in The States. So what other cultural differences do you know of? So far there is:
- Pie in SA is like blueberry pie, not ever a Pizza. But in America you can go out for pie and buy a pizza, though pie in America can also just mean pie... :confused:
- A trailer is not a trailer, it is a camper van. And nobody knows what a caravan is because it is either a bunch of camels or a wheeled home, but it is not a camper van
- In SA we call them braais, in Aussie barbies and in the States BBQs
- Pants are short trousers her in SA, but are underwear in the UK
And I am sure many, many more. Sometimes I wonder we communicate in English at all! :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRay Cassick wrote: Well I am not female, not gay and I am not Paul Watson
Chips in the UK - fries in the US Curtains in the UK - Drapes in the US Boot in the UK - Trunk in the US Bonnet in the UK - Hood in the US Nappy in the UK - Diaper in the US Fag (cigarette) in the UK - Something different in the US! :)
Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.
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First of all I was amazed Roger did not know what a caravan was. Then I found out they call them something different in The States. So what other cultural differences do you know of? So far there is:
- Pie in SA is like blueberry pie, not ever a Pizza. But in America you can go out for pie and buy a pizza, though pie in America can also just mean pie... :confused:
- A trailer is not a trailer, it is a camper van. And nobody knows what a caravan is because it is either a bunch of camels or a wheeled home, but it is not a camper van
- In SA we call them braais, in Aussie barbies and in the States BBQs
- Pants are short trousers her in SA, but are underwear in the UK
And I am sure many, many more. Sometimes I wonder we communicate in English at all! :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRay Cassick wrote: Well I am not female, not gay and I am not Paul Watson
Hmmmm. A lorry is a truck. A boot is a trunk. A flat is a measure of fruit. A mac is a raincoat. Petrol is gasoline. We try to lose pounds, while in the UK one attempts to acquire and invest them. A mate is an Aussie's friend; we sleep with ours. A Barbie is an expensive doll, and though she has a Ken, she doesn't understand a thing. "Another day done; all targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly." - Jennie Agard, McGuckin Hardware Systems Manager
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Chips in the UK - fries in the US Curtains in the UK - Drapes in the US Boot in the UK - Trunk in the US Bonnet in the UK - Hood in the US Nappy in the UK - Diaper in the US Fag (cigarette) in the UK - Something different in the US! :)
Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.
Don't forget: fanny means bottom (the part you sit on) in the US, but vagina* in the UK. *Hey, it's the Soapbox, I can say that --Mike-- "I'd rather you just give me a fish today, because even if you teach me how to fish, I won't do it. I'm lazy." -- Nish Just released - 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
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Chips in the UK - fries in the US Curtains in the UK - Drapes in the US Boot in the UK - Trunk in the US Bonnet in the UK - Hood in the US Nappy in the UK - Diaper in the US Fag (cigarette) in the UK - Something different in the US! :)
Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.
Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: Chips in the UK - fries in the US So if I said the following, everyone would get damned confused: _"So I asked this hooded guy for a light for my fag. He said he had one in his trunk. When he opened his boot it was fulled with curtains and diapers. He then offered me a packet of chips, but I really felt like a packet of fries instead. When I asked him why he had drapes in his boot he said 'Wot? You think I am a fag or something eh?' At this point I hoped he wasn't something different..." :rolleyes:
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRay Cassick wrote: Well I am not female, not gay and I am not Paul Watson_
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Chips in the UK - fries in the US Curtains in the UK - Drapes in the US Boot in the UK - Trunk in the US Bonnet in the UK - Hood in the US Nappy in the UK - Diaper in the US Fag (cigarette) in the UK - Something different in the US! :)
Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.
The confusion comes more from words they don't have or words that mean something different (fag is the only example there and most of them have heard that one, so it's not too bad when you say "I'm going out for a fag"). Don't bother asking for crisps in the US, you'll just get a blank look. Call anyone you like a wanker, that rarely does more than confuse them. They don't even have mince pies, except in select places. Vinegar is a strange wine-dressing for salads, but salad cream is something you can't get in the US. Their definition of a rare steak is very different from ours. Randy is a boys name and only that. It goes on and on forever. Paul I think there're pieces of me you've never seen - Tori Amos, Tear in Your Hand
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Chips in the UK - fries in the US Curtains in the UK - Drapes in the US Boot in the UK - Trunk in the US Bonnet in the UK - Hood in the US Nappy in the UK - Diaper in the US Fag (cigarette) in the UK - Something different in the US! :)
Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.
Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: Curtains in the UK - Drapes in the US Actually, both here; mostly curtains though. Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: Fag (cigarette) in the UK - Something different in the US! So *that's* what was meant by "those UK people, always sucking on fags..." :rolleyes:
Shog9 ------
So they took me down to the gallows And this boy, he said to me: "Why do you smile, when the rope's around your neck?" I said, "I tell you boy, when i get back..."
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Hmmmm. A lorry is a truck. A boot is a trunk. A flat is a measure of fruit. A mac is a raincoat. Petrol is gasoline. We try to lose pounds, while in the UK one attempts to acquire and invest them. A mate is an Aussie's friend; we sleep with ours. A Barbie is an expensive doll, and though she has a Ken, she doesn't understand a thing. "Another day done; all targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly." - Jennie Agard, McGuckin Hardware Systems Manager
Roger Wright wrote: A mate is an Aussie's friend; we sleep with ours So do Aussies... :rolleyes: (sorry, couldn't resist!) You made me laugh with that paragraph, good word use. :) Roger Wright wrote: A lorry is a truck. We call pickups, baakies.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRay Cassick wrote: Well I am not female, not gay and I am not Paul Watson
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First of all I was amazed Roger did not know what a caravan was. Then I found out they call them something different in The States. So what other cultural differences do you know of? So far there is:
- Pie in SA is like blueberry pie, not ever a Pizza. But in America you can go out for pie and buy a pizza, though pie in America can also just mean pie... :confused:
- A trailer is not a trailer, it is a camper van. And nobody knows what a caravan is because it is either a bunch of camels or a wheeled home, but it is not a camper van
- In SA we call them braais, in Aussie barbies and in the States BBQs
- Pants are short trousers her in SA, but are underwear in the UK
And I am sure many, many more. Sometimes I wonder we communicate in English at all! :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRay Cassick wrote: Well I am not female, not gay and I am not Paul Watson
Chips in SA are crisps in Uk Chips in SA are also chips in UK Chips in SA/UK are fries in US :rolleyes: :-D
I've always heard that there was an idea behind Win ME... I still can't figure out what that was... anyboy know??? I;ve herad the idea was that it was supposed to be n operating system but I doubt this. - Brian Delahunty
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Chips in the UK - fries in the US Curtains in the UK - Drapes in the US Boot in the UK - Trunk in the US Bonnet in the UK - Hood in the US Nappy in the UK - Diaper in the US Fag (cigarette) in the UK - Something different in the US! :)
Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.
Oh, and if you try to order a burger, they tend to mumble something incomprehensible at you which under investigation means "Combo or sandwich", that can be confusing to the uninitiated Brit. Paul I think there're pieces of me you've never seen - Tori Amos, Tear in Your Hand
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Don't forget: fanny means bottom (the part you sit on) in the US, but vagina* in the UK. *Hey, it's the Soapbox, I can say that --Mike-- "I'd rather you just give me a fish today, because even if you teach me how to fish, I won't do it. I'm lazy." -- Nish Just released - 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
Yikes! That could cause an international incident!!! "Another day done; all targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly." - Jennie Agard, McGuckin Hardware Systems Manager
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Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: Curtains in the UK - Drapes in the US Actually, both here; mostly curtains though. Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: Fag (cigarette) in the UK - Something different in the US! So *that's* what was meant by "those UK people, always sucking on fags..." :rolleyes:
Shog9 ------
So they took me down to the gallows And this boy, he said to me: "Why do you smile, when the rope's around your neck?" I said, "I tell you boy, when i get back..."
Shog9 wrote: So *that's* what was meant by "those UK people, always sucking on fags..." I had the same impression, and excused the way they talk for that reason.:) "Another day done; all targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly." - Jennie Agard, McGuckin Hardware Systems Manager
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Don't forget: fanny means bottom (the part you sit on) in the US, but vagina* in the UK. *Hey, it's the Soapbox, I can say that --Mike-- "I'd rather you just give me a fish today, because even if you teach me how to fish, I won't do it. I'm lazy." -- Nish Just released - 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
Oh yes - the classic cause of great humour to us Brits is when some American guy starts talking about how wide his mother in law's fanny is, or how someone touched his fanny when he was taking a pee... :laugh: :eek:
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
An orgy in Tiverton... ({) `/\^^/\:p (Z) :$/\^^/\` (})
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Don't forget: fanny means bottom (the part you sit on) in the US, but vagina* in the UK. *Hey, it's the Soapbox, I can say that --Mike-- "I'd rather you just give me a fish today, because even if you teach me how to fish, I won't do it. I'm lazy." -- Nish Just released - 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
Michael Dunn wrote: fanny means bottom (the part you sit on) in the US, but vagina* in the UK. I remember reading The Famouse Five and going red in the face everytime they talked about Aunt Fanny. Sad but true (I was only 12 ok!) Fanny means vagina here too.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRay Cassick wrote: Well I am not female, not gay and I am not Paul Watson
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The confusion comes more from words they don't have or words that mean something different (fag is the only example there and most of them have heard that one, so it's not too bad when you say "I'm going out for a fag"). Don't bother asking for crisps in the US, you'll just get a blank look. Call anyone you like a wanker, that rarely does more than confuse them. They don't even have mince pies, except in select places. Vinegar is a strange wine-dressing for salads, but salad cream is something you can't get in the US. Their definition of a rare steak is very different from ours. Randy is a boys name and only that. It goes on and on forever. Paul I think there're pieces of me you've never seen - Tori Amos, Tear in Your Hand
Paul Riley wrote: Their definition of a rare steak is very different from ours By that am I to take it you mean something that moos when you poke it? :suss: Paul Riley wrote: Randy is a boys name and only that. Ah yes. Bless his soul but I once went to school with a lovely British-American kid nammed Randy Faggot. The poor sod!! :omg: For the benefit of our stateside friends, that word-for-word translates to "sexually excited gay bloke". Like I said: poor sod!
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
An orgy in Tiverton... ({) `/\^^/\:p (Z) :$/\^^/\` (})
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Hmmmm. A lorry is a truck. A boot is a trunk. A flat is a measure of fruit. A mac is a raincoat. Petrol is gasoline. We try to lose pounds, while in the UK one attempts to acquire and invest them. A mate is an Aussie's friend; we sleep with ours. A Barbie is an expensive doll, and though she has a Ken, she doesn't understand a thing. "Another day done; all targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly." - Jennie Agard, McGuckin Hardware Systems Manager
Roger Wright wrote: A flat is a measure of fruit. OMG - I can't imagine that! Can you give an example? Roger Wright wrote: A Barbie is an expensive doll, and though she has a Ken, she doesn't understand a thing. Ah, Barbie. The source of all dumb Blonde jokes. :laugh:
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
An orgy in Tiverton... ({) `/\^^/\:p (Z) :$/\^^/\` (})
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Chips in SA are crisps in Uk Chips in SA are also chips in UK Chips in SA/UK are fries in US :rolleyes: :-D
I've always heard that there was an idea behind Win ME... I still can't figure out what that was... anyboy know??? I;ve herad the idea was that it was supposed to be n operating system but I doubt this. - Brian Delahunty
Megan Forbes wrote: Chips in SA are also chips in UK LOL true. I onced asked for slap chips in a UK fish shop. The guy looked very confused and then said "We only have Walkers here." :rolleyes:
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRay Cassick wrote: Well I am not female, not gay and I am not Paul Watson
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Michael Dunn wrote: fanny means bottom (the part you sit on) in the US, but vagina* in the UK. I remember reading The Famouse Five and going red in the face everytime they talked about Aunt Fanny. Sad but true (I was only 12 ok!) Fanny means vagina here too.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRay Cassick wrote: Well I am not female, not gay and I am not Paul Watson
There used to be a comedian here named Fanny Flagg. :eek: (I'm not sure how well-known she is, she was a regular on old Match Game shows.) --Mike-- "I'd rather you just give me a fish today, because even if you teach me how to fish, I won't do it. I'm lazy." -- Nish Just released - 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
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Roger Wright wrote: A flat is a measure of fruit. OMG - I can't imagine that! Can you give an example? Roger Wright wrote: A Barbie is an expensive doll, and though she has a Ken, she doesn't understand a thing. Ah, Barbie. The source of all dumb Blonde jokes. :laugh:
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
An orgy in Tiverton... ({) `/\^^/\:p (Z) :$/\^^/\` (})
When purchasing directly from a grower, fruits such as berries are packaged in flats. They usually have a half pound or so to a small basket, and 24 or so baskets are stacked on a wooden flat. Buying the whole flat will often get you a discount:-) "Another day done; all targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly." - Jennie Agard, McGuckin Hardware Systems Manager
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Paul Riley wrote: Their definition of a rare steak is very different from ours By that am I to take it you mean something that moos when you poke it? :suss: Paul Riley wrote: Randy is a boys name and only that. Ah yes. Bless his soul but I once went to school with a lovely British-American kid nammed Randy Faggot. The poor sod!! :omg: For the benefit of our stateside friends, that word-for-word translates to "sexually excited gay bloke". Like I said: poor sod!
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
An orgy in Tiverton... ({) `/\^^/\:p (Z) :$/\^^/\` (})
David Wulff wrote: By that am I to take it you mean something that moos when you poke it? If you're lucky. It could quite easily be in the foetal stage :). I love steak that bleeds but I never order anything less than medium-rare in the US. David Wulff wrote: Ah yes. Bless his soul but I once went to school with a lovely British-American kid nammed Randy Faggot. :laugh::laugh::laugh: You are kidding? I thought comic writer Randy Queen was bad enough. But he must have thought he was getting away from the name jibes when he left the US :laugh:. Paul I think there're pieces of me you've never seen - Tori Amos, Tear in Your Hand