i say chips you say french fries

kath73 · Post by **kath73** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:49 am

i get a bit confused by all the different names we have for our food from scotland to america, you say french fries we say chips, we say jam you say jelly! any other good examples?

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:56 am

"lift" vs. "elevator"

US says "trunk" and I think the UK says "boot" right?

"loo" or "WC" vs "bathroom" and "restroom"

"telly" vs "TV"

What's a lorry, by the way?

Majenta · Post by **Majenta** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:04 am

actionfigurestepho wrote: "lift" vs. "elevator"

US says "trunk" and I think the UK says "boot" right?

"loo" or "WC" vs "bathroom" and "restroom"

"telly" vs "TV"

What's a lorry, by the way?

it's a truck

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:48 am

UK Biscuits

US Cookies

UK Bum

US Butt

Sorry to lower the tone !

US Fender

UK ????

US zuchinni

UK courgette

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:06 pm

poistred by bez

UK Biscuits

US Cookies

UK Bum

US Butt

Sorry to lower the tone !

US Fender

UK ????

US zuchinni

UK courgette

US Fender

UK Bumper

US Hood

UK Bonnet

US Trunk

UK Boot

UK Jam sandwich (police car)

US ?

Majenta · Post by **Majenta** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:07 pm

UK pavement

US sidewalk

UK buggy

US stroller?

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:17 pm

kath73 wrote: i get a bit confused by all the different names we have for our food from scotland to america, you say french fries we say chips, we say jam you say jelly! any other good examples?

jam has seeds and fruit bits in it, Jelly has none of that it is strained and jelled. So we use both technically hehehehehehe

Oh yeah forgot I am a canuck we are mixed inbetween ya both hehehehehe

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:35 pm

Wireless/Radio:-2

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:43 pm

gmc wrote:

UK Jam sandwich (police car)

US ?Cruiser (I think) (((LC)))

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:46 pm

abbey wrote: Cruiser (I think) (((LC)))POLICE CAR IS JAM SANDWICH?? :-2 .....cruiser, unit, squad car. or black and tan (state).

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:48 pm

lady cop wrote: POLICE CAR IS JAM SANDWICH?? :-2 .....cruiser, unit, squad car. or black and tan (state).
OH NO!!! IT'S THE LAW! THE FUZZ!! THE "MAN" (or in this case the woman)

IT'S 5-0, THE PO-PO!!

:yh_rotfl

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:50 pm

BabyRider wrote: OH NO!!! IT'S THE LAW! THE FUZZ!! THE "MAN" (or in this case the woman)

IT'S 5-0, THE PO-PO!!

:yh_rotfland don't forget the ever-popular :yh_pig :yh_pig :yh_pig

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:53 pm

lady cop wrote: and don't forget the ever-popular :yh_pig :yh_pig
I would NEVER say that!!! 2 of my favorite brothers are cops, (not to mention one of my favorite civillians!) :yh_wink (Yes, LC, in my world, you're a "civillian") :yh_bigsmi

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:02 pm

I used to call all my police buddies "Johnny" as in "Johnnie Law."

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:05 pm

actionfigurestepho wrote: I used to call all my police buddies "Johnny" as in "Johnnie Law."We call condoms Johnnies! :wah:

kath73 · Post by **kath73** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:20 pm

a classic is puff diddy, hes cut off the puff and became just "diddy" if he knew what a diddy was in scotland:wah:

Majenta · Post by **Majenta** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:43 pm

kath73 wrote: a classic is puff diddy, hes cut off the puff and became just "diddy" if he knew what a diddy was in scotland:wah:

c'mon then, spill?!

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:48 pm

We say tap and you say faucet...which must kill a lot of jokes because there are sooo many old jokes along the lines of "Did you hear about the injured tap dancer? He broke his leg when he fell in the sink!"

Also, we say dummy and you say pacifier. But to you a dummy is an idiot or a jerk.

But to us a jerk is when you pull something quickly. Of course, you might tug it instead, but here a tug is a little boat which pulls a large ship into dock.

And to us a pacifier is someone who keeps the peace or calms things down.

Except we'd say pacifist!

We ask for a burger and salad, you order a burger and ask for it to be 'dragged through the garden'!! (Oh, and you say 'thru'!) Lol!

We say the time is a quarter TO nine or a quarter PAST nine, you say it's a quarter OF nine! (Sorry, haven't a clue WHAT that one means! Lol!)

To you a red-neck is someone uncouth, to us it would be someone with sunburn!

You say vacuum, we say hoover.

You say "down the tubes" (toobs! Lol!) We say "down the drain".

You pronounce buoy as "boo-hey" we say "boy".

You write a check, we write a cheque.

You have Florida Keys, we have Quays which we pronounce as Keys! Lol! :-4

You have the John (!?) we have the bog/ loo/ lav.

We have Tuna and Tuesday, which we pronounce as Chew-na and Chewsday, but you say Too-na and Toos-day

You prononce your T's as D's, so Marty becomes Mardy and David Letterman becomes Ledderman! Why? :-3

You have Jesse as a boys name, but here a Jessie is a big girls blouse!

Hmmm...lol! How do I translate that? hehe

You say tub, we say bath

And, of course, you say fanny, meaning butt....

Butt (lol) here fanny means something very rude indeed!

I'll leave someone else to explain that one! hehe :wah:

:-6

kath73 · Post by **kath73** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:36 am

Majenta wrote: c'mon then, spill?!
a diddy in scotland is a name for a womans breast:wah:

kath73 · Post by **kath73** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:46 am

oh and fanny which you refer to as your butt, is another name for the vagina in britain:o a very rude word.

pink princess · Post by **pink princess** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:53 am

kath73 wrote: oh and fanny which you refer to as your butt, is another name for the vagina in britain:o a very rude word.

this one puzzles me..... how on earth did the two get to have such different meanings.... i remember when i heard the word 'fanny bag' i wanst quite sure what they were talking about to start with!

Majenta · Post by **Majenta** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:56 am

just makes you realise all the terrible faux pas' you're in danger of making even when you think you speak the same language!

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:25 pm

I like to hear you Brits say, "Brilliant!":)

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:53 pm

along-for-the-ride wrote: I like to hear you Brits say, "Brilliant!":)
"Brilliant"

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 3:20 pm

abbey wrote: "Brilliant"

AAwwwwwww--thanks!:p