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In the movie The Breakup, she says:

I want you to want to do the dishes.

He responds:

Why would I want to do the dishes?

If you are male, do you understand what she means?

If you are female, do you know any males who understand what she means?

I know of one male.

No, I am not married to him.

Never try telling a Canadian to wash up, that's all I know about it.

Kindle;1054127 wrote: In the movie The Breakup, she says:

I want you to want to do the dishes.

He responds:

Why would I want to do the dishes?

If you are male, do you understand what she means?

If you are female, do you know any males who understand what she means?

I know of one male.

No, I am not married to him.


Yeah, and when their done, empty the dishwasher too.:wah:

spot;1054133 wrote: Never try telling a Canadian to wash up, that's all I know about it.


what?

talk to me!;)

Just so.

spot;1054843 wrote: Just so.


your wrong with your opinion of Canadians not washing up.



We are not trailer trash.

Odie;1054846 wrote: your wrong with your opinion of Canadians not washing up.



We are not trailer trash.


It's the expression "wash up" applied to dishes. I was given to understand that it's an English usage that doesn't exist in Canada. If you use it then I'm obviously mistaken.

Kindle;1054127 wrote: In the movie The Breakup, she says:

I want you to want to do the dishes.




no expression of 'wash up' here?

we do wash dishes.

and we do say, did you wash up for dinner?

Odie;1054849 wrote: no expression of 'wash up' here?

we do wash dishes.


Yes, I was told that "wash dishes" was an expression used in Canada. I was told that "wash up" doesn't imply specifically dishes, which it does in England.

Kindle;1054127 wrote: In t

If you are male, do you understand what she means?

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Sure, she wants him to feel a sense of responsibility that's not based on a male or female thing, but just a chore that needs doing. I get it.

I think what shes saying is "remember that time I caught you looking at that brunette in the grocery store...I know it was 7 yrs ago but I really need to talk about it"

I'm confused! :yh_silly

fuzzy butt;1054901 wrote: what's your problem Nomad? what's your point?

and why aren't the dishes done yet?:yh_rotfl ...................well?


I'm still waiting for you to do mine!:yh_rotfl

spot;1054133 wrote: Never try telling a Canadian to wash up, that's all I know about it.


spot;1054848 wrote: It's the expression "wash up" applied to dishes. I was given to understand that it's an English usage that doesn't exist in Canada. If you use it then I'm obviously mistaken.


I'm backing you up, here.

Whenever spot said that he was going to wash up, I wondered why he needed to announce that. I figured I'd go wash the dishes while he washed up. To my relief he didn't wash up while he was doing the dishes.

also, what do you call dish soap again? some kind of "liquid," I think.

koan;1056199 wrote: also, what do you call dish soap again? some kind of "liquid," I think.


Washing up liquid.

If I remember right, whenever you shouted Fairy at me I thought that's what you were asking me to get.

Dish soap, by contrast, is the bar of soap that goes in the soap dish next to the kitchen sink - the proper stuff has grit in it and you rub it on collars to get them cleaner before they go into the boiler along with the Blue to whiten them.

My older brother is a neat freak. He stays at home with the 2 1/2 yr old and his wife works. All he does is clean. I've tried to get hubby over there to get some tips, but no luck.