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Jan

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Bo the only one I can relate to there is "Goofing". We would easily say "I was only goofing around"..but the rest, nope not here.

Did you know in the UK, when they are having biscuits with their tea they mean cookies. (not here though. We call them cookies and we call crackers, crackers). And I think the Brits say tunic for sweater (we don't)

Sugarplum

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Jan- the "y'all" is from being on so many american forums, i have never in my life heard anyone in the uk say that, nor do i say it while "speaking". the "dude" and "guys" are phrases we use here. We say standing in line and quarter to three. it's petrol, not gas. i say apartament (but most english say flat) and have never in my life said elevator. Oh, and I say neither pop nor soda, it's "fizzy" here.

Maris

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
If someone in London asks if you brought your rubbers, do not slap them across the face.

Goddessatlaw

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes, and just don't even use the word fanny. Just don't.

Kmjm

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Another one where Canadians get blank looks in the US is if you ask for the "washroom". It's the "restroom" in the US. I can never figure that out, since you do (presumably) wash in there but I don't think too many people actually go there to rest!

Also, it's not easy to get vinegar for your chips, oops, I mean fries!

Edited to add- Jan, I've heard Brits call sweaters "jumpers".

Sugarplum

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
We say jumper for sweater, and yes we have biscuits with our tea. :)

Jan

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Maris, yes the old rubber boot trick. Also if they say "I'll knock you up in the morning" don't get flustered, eh Sugarplum. That just means they'll phone you.(note that famous canadian "eh" there which again means "isn't that right"..but really what other word would fit so well in that spot?)

Sugarplum

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
OMG Jan, they really say they'll knock you up in the morning?! Lol, if someone said that over here they would get soooo slapped!

*Edited to add: Goddessatlaw is totally right, do *not* say fanny over here! :)

Jan

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL,kmjm...I remember the shock when I asked for vinegar on my fries but then just the other night I saw some piece on dateline or one of those news mag type shows talking about a famous place on some beach in the USA that served the best French Fries. They were known for them. THe secret ..no ketchup just vinegar!!!

Get ready for it..in Quebec (our French province) they put mayonnaise on their French Fries

But you Yanks are really missing something for not knowing the wonders of Clamato juice. A bloody Caesar in the morning at the cottage instead of a Bloody Mary. What an eye opener that is!

Costacat

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL, Jan. When I was in the Netherlands, that's how they serve their fries... with mayonnaise. I have to admit I did try it. And when I asked if they had catsup, they smirked at me, but did produce a bottle of Heinz from under the counter. Definitely an aquired taste, that fries with mayo thing.

Sugarplum

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Mmmmm, I like mayonnaise on my chips.

Zachsmom

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'll bite..why no fanny over there? I mean really..with all the rubbers and knocking up over there..what could a little fanny mean?

Sugarplum

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, ok, i'm confused. Jan, did you mean they say "knock you up in the morning" in usa or uk? I've never heard that said over here. People would give you such a funny look if you said that here!

Goddessatlaw

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
"Fanny" doesn't mean hiney over there - it refers to the front part of your downstairs region. So if you would say "I fell on my fanny," which is a perfectly acceptable and understable reference to falling on your can in the United States, you would elicite stares and be asked to leave the premises (if not the country) for the same statement in the U.K. I know, it happened to my sister (LOL) PS this is the same sister who rolled down a flight of stairs during an outdoor tour in Kenya and landed face down with her skirt around her waist, exposing her thong (and therefore fanny, American usage) to the horrified Muslim hoards. Yet another occasion when she was almost asked to leave a country (LOL).

Kmjm

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I've heard "knock you up in the morning" used as a UK expression, it's definitely not N American. But I think I've mainly heard it from those who are from Scotland.

Sugarplum

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 12:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I've never heard it in england, but it may be a scottish term. i dunno! If I said that to someone though, their reaction would be hilarious (maybe i should test it out ;) )

p.s.- how do i do a winky face?????

Goddessatlaw

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 12:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Anyone who said they wanted to knock me up in the morning would have to get written permission from my father, and I'd be right interested to see what appendages they had left by the time he was through with them.

Beruthiel

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 12:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I still amuse my kids when I say crisps (chips), and chips (fries) because to me the English nouns are so more accurately descriptive of the products!
Lo these many years ago, circa the 60's, you couldn't even GET tea in cafes here, except perhaps in Victoria, but over time, tea is now available in most eating establishments. Alas, it's still often served with tepid water, and the teabag still outside the pot! Thank goodness for Chinese restaurants where they know how to make a cuppa :-0
And I still eat Peak Frean's shortbread, and Bachelor's mushy peas, plus the occasional Mars bar or a Flake ;-)

Belovedaunt

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 12:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My favourite -- my good friend (an englishman) used to always say "She's really horny" loud enough for the woman to hear. According to him it just means good looking and he couldn't understand the looks he was getting...

He's much better now, though he has used the "I'll knock you up in the morning" line before and got smacked -- and we're in Canada :-)

Sugarplum

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 12:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I could *not* live without a good cuppa tea! :)

Goddessatlaw

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 12:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sugarplum - go to the top of the page and click on the "Clipart" link. It will guide you through the steps, and show you the available smilies.

Edited to add: nevermind. LOL.

Meme9

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 12:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sugarplum to wink type \clipart {wink}

without the spaces.

Beruthiel

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 12:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
For funny faces, Sugarplum, see "clipart" at the top of the page.
Knocking one up is a Northern expression, not especially Scottish, since it was common usage in Geordieland, which is still south of the border, among the Sassenachs, isn't it, Lol!

Zachsmom

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 12:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I guess she didn't think he was horny in the morning huh Belovedaunt!

Beruthiel

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 12:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Darn, gotta go and take care of some cooking...nice to meet you, Sugarplum :-)