Originally Posted By LuLu >>Trekkeruss I do not think this is quite right I assume you mean a Sanitary towel (please excusse me if you do'nt) I have never known them to be called napkins. << Feminine napkin or sanitary napkin... I've never heard them called towels in the US. Interesting topic!
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I believe Sarah meant she has never heard them as being referred to as napkins in the UK.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Without being to graphic in the old days they were called "rags" in the US hence the term "I'm on the rag." Which is vulgar now, but wasn't back in the 1800's/early 1900's when they were used as such. So the use of towels by the UK is not that far off.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss As a long-time bicycle professional, I stopped in a shop in London, and they did not call tires, tires (or should I say tyres?) They called them casings.
Originally Posted By debtee <The UK/Australian "post" can be translated to the American "ship" or "mail." "Ship" generally applies to packages, while "mail" generally applies to letters or postcards.> When we were in LA we were looking for a Post Office and no-one knew what we were talking about until we mentioned purchasing stamps! We were directed to a machine that dispensed them! lol
Originally Posted By debtee Mummy ( Aus & UK) Mommy ( USA ) Fanny is your "lady garden " to put it nicely in Aus & UK Fanny is your backside in USA!
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Debtee - we call our Post Office the Post Office, I think that's odd that someone in the US didn't know that.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>Mobile phone ( Aus & UK ) Cell phone ( USA )<< "Mobile phone" I don't have a problem with, but sometimes you call it a "mobile" (without the "phone") and that always confuses me.
Originally Posted By debtee ohh that's odd Lisa?? We were at the GCH and no-one at the deak knew what we were talking about!
Originally Posted By LuLu I agree, that's extremely weird! Maybe they just didn't know where one was! trek, got it, thanks!
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<We were at the GCH and no-one at the deak knew what we were talking about!>> I was going to say, maybe you were in an ethnic part of town, but obviously not! The only thing I can come up with is, do you have a strong Aussie accent? Perhaps they were so entranced at hearing you, they weren't truly listening.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger Maybe it was how you asked. In the UK/OZ they often just refer to it as "the post", don't they. "Could you direct me to the post?" or "Do you know where we could post something?" might confuse some USians. Asking "Where is the post office?" should get you a straight answer, though.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>I agree, that's extremely weird! Maybe they just didn't know where one was!<< That's more likely. There's a post office on Ball Road, but directing a guest to it is so complicated that I usually don't even bother trying. Most people are just looking to buy stamps or mail a letter anyway, and those you can do in the GCH lobby.
Originally Posted By u k fan I would put a letter in the post, but I wouldn't go to the post to buy a stamp. That would definitely be the post office!!!
Originally Posted By u k fan The only one I can think of at the moment is UK:Jam US:Jelly UK:Jelly US:Jello I'll try to think of more!!!
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Apparently, as I learned just mere moments ago, there is a big difference between FRIDGE and FRIG. One, of course, referring to a refrigerator and the other one not so much.
