Originally Posted By debtee We asked for the post office and also the same thing happened to Mj when she was in New york, so maybe it's just our accents and they didn't understand us! lol
Originally Posted By debtee We also call it a fridge here not refridgerator. In Aus we say to Vacumn a room and in Uk they say to Hoover it. I don't know what they say in USA?
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger >> In Aus we say to Vacumn a room and in Uk they say to Hoover it. I don't know what they say in USA? << *holds pinky up* Puuuhleeeze! In MY house we say "activate the roomba". We do not soil our hands with vacuums. </thurston_howell_the_third>
Originally Posted By officerminnie UK: Nil US: Zero UK: Vest US: Undershirt UK: Yorkshire Pudding US: Popovers UK: Jumper US: Sweater UK: Welly US: Kick
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Ok, let me address the let/rent/lease/hire query: In the UK - you let a house (in the use this is rent) In the UK, you can lease business premises (again, in the US rent). In the UK you can hire a car, or building equipment (short term renting) But in the UK you can rent a video or DVD (VHS Tape or DVD rental). In the UK there is hire purchase, which is mainly used for car loans, but effectively it is a rent to own agreement. English is a very confusing language, one I have yet to master.
Originally Posted By mj9401 Deb, I just spilt coffee on myself with your 'lady garden' comment LOL!! Well it must be our aussie accents, because I was met with a very funny look when I asked where the local post office was while in NYC. A few others: A cookie is usually called a biscuit here in Oz. An SUV is called a 4WD here.
Originally Posted By bloona I cringe when people say theyre going to hoover actually,lol, its just a brand name that seems to have stuck, my vacuum is a Dyson ( as are a majority of UK residents ) so I couldnt hoover with a dyson, I should say Im just going to Dyson. I think because it always annoyed my mum that it does me, but I know a lot of people who say it. Ive never heard a toilet called a water closet by the way. also a vest in the UK is what you call a sleeveless T Shirt in America. So it can be used for two meanings here. I didnt know you had anything similar to a Yorkshire puddings there. Wow, you learn something new every day dont you?
Originally Posted By bloona oh Muffins are different too here , yours are lovely and basically a whopping big bun, we get English Muffins, which are small bread like things! Yours are much nicer!!!!! Your biscuits are different too arent they?similar to what we'd call a savoury scone. As mj9401 said, ours are your cookies. so; cookies USA biscuits Uk biscuits USA scones UK muffins USA bun! UK
Originally Posted By debtee <Deb, I just spilt coffee on myself with your 'lady garden' comment LOL!!> Sorry Monique! Hee hee!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo "Fanny is your "lady garden " to put it nicely in Aus & UK" What about planting?
Originally Posted By irishfan >>"Fanny is your "lady garden " to put it nicely in Aus & UK"<< That is the funniest thing I've read on LP in ages.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>UK: Yorkshire Pudding US: Popovers<< I've never heard of a popover. This may be limited to some parts of the US. ----- I just saw an ad for "cheque encashment." I'm assuming this is British for what in the US we'd call "check cashing." ----- Is it true that "corn" means different things in different countries?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo You're right about cheque encashment. Corn in the Uk is something on your foot. Sweet Corn - is corn on the cob/nuggets.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I've never heard of a popover. This may be limited to some parts of the US.>> I think it's more a case of popovers being an "old" food that is out of fashion. Which reminds me: UK: pudding could be a like a cake (Christmas pudding), a sausage (black pudding) or a popover (Yorkshire pudding) US: pudding is almost exclusively known as a custard-like dessert
Originally Posted By u k fan Pudding can also be a general term for dessert, or in a slang tense a silly person!!!
