FabSwingers.com forum: USA vs UK

By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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There was a post yesterday about baked beans ... And from what i understand UK baked beans and American baked beans are totally different.. So now im curious as to what things are the same in both countries but called different names like.. Jacketed potato and baked potato are one in the same.. But also what had the same name but are not the same dish....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chips spring to mind.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pants and trousers

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"Chips spring to mind."

Yes there is that

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By *hunderstruckMan
over a year ago

Northampton

Fanny and fanny

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

Some car stuff:

Bonnet/hood

Boot/trunk

Bumper/fender

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Trunk and boot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The America’s can’t understand a full English breakfast they think it looks horrible .. best breaky goin

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By *eralt80Man
over a year ago

cork

Jam and jelly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sidewalk and pavement

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Jelly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pigs in blankets

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..

I've never heard a trunk called a boot

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"Pigs in blankets "

A hot dog wrapped in a croissant and baked... Well here anyway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..

I've never heard a trunk called a boot"

Haha have you read the thread properly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..

I've never heard a trunk called a boot"

Live in the UK. You'd get funny looks for calling it a trunk.

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

Tomato and tomato

Aluminium and aluminium

Fanny and fanny

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"Pigs in blankets

A hot dog wrapped in a croissant and baked... Well here anyway"

No a sausage wrapped in bacon and baked

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This thread is going wrong haha

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..

I've never heard a trunk called a boot"

Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"Pigs in blankets

A hot dog wrapped in a croissant and baked... Well here anyway

No a sausage wrapped in bacon and baked "

That sounds wonderful

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..

I've never heard a trunk called a boot

Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it "

Whats it made of?

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..

I've never heard a trunk called a boot

Live in the UK. You'd get funny looks for calling it a trunk. "

Lol i am sure id get funny looks for a plethora of things

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..

I've never heard a trunk called a boot

Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it "

Don't they call 'jelly' the dessert 'jell-o'?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..

I've never heard a trunk called a boot

Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it

Whats it made of?"

Jam

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..

I've never heard a trunk called a boot

Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it

Whats it made of?"

Good question

gelatine and fruit flavourings. You add hot water to hard cubes, so they melt and flavour the water and then you leave it to cool and put in the fridge to set.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..

I've never heard a trunk called a boot

Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it

Whats it made of?

Good question

gelatine and fruit flavourings. You add hot water to hard cubes, so they melt and flavour the water and then you leave it to cool and put in the fridge to set. "

Haha ??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cucumber

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mobile phone / cell phone

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..

I've never heard a trunk called a boot

Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it

Whats it made of?

Good question

gelatine and fruit flavourings. You add hot water to hard cubes, so they melt and flavour the water and then you leave it to cool and put in the fridge to set. "

Sounds like a version of what we call jell-o

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Faucet and tap

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tomato and tomato

Aluminium and aluminium

Fanny and fanny "

Think you meant aluminium and aluminum. Interestingly the original word was alumium, but then changed to aluminum by Humphrey Davy who discovered it but again changed to Aluminium because 'it sounded better'. Aluminum is still used in many countries due to the yankee influence though

Tomato is pronounced differently, but still means the same thing

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Petrol - Gasoline

Motorway - Freeway

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"Tomato and tomato

Aluminium and aluminium

Fanny and fanny

Tomato is pronounced differently, but still means the same thing"

Fascinating

As far ad pronunciations go... I wasnt too worried about that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just for the cockneys

Cunt and cant

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Flat / apartment

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"Petrol - Gasoline

Motorway - Freeway "

Yeah i knew the petrol gasoline thing

And freeway motorway i did not know

But here we have the interstate

U.s. highway

State highway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm popping out for a fag has a totally different meaning in the UK to US.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm popping out for a fag has a totally different meaning in the UK to US.

Yea I asked an American once if he wanted a fag he did give me a look

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So what part of Illinois are you from op? Genuinely interested cos I’ve travelled a lot in them at state.

Was based in Bloomington for a couple of weeks but spent most of the 2 weeks travelling

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

*that, not them

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By *uicylucy76Woman
over a year ago

thornton cleveleys

Bangs... oh my bangs means so much more to me then the America version.,

Trash/ rubbish

Fries/ chips

Sneakers/ trainers.

I'm from Canada originally, and moved over in the uk when I was about 7. I'll never forget my new school friends asking me to say yoghurt... although the same in English they must of liked. The way it sounded x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fall and Autumn

Arse and Ass.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm popping out for a fag has a totally different meaning in the UK to US.

Yea I asked an American once if he wanted a fag he did give me a look "

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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Sneakers vs trainers.. Haven't heard that either

Shoes

Boots

Or flip flips

And sandles

And flip flops... Thongs.. Whatever you wanna call them were my moms ass beating weapon of choice

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Biscuits and gravy.

I'm picturing chocolate chip cookies and the brown sauce created from meat drippings. Not savoury scones and, no, I don't even know what sausage gravy is.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sneakers vs trainers.. Haven't heard that either

Shoes

Boots

Or flip flips

And sandles

And flip flops... Thongs.. Whatever you wanna call them were my moms ass beating weapon of choice"

Is this for real

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

My funniest two countries separated by a common language story was when I was in Houston on a business trip walking through a busy office - fellow Brit (a known gay guy - which is relevant) walking towards me and says in a loud voice:

"Hey GM, can I bum a fag off you?"

The meerkat heads were popping over the cubicle walls like crazy at that one

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Tomato and tomato

Aluminium and aluminium

Fanny and fanny

Tomato is pronounced differently, but still means the same thing

Fascinating

As far ad pronunciations go... I wasnt too worried about that"

In various parts of America the words Mary, marry, and merry sound indistinguishable. Which is bizarre to me.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Frosting/icing

Faucet/tap

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"My funniest two countries separated by a common language story was when I was in Houston on a business trip walking through a busy office - fellow Brit (a known gay guy - which is relevant) walking towards me and says in a loud voice:

"Hey GM, can I bum a fag off you?"

The meerkat heads were popping over the cubicle walls like crazy at that one

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By *alcon404Man
over a year ago

London

Biscuits.

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By *mberWoman
over a year ago

Preston

"Biscuits and gravy.

I'm picturing chocolate chip cookies and the brown sauce created from meat drippings. Not savoury scones and, no, I don't even know what sausage gravy is."

Gross that's what it is. Like grey slime

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..

I've never heard a trunk called a boot

Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it

Whats it made of?

Good question

gelatine and fruit flavourings. You add hot water to hard cubes, so they melt and flavour the water and then you leave it to cool and put in the fridge to set.

Sounds like a version of what we call jell-o"

Yup. The stuff that english call jelly is called jell-o in the US (possibly a trade name originally?). The stuff that is fruit boiled with sugar to preserve it is called jelly in the US, and is jam in England. Unless it's made out of oranges when it's marmalade.

In england a rubber is something used to correct mistakes when writing with a pencil. In the US a rubber is used for a very different purpose!

Two countries that are separated by use of the same language...

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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I love American biscuits and sausage gravy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why"

We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why

We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard "

Lol i make it. Usually made.. Hete anyway butter brown sugar salt... Then once its cooked throw some marshmallows on it put it back in the oven til the marshmallows brown and drizzle with carmel and some chopped pecans

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why

We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard "

Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why

We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard

Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert

Its a side dish here lol

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why

We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard

Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert

Its a side dish here lol"

Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.

I have feelings on this.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Vacation - Holiday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cilantro and coriander?

Zucchini and courgette

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why

We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard

Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert

Its a side dish here lol

Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.

I have feelings on this."

Lol you should try it some time

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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Sounds like i need to come to England.. Throw down in some kitchens eat.. Drink.. Laugh and learn

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Candy and sweets

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why

We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard

Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert

Its a side dish here lol

Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.

I have feelings on this.

Lol you should try it some time

Good god no

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Football - Soccer

Articulated lorry - Semi

Bill(restaurant) - Cheque

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"Football - Soccer

Articulated lorry - Semi

Bill(restaurant) - Cheque "

I drive an articulated lorry

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why

We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard

Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert

Its a side dish here lol

Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.

I have feelings on this.

Lol you should try it some time

Good god no

Oh come on now.. Where is your sense of adventure

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"Cilantro and coriander?

Zucchini and courgette "

Cilantro is a herb and coriander is a spice...

I call it zucchini

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Cilantro and coriander?

Zucchini and courgette

Cilantro is a herb and coriander is a spice...

I call it zucchini"

Coriander is a herb here too. You can get ground coriander or fresh coriander

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Paracetamol and acetaminophen

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"Cilantro and coriander?

Zucchini and courgette

Cilantro is a herb and coriander is a spice...

I call it zucchini

Coriander is a herb here too. You can get ground coriander or fresh coriander

I grind my own coriander

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why

We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard

Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert

Its a side dish here lol

Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.

I have feelings on this.

Lol you should try it some time

Good god no

Oh come on now.. Where is your sense of adventure"

That's disgusting

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"Paracetamol and acetaminophen

Tylenol... Lol

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By *ire_thorn OP Man
over a year ago

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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why

We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard

Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert

Its a side dish here lol

Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.

I have feelings on this.

Lol you should try it some time

Good god no

Oh come on now.. Where is your sense of adventure

That's disgusting"

Lol i dont personally like sweet potatoes in any form to be honest

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Give Way" and "Yield".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why

We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard

Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert

Its a side dish here lol

Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.

I have feelings on this.

Lol you should try it some time

Good god no

Oh come on now.. Where is your sense of adventure

That's disgusting"

It is a dessert, yes, but is traditionally eaten with a roast dinner

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Lift/Elevator

Pavement/Sidewalk

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Ore-gar-no/Oreg-a-no

Lego/Legos

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Shop/Store

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Off licence - Liquor store

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Pub/bar

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By *orraine999Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere

"The America’s can’t understand a full English breakfast they think it looks horrible .. best breaky goin"

My favourite is a full english with black pudding.

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By *ooking4othersMan
over a year ago

Here ...

Portion sizes ... mean the same thing but definitely different ...

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By *orraine999Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere

"Football - Soccer

Articulated lorry - Semi

Bill(restaurant) - Cheque "

I don't like American football but I love soccer.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tap - faucet

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By *orraine999Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere

"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..

I've never heard a trunk called a boot

Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it

Don't they call 'jelly' the dessert 'jell-o'?"

Jelly is made with the juice of the fruit. Jam/preserves are made with the fruit itself.

Jello is just disgusting but it's neither jam or jelly.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Can we also mention the "u" thing? Colour, honour etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Trump and Johnson .... make of that what you will

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By *orraine999Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere

"Can we also mention the "u" thing? Colour, honour etc

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Trump and Johnson .... make of that what you will "

We're talking about differences not similarities!!!

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Football - Soccer

Articulated lorry - Semi

Bill(restaurant) - Cheque

I don't like American football but I love soccer.

I can never work out when there is the name of a city, followed by a nickname, whether it's a Gridiron, Baseball, Basketball or Ice Hockey team

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Trump and Johnson .... make of that what you will

We're talking about differences not similarities!!!

No mate different names but same meaning I think you missed the joke no worries

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

I.Q

Just don’t ask an American

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By *mberWoman
over a year ago

Preston

"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why

We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard

Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert

Its a side dish here lol

Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.

I have feelings on this."

What is this hell of which you speak?

I make SP casserole it has onions black beans and tomatoes. Not marshmallows. My brain cannot compute.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why

We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard

Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert

Its a side dish here lol

Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.

I have feelings on this.

What is this hell of which you speak?

I make SP casserole it has onions black beans and tomatoes. Not marshmallows. My brain cannot compute."

Google it

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By *orraine999Woman
over a year ago

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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why

We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard

Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert

Its a side dish here lol

Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.

I have feelings on this.

What is this hell of which you speak?

I make SP casserole it has onions black beans and tomatoes. Not marshmallows. My brain cannot compute.

Google it

Sweet potato casserole is foul.

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over a year ago

There's also plenty of slang and local terms Americans might not know.

Cockney rhyming slang....

Apples And Pears - Stairs

Lionels (Lionel Blare's) - Flares (Flared trousers) Pants in the US.

Adam and Eve - Believe (Would you Adam and Eve it.)

Joanna - Piano

Boat Race - Face

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By *hangerMan
over a year ago

brighton

Torch / flashlight.

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over a year ago

Fanny and ass !

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over a year ago

Station Waggon - Estate car

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over a year ago

Time. We say half 4 meaning 4.30. Americans mean half from 4. So 3.30

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over a year ago

Pedestrian crossing - Zebra crossing

Trailer - Caravan

Preview - Trailer (cinema)

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over a year ago

Pavement = sidewalk

Horse riding = horse back riding

An American once told me that he thought it was was weird that we eat beans with our breakfast

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