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Posted: 11/15/2016 5:41:43 PM EST
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I developed a taste for black pudding while eating breakfast in Ireland last October . Tommy Maloneys carries it, along with white pudding, rashers and boiling bacon.
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Posted: 11/15/2016 5:48:00 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Minerals where I am tend to be water or fruit juice based drinks. I occasionally help out in a mate's bar and the register has a section for minerals. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: if there is anything from Britain is good its for sure television. so much better than alot of US programming i do have to ask pop or coke? Coke is coke. Even Pepsi is coke. Pop is a generic term for fizzy drinks, but it isn't used as much these days from what I see. Not minerals? Minerals where I am tend to be water or fruit juice based drinks. I occasionally help out in a mate's bar and the register has a section for minerals. |
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Posted: 11/15/2016 8:10:02 PM EST
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They call news-readers, "newsreaders."
Correctly so. We *falsely* call them "reporters." We are right all the time. On everything. Because Merca! They are right on calling newsreaders newsreaders. |
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Posted: 11/15/2016 8:34:14 PM EST
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We were training a group of Brits here in the Charleston area. In giving them a local area briefing I mentioned a couple points of cultural difference. For example:
- If you are pulled over by a police officer, do not get out of your car and approach him. Shut your car off, roll your window down, put both hands on the steering wheel, and wait for him to come to you. - If you are out in a bar and a girl asks you to shag, don't get excited. She wants to dance (the Shag is a popular dance in South Carolina). |
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Posted: 11/15/2016 8:46:13 PM EST
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Your sausage is flat and round like a burger. Much confusion. Sausage is dick shaped in the UK. I even saw dick shaped sausages when I was over there, but when I ordered it it came out flat, as though someone had removed the skin and beaten the fuck out of it. I still don;t know if a hot dog is the same as a sausage in a bun. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Your sausage is flat and round like a burger. Much confusion. Sausage is dick shaped in the UK. I even saw dick shaped sausages when I was over there, but when I ordered it it came out flat, as though someone had removed the skin and beaten the fuck out of it. I still don;t know if a hot dog is the same as a sausage in a bun. We have a variety of sausage. In many restaurants, when you order sausage with your breckie they'll ask, "Patty or link?" You're talking patties above, and link sausage is more what you are used to. On my first trip over to the UK I was at breakfast in my hotel, and I saw some nice looking bangers on the buffet line. When I started eating it I wanted to go into the kitchen and explain a breakfast sausage is supposed to be fried, not boiled. Boiling removes that characteristic we refer to as flavour (note the culturally sensitive spelling at no additional charge  ).
Also, on that same buffet line, there was a helpful young lady behind a table who asked if I would like a fried egg. I replied that I would, so she cracked an egg open and dropped the contents into an electric skillet full of hot oil, and it floated as it cooked. Not quite what I expected. 
Nicest bunch of people I've met when abroad. Took me a day or two to get used to the the generosity and kindness.
I've made two trips to the UK for work, each 2-3 months long. Can't remember meeting anyone who wasn't pleasant. I loved exploring Oxford and taking in the history. Did the CS Lewis tour, too. I'd love to get back over there one day and bring the fetching Mrs. Brohawk along. |
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Posted: 11/15/2016 8:47:25 PM EST
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Oh yeah, beans for breakfast. That was new to me.
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Posted: 11/15/2016 8:54:20 PM EST
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And after driving over there for a couple months I learned to love roundabouts. They keep traffic flowing.
We have far too many stop signs and traffic lights in the States. Imagine how many hours of time and gallons of gas are wasted every year in this country by people sitting at stop signs or waiting for the light to change. One thing we have that is good is right on red. Over there it would be a left on red. |
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Posted: 11/15/2016 9:01:46 PM EST
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Marmite is the encrusted faecal scrapings from Satan's frenulum. A bovril flavoured yeast infection in a jar.  Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Marmite sounds like an explosive, not something you put on ?toast?. Marmite is the encrusted faecal scrapings from Satan's frenulum. A bovril flavoured yeast infection in a jar. Now that is eloquence. |
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Posted: 11/15/2016 9:21:00 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Now that is eloquence. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Marmite sounds like an explosive, not something you put on ?toast?. Marmite is the encrusted faecal scrapings from Satan's frenulum. A bovril flavoured yeast infection in a jar. Now that is eloquence. The only thing better than Marmite is a good dollop of Vegemite. |
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Posted: 11/15/2016 10:30:40 PM EST
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Every time I'm in the states they always ask if I'm from Australia wtf? I get that and South Africa... Which makes no sense to me. |
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Posted: 11/15/2016 10:43:04 PM EST
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Thats how I thought it worked. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The Brits are wrong about almost everything....but there is ONE thing they are absolutely correct about, and it's the exclusion of periods from quotations. In the US: I was walking down the street and a man nearby said, "yo, Trump is a racist." I thought that was... In the UK: "I was walking down the street and a man nearby said, "that bloody Trump is a racist". I thought that was... The UK version is MUCH better. I'd go so far as to say that it's the only RIGHT way to do it. The best rule is simply thus: If the punctuation belongs to what was said by the quoted person, put it inside the quotation marks. If the punctuation belongs to the sentence I am writing, it goes outside. Thats how I thought it worked. Only if you're English. |
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Posted: 11/15/2016 11:41:39 PM EST
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Some more....... You call an arse a "fanny". We call a lady's front bottom a "fanny" A band aid to you is a "plaster" to us. A period "." is a "full stop" to us. A rubber to you is a condom, but to us it is something you use to erase pencil marks. "Aluminum" WTF?? It's ALUMINIUM. Your portion sizes........ fuck me sideways. You boys can EAT. I could feed me and my family for a week on what you guys can put away in one sitting. Flags EVERYWHERE. Not weird, just different. You know you are in America. Date syntax. We seem to use use a more logical system DD/MM/YYYY.......this makes sense as the arrangement is in order of how often it chances and how big each unit is. You guys seem to do the MM/DD/YYYY which can be confusing as hell at times. Crossing the road is a crime in the US (jaywalking?). To us that's nuts. Then again I walked 100yds to a 7/11 in Tennessee when I was out there and was stopped by the Police twice, asking why I was walking, where I was walking to etc. Once they heard the accent and saw my perplexed look they must have just thought Dumb Brit. They were nice about it though. Cop cars arrive on mass to any call in the US it seems. Someone stubbed their toe? You guys CARE. Send a fire engine, 18 police cars and a news van to the scene. UK - man up you fucking pussy or we'll prosecute you for wasting police time. Your Police are polite. Americans are very friendly on their terms. However, if you try to engage them in conversation on your own unexpectedly, then they look at you like you are a nutter. "Alright mate" seems to attract a look as though you are about to pick their pocket and eat their dog.
A bag of apples costs more than a Pizza in the US. Or so it seems. Did I mention the portion size? Met with a guy for a breakfast meeting. Plate of pancakes and syrup came out and I thought "Game on, brekkie is served". I was stuffed after two pancakes and every time I took a sip of coffee the waitress, who was lovely, came out and topped me up. Then came the unexpected main course - fuck me!!!. It looked like an abattoir had been on overtime and I was the sole recipient of their productivity. I got stuck in and managed about half before making my excuses and going to the bog for a tactical chunder to make more room (my twat colleague said leaving food was considered rude  ) By the end of meal I had the meat sweats and had drunk so much caffeine I was shaking like a shitting dog. I just wanted to go back to bed and endure the the indigestion but had another 8 hours of work to do. That's when they told me about doggie bags.
Doggie bags are not something we really do over here.....or we do, but we use them to scoop up dog poo when we take our pooches for a walk. You guys put food in yours, take it home and then save it. Your sausage is flat and round like a burger. Much confusion. Sausage is dick shaped in the UK. I even saw dick shaped sausages when I was over there, but when I ordered it it came out flat, as though someone had removed the skin and beaten the fuck out of it. I still don;t know if a hot dog is the same as a sausage in a bun. A bum over your way is a tramp, hobo, homeless person who smells of wee and sick. A bum over here is an arse, as in "that girl has a nice bum". Making a comment like "Look at that gorgeous bum" causes some raised eyebrows. What is over-easy? I never did get to the bottom of that. It's egg related and seems to involve flipping but beyond that I'm lost. Your bread is very sweet. It's more like what we might consider a cake. The toilet flush over your side seems to last for ever and has the force of the Amazon in spate.....then again, given the amount you guys can tuck away on a good feed, I guess you need it
TV commercials. OH my god. Make them stop please. Why do your dentists have stethoscopes on the adverts? Customer service - you guys excel at this. "Have a nice day" in your face bounciness and endless enthusiasm delivered with an abundance of friendliness and smiles. I felt a bit rude because I just said "hi" and looked miserable - not intentionally - I was just melting in the heat and felt guilty for using their air conditioning to dry my shirt. British reservedness and stoicism is not helpful in these situations. I almost felt that I should skip in with jazz hands and dance my order like John Travolta in Grease, but I know my face would belie my inner torture and the well intentioned recipient would be of the impression that I was mocking them rather than trying to put some effort into my delivery. I felt awful, as though I should have tried harder, but I was outclassed by the raw power of their enthusiasm. .......Except in convenience stores. There I felt the clerk, clark or whatever you call them was literally wanting to suck the joy out my life and every thing I said was viewed with utter contempt and hatred......kinda like home.
Bumper stickers. You guys wear your hearts on your selves. Never saw so many bumps stickers in my life. Nicest bunch of people I've met when abroad. Took me a day or two to get used to the the generosity and kindness.  I wish all this weren't true, but...
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Posted: 11/16/2016 12:36:18 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: "I'm not riding in that ( vehicle ) shit heap" Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Aussie seems in between English and Yank with a bunch of random shit thrown in. And I can't believe the word "heaps" is not a word in the US "Heaps" as in "a lot" or "very much?" We use it, but usually as a singular heap, as in, "you're in a heap of shit after that stunt you pulled." Or we could say, "give me another heaping helping of those biscuits and gravy!" "I'm not riding in that ( vehicle ) shit heap" "Heaps good" "Heaps of shit" "heaps of money" |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 1:03:55 AM EST
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I get that and South Africa... Which makes no sense to me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Every time I'm in the states they always ask if I'm from Australia wtf? I get that and South Africa... Which makes no sense to me. As alluded to before, we have a strange view of Brit accents because entertainment. A South Africa accent is only known to us by "Blood Diamond" and die Antwoord. |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 1:04:32 AM EST
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Only if you're English. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The Brits are wrong about almost everything....but there is ONE thing they are absolutely correct about, and it's the exclusion of periods from quotations. In the US: I was walking down the street and a man nearby said, "yo, Trump is a racist." I thought that was... In the UK: "I was walking down the street and a man nearby said, "that bloody Trump is a racist". I thought that was... The UK version is MUCH better. I'd go so far as to say that it's the only RIGHT way to do it. The best rule is simply thus: If the punctuation belongs to what was said by the quoted person, put it inside the quotation marks. If the punctuation belongs to the sentence I am writing, it goes outside. Thats how I thought it worked. Only if you're English. Or you are trying to communicate effectively. |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 1:05:14 AM EST
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You wot?
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Posted: 11/16/2016 1:15:07 AM EST
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Or you are trying to communicate effectively. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Only if you're English. Or you are trying to communicate effectively. I don't make the rules. I just follow them. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/577/03/ |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 1:17:09 AM EST
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Looking at the map posted above, apparently so. 
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if there is anything from Britain is good its for sure television. so much better than alot of US programming i do have to ask pop or coke? Coke is coke. Even Pepsi is coke. Pop is a generic term for fizzy drinks, but it isn't used as much these days from what I see. So you guys are from Georgia... Looking at the map posted above, apparently so.
Didn't know you guys had such a variation in reference to fizzy drinks. Interesting. There are several items with regional terms in the US. Water fountain, drinking fountain, and bubbler refer to the same thing. Shopping cart and buggy are also regional terms for the same item. Then you can get into regional dialects. With the size of the country it's inevitable we don't speak the same English everywhere. TV, movies, and other mass communication has lessened the differences, but has made the worse in some ways. |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 3:15:03 AM EST
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Then there is cordial where does that fit in ? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Coke is coke. Even Pepsi is coke. Pop is a generic term for fizzy drinks, but it isn't used as much these days from what I see. Not minerals? Minerals where I am tend to be water or fruit juice based drinks. I occasionally help out in a mate's bar and the register has a section for minerals. Cordial is just cordial - you might ask for an Orange cordial for instance. |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 3:17:22 AM EST
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I wish all this weren't true, but...
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Some more....... You call an arse a "fanny". We call a lady's front bottom a "fanny" A band aid to you is a "plaster" to us. A period "." is a "full stop" to us. A rubber to you is a condom, but to us it is something you use to erase pencil marks. "Aluminum" WTF?? It's ALUMINIUM. Your portion sizes........ fuck me sideways. You boys can EAT. I could feed me and my family for a week on what you guys can put away in one sitting. Flags EVERYWHERE. Not weird, just different. You know you are in America. Date syntax. We seem to use use a more logical system DD/MM/YYYY.......this makes sense as the arrangement is in order of how often it chances and how big each unit is. You guys seem to do the MM/DD/YYYY which can be confusing as hell at times. Crossing the road is a crime in the US (jaywalking?). To us that's nuts. Then again I walked 100yds to a 7/11 in Tennessee when I was out there and was stopped by the Police twice, asking why I was walking, where I was walking to etc. Once they heard the accent and saw my perplexed look they must have just thought Dumb Brit. They were nice about it though. Cop cars arrive on mass to any call in the US it seems. Someone stubbed their toe? You guys CARE. Send a fire engine, 18 police cars and a news van to the scene. UK - man up you fucking pussy or we'll prosecute you for wasting police time. Your Police are polite. Americans are very friendly on their terms. However, if you try to engage them in conversation on your own unexpectedly, then they look at you like you are a nutter. "Alright mate" seems to attract a look as though you are about to pick their pocket and eat their dog.
A bag of apples costs more than a Pizza in the US. Or so it seems. Did I mention the portion size? Met with a guy for a breakfast meeting. Plate of pancakes and syrup came out and I thought "Game on, brekkie is served". I was stuffed after two pancakes and every time I took a sip of coffee the waitress, who was lovely, came out and topped me up. Then came the unexpected main course - fuck me!!!. It looked like an abattoir had been on overtime and I was the sole recipient of their productivity. I got stuck in and managed about half before making my excuses and going to the bog for a tactical chunder to make more room (my twat colleague said leaving food was considered rude ) By the end of meal I had the meat sweats and had drunk so much caffeine I was shaking like a shitting dog. I just wanted to go back to bed and endure the the indigestion but had another 8 hours of work to do. That's when they told me about doggie bags.
Doggie bags are not something we really do over here.....or we do, but we use them to scoop up dog poo when we take our pooches for a walk. You guys put food in yours, take it home and then save it. Your sausage is flat and round like a burger. Much confusion. Sausage is dick shaped in the UK. I even saw dick shaped sausages when I was over there, but when I ordered it it came out flat, as though someone had removed the skin and beaten the fuck out of it. I still don;t know if a hot dog is the same as a sausage in a bun. A bum over your way is a tramp, hobo, homeless person who smells of wee and sick. A bum over here is an arse, as in "that girl has a nice bum". Making a comment like "Look at that gorgeous bum" causes some raised eyebrows. What is over-easy? I never did get to the bottom of that. It's egg related and seems to involve flipping but beyond that I'm lost. Your bread is very sweet. It's more like what we might consider a cake. The toilet flush over your side seems to last for ever and has the force of the Amazon in spate.....then again, given the amount you guys can tuck away on a good feed, I guess you need it
TV commercials. OH my god. Make them stop please. Why do your dentists have stethoscopes on the adverts? Customer service - you guys excel at this. "Have a nice day" in your face bounciness and endless enthusiasm delivered with an abundance of friendliness and smiles. I felt a bit rude because I just said "hi" and looked miserable - not intentionally - I was just melting in the heat and felt guilty for using their air conditioning to dry my shirt. British reservedness and stoicism is not helpful in these situations. I almost felt that I should skip in with jazz hands and dance my order like John Travolta in Grease, but I know my face would belie my inner torture and the well intentioned recipient would be of the impression that I was mocking them rather than trying to put some effort into my delivery. I felt awful, as though I should have tried harder, but I was outclassed by the raw power of their enthusiasm. .......Except in convenience stores. There I felt the clerk, clark or whatever you call them was literally wanting to suck the joy out my life and every thing I said was viewed with utter contempt and hatred......kinda like home.
Bumper stickers. You guys wear your hearts on your selves. Never saw so many bumps stickers in my life. Nicest bunch of people I've met when abroad. Took me a day or two to get used to the the generosity and kindness. I wish all this weren't true, but...
Nothing to be sad about. It's just stuff that was a bit different...or a lot different. 
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Posted: 11/16/2016 3:41:15 AM EST
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There are several items with regional terms in the US. Water fountain, drinking fountain, and bubbler refer to the same thing. Shopping cart and buggy are also regional terms for the same item. Then you can get into regional dialects. With the size of the country it's inevitable we don't speak the same English everywhere. TV, movies, and other mass communication has lessened the differences, but has made the worse in some ways. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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if there is anything from Britain is good its for sure television. so much better than alot of US programming i do have to ask pop or coke? Coke is coke. Even Pepsi is coke. Pop is a generic term for fizzy drinks, but it isn't used as much these days from what I see. So you guys are from Georgia... Looking at the map posted above, apparently so.
Didn't know you guys had such a variation in reference to fizzy drinks. Interesting. There are several items with regional terms in the US. Water fountain, drinking fountain, and bubbler refer to the same thing. Shopping cart and buggy are also regional terms for the same item. Then you can get into regional dialects. With the size of the country it's inevitable we don't speak the same English everywhere. TV, movies, and other mass communication has lessened the differences, but has made the worse in some ways. What do you guys call a bread roll. This does my nut in over here. It's a fucking bread roll. I drive around the country for work people just look at you with blank expressions when you ask for a sausage sanwhich or a bread roll I n some cafes. Oh you mean a barmcake? No I mean a fucking bread roll. If I can't even be understood over here I have no idea how you guys manage. :) 
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Posted: 11/16/2016 4:13:38 AM EST
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What do you guys call a bread roll. This does my nut in over here. It's a fucking bread roll. I drive around the country for work people just look at you with blank expressions when you ask for a sausage sanwhich or a bread roll I n some cafes. Oh you mean a barmcake? No I mean a fucking bread roll. If I can't even be understood over here I have no idea how you guys manage. :) https://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/great-british-bread-debate_5370cb779ecb9.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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So you guys are from Georgia... Looking at the map posted above, apparently so.
Didn't know you guys had such a variation in reference to fizzy drinks. Interesting. There are several items with regional terms in the US. Water fountain, drinking fountain, and bubbler refer to the same thing. Shopping cart and buggy are also regional terms for the same item. Then you can get into regional dialects. With the size of the country it's inevitable we don't speak the same English everywhere. TV, movies, and other mass communication has lessened the differences, but has made the worse in some ways. What do you guys call a bread roll. This does my nut in over here. It's a fucking bread roll. I drive around the country for work people just look at you with blank expressions when you ask for a sausage sanwhich or a bread roll I n some cafes. Oh you mean a barmcake? No I mean a fucking bread roll. If I can't even be understood over here I have no idea how you guys manage. :) https://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/great-british-bread-debate_5370cb779ecb9.jpg It is true. My neck of the woods it is either a Muffin or a Scuffler or an Oven Bottom Muffin....or a Bap/Barm. |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 4:28:10 AM EST
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While were on the subject what's that British magazine they sold at the PXs in Afghanistan that showed tits? I liked it. Nutz 
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Posted: 11/16/2016 5:14:12 AM EST
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It is true. My neck of the woods it is either a Muffin or a Scuffler or an Oven Bottom Muffin....or a Bap/Barm. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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So you guys are from Georgia... Looking at the map posted above, apparently so.
Didn't know you guys had such a variation in reference to fizzy drinks. Interesting. There are several items with regional terms in the US. Water fountain, drinking fountain, and bubbler refer to the same thing. Shopping cart and buggy are also regional terms for the same item. Then you can get into regional dialects. With the size of the country it's inevitable we don't speak the same English everywhere. TV, movies, and other mass communication has lessened the differences, but has made the worse in some ways. What do you guys call a bread roll. This does my nut in over here. It's a fucking bread roll. I drive around the country for work people just look at you with blank expressions when you ask for a sausage sanwhich or a bread roll I n some cafes. Oh you mean a barmcake? No I mean a fucking bread roll. If I can't even be understood over here I have no idea how you guys manage. :) https://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/great-british-bread-debate_5370cb779ecb9.jpg It is true. My neck of the woods it is either a Muffin or a Scuffler or an Oven Bottom Muffin....or a Bap/Barm. Wut? How come you guys can't manage to speak the language you invented? It's a breakfast roll for gods sake |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 9:19:35 AM EST
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Sodee? I'm going to guess a southern expression, maybe Louisiana? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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if there is anything from Britain is good its for sure television. so much better than alot of US programming i do have to ask pop or coke? Coke is coke. Even Pepsi is coke. Pop is a generic term for fizzy drinks, but it isn't used as much these days from what I see. Actually, it depends on the region of the country. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-64yi--ZsMiE/UKVeApqLUlI/AAAAAAAAJ0I/MvDdaaMW5xI/s1600/pop_vs_soda_map.gif
Sodee? I'm going to guess a southern expression, maybe Louisiana? In this part of Louisiana, fizzy drinks are referred to as "cold drinks," even if the drink in question has been sitting out and is not, in fact, cold. "Coke" for the north of the state, as far as I can tell. |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 9:38:19 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: <snip> Nicest bunch of people I've met when abroad. Took me a day or two to get used to the the generosity and kindness. I always wondered that. I've traveled quite a bit in Central America and UK/Europe and have my opinions about many places. I always wondered what people visiting here think of us. Also, I don't know if Brits know it, but they are becoming what I call Americanized. Over the past 20 years as I've been in the UK it grows more and more like a 51st State in my mind. At least culturally. I blame TV. There seem to be UK analogs of all sorts of "American" things these days. |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 11:34:35 AM EST
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What do you guys call a bread roll. This does my nut in over here. It's a fucking bread roll. I drive around the country for work people just look at you with blank expressions when you ask for a sausage sanwhich or a bread roll I n some cafes. Oh you mean a barmcake? No I mean a fucking bread roll. If I can't even be understood over here I have no idea how you guys manage. :) https://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/great-british-bread-debate_5370cb779ecb9.jpg I get there are regional differences in baked goods nomenclature, but what is the stuff between the top and bottom what-ever-you-call-them in the image you posted? |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 12:04:37 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I get there are regional differences in baked goods nomenclature, but what is the stuff between the top and bottom what-ever-you-call-them in the image you posted? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: What do you guys call a bread roll. This does my nut in over here. It's a fucking bread roll. I drive around the country for work people just look at you with blank expressions when you ask for a sausage sanwhich or a bread roll I n some cafes. Oh you mean a barmcake? No I mean a fucking bread roll. If I can't even be understood over here I have no idea how you guys manage. :) http://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/great-british-bread-debate_5370cb779ecb9.jpg I get there are regional differences in baked goods nomenclature, but what is the stuff between the top and bottom what-ever-you-call-them in the image you posted? |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 12:58:57 PM EST
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I get that and South Africa... Which makes no sense to me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Every time I'm in the states they always ask if I'm from Australia wtf? I get that and South Africa... Which makes no sense to me. Many of us know the different accents, and just enjoy taking the piss out of y'all :) Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 1:16:36 PM EST
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As my mother would say "gis a fag luv". Grew up with British nomenclature with parents and relatives from the UK, sometimes I'll slip and revert back to it. Probably why I rarely say 'eh ? Not many Canadians say it anymore anyways (except my fucking brother). They sure as shit say it plenty in BC |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 1:28:47 PM EST
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What do you guys call a bread roll. This does my nut in over here. It's a fucking bread roll. I drive around the country for work people just look at you with blank expressions when you ask for a sausage sanwhich or a bread roll I n some cafes. Oh you mean a barmcake? No I mean a fucking bread roll. If I can't even be understood over here I have no idea how you guys manage. :) http://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/great-british-bread-debate_5370cb779ecb9.jpg I get there are regional differences in baked goods nomenclature, but what is the stuff between the top and bottom what-ever-you-call-them in the image you posted? I was hoping I was the only one. 
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Posted: 11/16/2016 1:42:52 PM EST
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A biscuit is not a cookie Cookie https://www.chick-fil-a.com/Media/Img/catalog/Food/XLarge/Cookie.png Biscuits https://cdn.notonthehighstreet.com/system/product_images/images/002/083/367/original_chocolate-biscuits-for-mum.jpg Those are cookies This is a biscuit 
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Posted: 11/16/2016 2:07:06 PM EST
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I always wondered that. I've traveled quite a bit in Central America and UK/Europe and have my opinions about many places. I always wondered what people visiting here think of us. Also, I don't know if Brits know it, but they are becoming what I call Americanized. Over the past 20 years as I've been in the UK it grows more and more like a 51st State in my mind. At least culturally. I blame TV. There seem to be UK analogs of all sorts of "American" things these days. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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<snip> Nicest bunch of people I've met when abroad. Took me a day or two to get used to the the generosity and kindness. I always wondered that. I've traveled quite a bit in Central America and UK/Europe and have my opinions about many places. I always wondered what people visiting here think of us. Also, I don't know if Brits know it, but they are becoming what I call Americanized. Over the past 20 years as I've been in the UK it grows more and more like a 51st State in my mind. At least culturally. I blame TV. There seem to be UK analogs of all sorts of "American" things these days. I'd go as far to say that the whole world is becoming homogenized, likely due to TV, instant communications, etc., like you mentioned. It's a shame really, as a person that enjoys traveling to far-flung places and delving into regional foods, local color, quirky customs, and the like, it's all becoming the same. |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 2:19:08 PM EST
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What do you guys call a bread roll. This does my nut in over here. It's a fucking bread roll. I drive around the country for work people just look at you with blank expressions when you ask for a sausage sanwhich or a bread roll I n some cafes. Oh you mean a barmcake? No I mean a fucking bread roll. If I can't even be understood over here I have no idea how you guys manage. :) http://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/great-british-bread-debate_5370cb779ecb9.jpg I get there are regional differences in baked goods nomenclature, but what is the stuff between the top and bottom what-ever-you-call-them in the image you posted? Yeah chip butty A bread roll with chips in it. My staple diet as a kid, any questions on why I'm fat? 
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Posted: 11/16/2016 2:21:56 PM EST
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Posted: 11/16/2016 2:23:48 PM EST
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Posted: 11/16/2016 2:44:54 PM EST
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Those are cookies This is a biscuit http://thebarking.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/biscuit.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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A biscuit is not a cookie Cookie https://www.chick-fil-a.com/Media/Img/catalog/Food/XLarge/Cookie.png Biscuits https://cdn.notonthehighstreet.com/system/product_images/images/002/083/367/original_chocolate-biscuits-for-mum.jpg Those are cookies This is a biscuit http://thebarking.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/biscuit.jpg Those things are crying out for some good sausage gravy. |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 7:29:05 PM EST
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I didn't want to start another thread, so I'll put this here.
I'm watching CSPAN2 because the House of Commons is very entertaining. There's lots of yelling and direct confrontation. I kind of wished the House of Representatives was like that. I can't stop laughing. They just insult each other quickly and intelligently with lots of ruckus. |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 10:30:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Many of us know the different accents, and just enjoy taking the piss out of y'all :) Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Every time I'm in the states they always ask if I'm from Australia wtf? I get that and South Africa... Which makes no sense to me. Many of us know the different accents, and just enjoy taking the piss out of y'all :) Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Heh. I'll cop to doing that on occasion. |
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Posted: 11/17/2016 10:28:29 AM EST
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Some of you guys know your onions.
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Posted: 11/17/2016 10:59:30 AM EST
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Aluminium is the one that gets me. Vs Aluminum
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Posted: 11/17/2016 12:04:17 PM EST
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Posted: 11/17/2016 12:16:54 PM EST
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A biscuit is not a cookie Cookie https://www.chick-fil-a.com/Media/Img/catalog/Food/XLarge/Cookie.png Biscuits https://cdn.notonthehighstreet.com/system/product_images/images/002/083/367/original_chocolate-biscuits-for-mum.jpg This is OUR biscuit. 
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Posted: 11/17/2016 12:17:47 PM EST
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Yeah that's weird What is the creamy Stuff? Gravy |
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Posted: 11/17/2016 1:38:26 PM EST
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Is it weird that I've unconsciously begun reading the posts from our Brit members with a British accent? Anyone else?
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Posted: 11/17/2016 3:46:39 PM EST
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Posted: 11/17/2016 3:54:28 PM EST
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Is it weird that I've unconsciously begun reading the posts from our Brit members with a British accent? Anyone else? But which British accent are you doing me in? I'm from Doncaster so will accept Jeremy clarkson or at a pinch Sean bean. You'd better not make me sound southern
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Posted: 11/17/2016 4:04:30 PM EST
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Posted: 11/17/2016 4:10:16 PM EST
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Do it, James. Blow them all to hell! Southern...hmm. I don't know if I could pull off a British accent and a Southern draw at the same time. I know what you meant, but I always thought southern people sound like mentally challenged Brits. Is it just me? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Is it weird that I've unconsciously begun reading the posts from our Brit members with a British accent? Anyone else? But which British accent are you doing me in? I'm from Doncaster so will accept Jeremy clarkson or at a pinch Sean bean. You'd better not make me sound southern Southern...hmm. I don't know if I could pull off a British accent and a Southern draw at the same time. I know what you meant, but I always thought southern people sound like mentally challenged Brits. Is it just me? There's a reason Brits can pull off a Southern accent better than a Yankee can. |
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