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To the staff of MES (now a comparison of transatlantic slang!)
voidmain:
quote:Originally posted by Calum:
you don't say 'dodgy'? what sort of a society are you running over there? WEIRDOS!!!
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Yes we do, but we are usually referring to inferior motor cars.
quote:
drawers is another good name for pants, do you use that in north-americaland?
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Drawers are something you put clothes in if you live in the city. But some hillbillies (non city folk) use the term drawers to mean under and/or outer pants.
[ October 10, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]
Calum:
:D well here drawers are definitely your Y-fronts and no mistake!
vest is another amusing one.
this guy is wearing a vest.
'Wee' is another one that australians find humourous when they come to Scotland - it means 'little'.
chips can be confusing too! are french fries actually chips? what are crisps then? are they chips too? what should you expect if you ask for fish and chips? or for a packet of chips? ans string fries just confuse the issue too...
[ October 10, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]
pkd_lives:
Then there are Biscuits which are cookies, and biscuits which are cakes, and cookies that are cakes. And I am well beyond rembering which way is which. Have spent too long in both US & UK to even be able to seperate them these days.
Then there is Jif which is Peanut butter and Jif which is cream cleaner for your bath. And fluff that you can EAT, or dust away.
And Ice cream (or a specific Ice cream product) is SLAG in Holland. Tea which is orange and mayonaisse on chips which are french fries. This is getting to be circular.
And I must also mention in addition to my previous statement..Fanny Mae and Fanny Farmer...makes fanny magnet look mighty tame - which is another one with double meaning, and brings us full circle to smoking a fag in your flat.
Refalm:
Well, over here (the Netherlands and also the same in Belgium), we call these things chips:
And these fries:
voidmain:
Same in America. So when in Europe, to avoid confusion, I just call what are known in America, Netherlands and Belgium as fries, "pommes frites". And I prefer catsup (or curry) to mayo.
[ October 10, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]
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