Boots, chav, and pushchair....

[Mrs Dubs]

Do they have teddy bears in America? I've only ever heard of them referred to as stuffed animals lol a stuffed animal to me would be an actual stuffed dead animal ???

 

[Surprise]

Do they have teddy bears in America? I've only ever heard of them referred to as stuffed animals lol a stuffed animal to me would be an actual stuffed dead animal ???

We have teddy bears in america - in fact they originated here. Named for a president, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.

Yeah, there are 2 different kinds of stuffed animals - the plush toys, and the taxidermy ones .

 

[flubdub]

Oh and our "Carton of juice" is "Juice Box" in the US. If you said juice box over here, I wouldnt have a clue!

 

[Surprise]

Oh and our "Carton of juice" is "Juice Box" in the US. If you said juice box over here, I wouldnt have a clue!

What's a juice box?

 

[Mrs Dubs]

Do they have teddy bears in America? I've only ever heard of them referred to as stuffed animals lol a stuffed animal to me would be an actual stuffed dead animal ???

We have teddy bears in america - in fact they originated here. Named for a president, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.

Yeah, there are 2 different kinds of stuffed animals - the plush toys, and the taxidermy ones .

Ahh thanx for clearing that up you really do learn something new every day lol

 

[Nervous_1]

I am loving this thread!

I have an American friend who keeps saying that such and such a person is being cute...I think that means someone being sarcastic rather than being adorable?

 

[Surprise]

I am loving this thread!

I have an American friend who keeps saying that such and such a person is being cute...I think that means someone being sarcastic rather than being adorable?

Well, most people (including me) say cute as in "adorable". But occasionally I've heard it used as in "so-and-so is being cute" meaning "so-and-so has a smart-mouth". I think the only times I've heard "cute" like that was from people in my mother's generation?

 

[Nervous_1]

I am loving this thread!

I have an American friend who keeps saying that such and such a person is being cute...I think that means someone being sarcastic rather than being adorable?

Well, most people (including me) say cute as in "adorable". But occasionally I've heard it used as in "so-and-so is being cute" meaning "so-and-so has a smart-mouth". I think the only times I've heard "cute" like that was from people in my mother's generation?

Ah thanks for clearing that one up for me!

 

[welshprincess]

I'm from N. Ireland. I call those shiny tracksuits shell suits and would call a chav a steek. We would say 'what a steek' or 'how steeky are they'

Anyone remember Fruit of the Loom jumpers? So bad!! Xx

oooo fruit of the loom lol Everyone used to wear grey ones to school instead of the school jumpers lol

 

[iHeartbaby#1]

Just curious do you guys park in the driveway and drive on the parkway too?

You also have a different name for our 'gas station'... i've never heard of it before this site so i can't remember what it is but it's definitely differnent.

Has anyone noticed that americans tend to spell words with -or whereas everyone else uses -our?
humor, humour
color, colour
flavor, flavour
labor, labour, etc.

Just an observation.

 

[Learnermum]

Just curious do you guys park in the driveway and drive on the parkway too?

You also have a different name for our 'gas station'... i've never heard of it before this site so i can't remember what it is but it's definitely differnent.

Has anyone noticed that americans tend to spell words with -or whereas everyone else uses -our?
humor, humour
color, colour
flavor, flavour
labor, labour, etc.

Just an observation.

Park on the drive and drive on the motorway...

We call gas petrol so it's a petrol station...

Don't get me started on spellings! As a Brit in the US we had to end up with lo's doctor (pediatrician - which I'd spell as paediatrician) being at the pediatric center (which I really want to call the paediatric centre! Lol)

It really doesn't help when spelling isn't exactly my strongest point!

 

[secretbaby]

Loving this thread!!! its not just vocab that can get you in trouble.

I once gave my american boss a refersher sweet (they are really sour but lovely)- he thought I was trying to poision him and got really mad as he thought it was a trick sweet like from the joke shop! Its only when his English wife came into the office to see what he was making a fuss about and not only confirmed they were sweets but helped herself to one.

Fruit of the loom tops.... I did have one of them a burgandy hoddie that I loved!

 

[EmziixBo0o]

one of my birmingham friends says let's def it instead of let's not do that!

that doesn't even make sense! (saying that, not much on this thread does!)

Haha! Lets def it, my mom says that! LOL!

Everybody here seems to say SICK
when somethings like wicked.. along those lines ha,

I realised on mothersday, that not one brummie can say 'mum' we say 'mom' explains why i always spell it mom i guess aha!

 

[flubdub]

one of my birmingham friends says let's def it instead of let's not do that!

that doesn't even make sense! (saying that, not much on this thread does!)

Haha! Lets def it, my mom says that! LOL!

Everybody here seems to say SICK
when somethings like wicked.. along those lines ha,

I realised on mothersday, that not one brummie can say 'mum' we say 'mom' explains why i always spell it mom i guess aha!

I hate that. Just 'Why?????'

 

[ttc_lolly]

I know this is really childish but I love how in the US/Canada they call bottom's ''fanny'' hahaha and a bum-bag is called a ''fanny-pack''

Fanny here in the UK, is slang for a vagina!

 

[bathbabe]

Garden - backyard
Fire engine - fire truck

This is gunna be a silly question but do you have roundabouts? In films and stuff iv only ever seen cross sections etc. And what is a stop sign?! Obviously you have to stop, but why?

Drives me mad knowing you all drive on the wrong side of the road

Hardly any of us have basements, and iv heard you find it strange for us to have washing machines in the kitchen? Lol! And you dont eat beans on toast?!

 

[Learnermum]

This is gunna be a silly question but do you have roundabouts? In films and stuff iv only ever seen cross sections etc. And what is a stop sign?! Obviously you have to stop, but why?

Drives me mad knowing you all drive on the wrong side of the road :rofl

There are roundabouts but they are few and far between, not as many as in the uk that's for sure! Stop signs work the same as stop signs in the uk ie you have to come to a complete stop before carrying on... In reality they work more like give way signs, but there are yield signs out here but they are more likely at junctions where lanes merge and it's more about showing whose is the right of way.

Driving out here took some getting used to but sitting in a car on the wrong side makes driving on the wrong side easier! Although I'm not really looking forward to driving when we go back to visit - I've got used to driving an automatic and I'll have to drive a manual!

 

[EmziixBo0o]

one of my birmingham friends says let's def it instead of let's not do that!

that doesn't even make sense! (saying that, not much on this thread does!)

Haha! Lets def it, my mom says that! LOL!

Everybody here seems to say SICK
when somethings like wicked.. along those lines ha,

I realised on mothersday, that not one brummie can say 'mum' we say 'mom' explains why i always spell it mom i guess aha!

I hate that. Just 'Why?????'

i dont know! i must admit, back inschool i used to say it, just rubs off on you when everybody else is using the slang.. and when bad was slang for wicked too! funny looking back now

 

[flubdub]

Mmmm beans on toast. Im starving!

 

[Dopeyjopey]

There is also the z/s thing. Realise/realize, organise/organize etc.

When i went to Florida almost everyone i said 'cheers' to pissed themselves. I didn't get why, barely anyone here says thanks, it's ALWAYS cheers