US vs UK

[majm1241]

Other grocery stores we have, well atleast in my area are Jewel, Dominics, Trader Joes, Aldi(which I know is big in Germany as thats where it came from, but the Aldi's in Germany are different than the ones here, we just have food in ours)

I know of Wal*Mart, Winn Dixie, HEB, Piggly Wiggly, Kroger's & Publix.

 

[majm1241]

We have fries and chips over here meaning, fries are the skinny chips like from mcdonalds and chips are the fat ones, so in America you call crisps chips, can you only get fries or do you have fat chips aswell? THat probably made alot more sense in my head

Also your beers come in cans the size of coke cans as standard, can you get bigger ones? as ours are llike double the size lol

We have bigger ones but they're called potato wedges, like the ones you get at KFC. If that's what you mean?

You can get bigger cans of beer, but you buy them individually instead of in a pack like you do with the smaller ones.

Yeah the big can's you buy separately but you can buy beer in bottles too. Do y'all have bottled beer? LOL

 

[stuffymuffy]

Ah name brands are really popular here. I've never heard of Lyle & Scott. Abercrombie and Fitch is really big but I'm not a fan of their jeans lol
We have a really big mall in my area, and they're suppose to be making it into the biggest in the US, but the building has been going on for years haha Most clothing stores are in malls, except for like boutiques which aren't really popular. Malls have just about everything. Clothes stores, food, toy stores. Just about anything you'd need.

 

[Jadelm]

ohhh! you know what. i love those two old ladies that clean houses, kim & aggy?? and i looooooove that lady whose on the show 'you are what you eat'! or whatever. lol my parents have BBC America on 24/7!

I looove how clean is your house Woo big it up for british tv!! I find it funny how like half the stuff on tv here is american.. and over half the films in our cinemas are american.. but you guys just don't fancy the english stuff! Shame. You're totally missing out on eastenders and hollyoaks

I think a diner here might be a little like a cafe? Cos they do breakfasts and coffee and stuff right? And they don't have like our 'cafes' in US hey? xx

Cafe's here are like coffee shops, but not usually open 24 hours. They serve like fancy coffee drinks and sometimes pastries. Diners are really laid back restaurants and serve just about anything depending on the diner for pretty cheap

Yeah we have proper posh cafes too.. if your gonna say it like properly like caf-AY.. but then we just had grotty caffs that sell cheap fast food like big old greasy full english breakfasts (ooo do you have those over there?!) and random, generally not good for you things LOVE EM!

Tesco is a supermarket Our supermarkets are called..ASDA, Tesco, Sainsburys, Morrisons, things like Lidl, Iceland etc. What supermarkets do you's have? xx

for some reason this made me think of like when you're kids and you're comparing stuff! I think it's just cos it's like such simple stuff so it seems really like DUH! But obvs it's only duuh if you're English!!

We have fries and chips over here meaning, fries are the skinny chips like from mcdonalds and chips are the fat ones, so in America you call crisps chips, can you only get fries or do you have fat chips aswell? THat probably made alot more sense in my head

Also your beers come in cans the size of coke cans as standard, can you get bigger ones? as ours are llike double the size lol

We have bigger ones but they're called potato wedges, like the ones you get at KFC. If that's what you mean?

You can get bigger cans of beer, but you buy them individually instead of in a pack like you do with the smaller ones.

Yeah the big can's you buy separately but you can buy beer in bottles too. Do y'all have bottled beer? LOL

Yep we have bottled beer, and all our packs of beer are the big cans.. except for Heineken which randomly comes in little cans lol. BUDWIESER!! That's american, we have that lol x

 

[Jadelm]

Ooooh yeah like in america your main shoppingy places are malls whereas most towns and cities here have a 'high street' and that's just like where everything is and then the boutiques and things are sorta off the high street etc.. x

 

[Christine1993]

Yes we have bottled beer! haha, it's just so interesting to see what the US have, they have loads of things UK don't Oooh yes US are missing out on Hollyoaks..it's amazing!!!!!!

 

[Christine1993]

UK have malls dont they? Well shopping centres what are boutiques btw? Like hairdressers?

 

[Jadelm]

Yeah but I think they're malls are like an entire town under a roof lol whereas our shopping centres are pretty small compared unless you go to like meadowhall or something.
Boutiques are like specialist shops that stock only a few things or each things and are sorta more designer/expensive stuff, more one off stuff you know? Rather than chain stores that have loads of everything x

 

[PleaseBaby]

I've noticed aswell in America you only seem to have travel systems (stroller and carseat) whereas we have loads of choices of prams. Over here people spend a fortune on having the 'best' pram and it's like a status symbol to some people, so my question is do you Americans getcompetitive over your strollers?

 

[Christine1993]

I seee! Our shopping centres are quite big, but the biggest i've seen is the trafford centre

Do any of you ladies in the US have prams like Silvercross, MacLaren?

What type of 'soaps' do you have? Like TV soaps, not soaps in which you wash your hands

 

[stuffymuffy]

I've noticed aswell in America you only seem to have travel systems (stroller and carseat) whereas we have loads of choices of prams. Over here people spend a fortune on having the 'best' pram and it's like a status symbol to some people, so my question is do you Americans getcompetitive over your strollers?

Yep we basically just have travel systems and then smaller umbrella strollers that like fold up and jogging strollers that have only three wheels and are made for hiking and all that. Not really, no. It's basically what just looks cute to to the mom.

 

[Jadelm]

Ooo that's another, americans proper call them soap operas and sitcoms.. we're just like 'thats a soap'.. 'that's funny' x

 

[PleaseBaby]

I've noticed aswell in America you only seem to have travel systems (stroller and carseat) whereas we have loads of choices of prams. Over here people spend a fortune on having the 'best' pram and it's like a status symbol to some people, so my question is do you Americans getcompetitive over your strollers?

Yep we basically just have travel systems and then smaller umbrella strollers that like fold up and jogging strollers that have only three wheels and are made for hiking and all that. Not really, no. It's basically what just looks cute to to the mom.

I'd hate that, I had so much fun picking up my pram and seeing what all the different features were

 

[Christine1993]

There is so many different things!

Is there anything that is the same?!

 

[majm1241]

Yes we have bottled beer! haha, it's just so interesting to see what the US have, they have loads of things UK don't Oooh yes US are missing out on Hollyoaks..it's amazing!!!!!!

What are Hollyoaks? LOL

 

[Christine1993]

Hollyoaks is a TV programme like a sitcom?

 

[stuffymuffy]

I seee! Our shopping centres are quite big, but the biggest i've seen is the trafford centre

Do any of you ladies in the US have prams like Silvercross, MacLaren?

What type of 'soaps' do you have? Like TV soaps, not soaps in which you wash your hands

You can get MacLaren but usually only online. I fell in love with one online but they don't but they don't carry it in the store

Soaps aren't that popular, usually just older women watch them. My nan schedules her day around them We have the Young and the Restless, As the World Turns, General Hospital. Then there are what my mom calls night time soap operas like Desperate Housewives, which I love

 

[Emz1982_in_uk]

Ha I'm not even a teen (I wish I still was ) but this is a fantastic thread. Making me laugh

Hollyoaks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollyoaks

 

[Christine1993]

What type of soaps does your nan watch?

Another question! what are the phone companys in the US? Like phone networks?

ALSO, what time is it in the US? why is it a different time in different states?

Is it summer/winter/spring/autumn where you are? Again, is it different in different states?

Sorry i sound real dumb

 

[majm1241]

Hollyoaks is a TV programme like a sitcom?

Oh ok! I was thinking it was another yummy British/Irish food! LOL