Leslie

If you believe the TV machine they're all bright orange.

Sally Redux

What a diabolical show...my daughter laps it up...and the cake boss.

Leslie

I can honestly say it is the worst thing EVER and I have never watched it.

Gannett

Been here three and a half years now, and find I'm picking up Americanisms just to be understood and be polite.

The ones I like to use are 'cell' rather than 'mobile', 'to kick back'. And 'Beer me!' makes me chuckle.

It does work both ways: my American wife will say 'wardrobe' rather than 'closet', or 'mince' rather than 'ground beef' without thinking, so the accent is rubbing off a bit!

I try to keep my accent, and find I can't say 'garage' with an American pronunciation without doing it with a sort of grimace.

robin1234

Yes, it is odd but my wife (American, lived in UK for about 15 years) uses a lot of specifically British terms that even I don't use. She always says "ansafone" for instance, instead of "answering machine" .. I realise the whole concept is now becoming archaic, since it has been replaced with voicemail. I'm waiting for her to start saying "Hoover" instead of vacuum cleaner. Me, I never say either because I hate the whole bloody concept of obsessively cleaning the house.

Egg and Cress

No, I haven't. Hubby keeps threatening to take me as he says it's beautiful - I'd love to see it. And the Van Gough Museum!

keaki80

LOVE the comment about he being English... very clever

Sally Redux

An American asked me for the restroom once and I said,"Well, it depends what you're looking for, there are a few along the street."
(I thought he said 'restaurant' )

Xebedee

The ones in my town seemed to always be decorated with old greasy chip wrapping paper, phone #'s of girls who would, fag ends and the really classy ones had broken windows and used johnnies (probably thanks to the girl who did).

I think we called them "phone boxes" or "booths", or something like that.

Aaaaah

kimilseung

Many years ago, somewhere near Leiceter Square/Coventry St, an American asked me for directions to a/the Subway, I just pointed behind him at a subway that facilitated crossing the street, and wondered why he had not seen it, then wondered why he looked at me quizicaly as I walked away. It only took a moment for me to realize that he wanted the underground, but then it was too late.

Sally Redux

Some of those subways have restrooms in them at least

Apfelkuchen

I thought you were going to say he was looking for a sandwich .

kimilseung

come to think of it, maybe that's what it was.

Jerseygirl

So did I...but I am a carb junkie.

Christian

I tell no word of a lie, the same happened to me up in London. (I knew nothing of Canada or America back then ... save for Bonanza on the telly). I was asked by two American youths —circa my age at the time— with rucksacks, probably ‘Doing Europe for the summer’. So I pointed out the subway to them. They walked to the other side, came out, then walked back to where I was still waiting for a bus ... and then proceeded to become VERY shirty about it. I didn't know what they were on about, until one actually said ‘They call it the metro here’ —as if ... — and he then made a stab at French —don't ask me why— by attempting to say: Où est le métro? At this point I was somewhat ticked myself, so I said ‘Paris’.