rab

Hi

I am British, living near Adelaide, and my wife's brother and his wife (both Aussies) are going to UK for a year or so next week.

I am compiling a list of differences and stuff for them, like

Do not complain about the temperature of beer
You will need a Telly licence
Forget "backhoe" ... learn "JCB"
Forget "semi-trailer" learn "articulated lorry"
Learn "central reservation", forget "median strip"
70 kmph is quite slow; 70 mph is quite fast
Pack your own groceries in shops
You really can make a telephone call to a phone box in the UK
The Harvey Norman advertisement music is really from a British advert
No-one uses the word "Pom" in Britain
If you want an "ATM" ask for a "cashpoint"
For "EFTPOS" you will need to ask for "Switch"

etc etc

Can you guys add to my list please?

Thanks, rab

samnrob2

One slight amend to make to your above list - 70 mph is quite slow - avg speed on motorways now is about 90mph - or it is when there is a bit of rain (like this morning - and there was 2 crashes on the M1 just south of Notts!)

rab

And for "motorway" they will understand "freeway"

And you are allowed to wire a plug in Britain
And we call chips crisps and fries chips

samnrob2

Under no circumstances should you ask the beared 6'4" sales assistant in Burtons to show you his thongs

biggy

you wont throw things at the telly when the Hoyts spices ad comes on shoutin shut up ya useless w*$kers

u will shout "how much" when u fill up your car with petrol....not!! "fuel"

ur specs steam up fae the cold when u go out the car and no fae the humidity

kirsty&al

Hello, here's a few.

Oz -> UK
Capsicum -> Pepper
2 serves of fish and chips -> Fish and chips twice
Indicate on roundabouts if going left or right -> Don't indicate
Don't indicate when going straight across a roundabout -> Indicate left, but only sometimes (and some people).
Red, green, amber, red -> Red, red & amber, green, amber, red.
Say which account you want EFTPOS to come out of -> You won't get asked
Hotel -> Pub
Tax year starts July 1st -> Tax year starts April 6th
6 coins -> 8 coins
Empty buses -> Full buses
Flake -> Cod
Rego -> Tax disk
Sun screen -> Sun cream
Pants -> trousers
Thongs -> Flip flops
Cheddar -> Cheddar
Tasty -> Cheddar
Coon -> Cheddar
Safeway, Woolworths, Coles, IGA ... -> Tesco, Sainsburys, Safeway, Asda ...

Regards
Alistair

Larissa

Athletes foot is a skin condition, not a shoe shop (much to hubby's amusement)
You have to do funny thankyou waves when people let you out at junctions.
Better practice parking if you're not used to it.

hevs

They WILL be able to get a decent chinese!

They WILL be able to just walk into a chippy (not a chippery) and get ready cooked chips.

Sorry mine are food related, i worked late and din't have tea

rab

Good we are going well; thanks biggy, kirsty etc, sam etc and larissa so far

Here are some more

“St Michael� is the brand name for Marks and Spencer

“George� is the brand name for ASDA

Sainsbury’s is nice but dear

Tesco is where to get breakfast and cheap jeans

Do not shop at Morisson’s or Safeway; they are a bit minging

Iceland is quite minging

Aldi and Netto are cheap but very minging

WH Smith and Boots are good High Street shops, generally

And yes, under no circumstances should you ask the bearded 6'4" sales assistant in Burton’s to show you his thongs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hevs

PMSL at the minging comment. |My bosses sirname is "Mingaars" since bringing "minging" into the salon, shes less than impressed with me

Ottakars (sp?) is a great little CHEAP bookshop.

Next and dotty pee's do a great petites range if they are vertically challenged

kirsty&al

Except for London: they never had any chips ready to go.

Regards
Alistair

biggy

LMFAO whit a cracker of a surname........please welcome the Mingaars lol

rab

There is no such thing as a bloody "Stobie Pole" (for f**k's sake!)

BillyGoatGruff

{RANT}
it's the other side of the bloody world - of course things are different. i'm sorry, but it really gets my goat when people come out to visit and then moan because stuff "isn't the same"
{/RANT}

biggy

we are not wingin just making observations................so get off yer goat!!!!!!!!!