Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
Oct 25th 2012, 5:52 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
It seems lot of their slang terms have sexual connotations e.g. cottaging, double fisting. I can't figure out as a culture if they're just naive or a bunch of pervs.
Oct 25th 2012, 5:53 pm
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Oct 25th 2012, 6:01 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
Its the McKenzie brothers eh....
Oct 25th 2012, 6:13 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
Oct 25th 2012, 7:02 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
Its the McKenzie brothers eh....
I always understood it meant "loser" ...
Apparently originates from:
Hoser: (n) Canadian hockey derogatory term that is similar to the American "idiot" or "loser". It is derived from the pre-zamboni days, where the LOSING team would have to hose down the ice after the game.
Oct 25th 2012, 9:07 pm
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Oct 26th 2012, 3:09 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
Cottaging is definitely my fave...as in the weather lady yesterday telling us that this weekend would be dry & sunny and perfect weather for cottaging.
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Oct 26th 2012, 3:30 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
I always understood it meant "loser" ...
Apparently originates from:
Hoser: (n) Canadian hockey derogatory term that is similar to the American "idiot" or "loser". It is derived from the pre-zamboni days, where the LOSING team would have to hose down the ice after the game.
Apparently originates from:
Hoser: (n) Canadian hockey derogatory term that is similar to the American "idiot" or "loser". It is derived from the pre-zamboni days, where the LOSING team would have to hose down the ice after the game.
Oct 26th 2012, 5:46 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
I told some canadian friends that there are no pavements where I live. Imagine my surprise when I realized they thought I meant there weren't any proper roads. Apparently literal minded Canadians call the things you walk on by the side of the road 'side-walks'. What a country!
Oct 26th 2012, 5:58 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
I told some canadian friends that there are no pavements where I live. Imagine my surprise when I realized they thought I meant there weren't any proper roads. Apparently literal minded Canadians call the things you walk on by the side of the road 'side-walks'. What a country!
Oct 26th 2012, 6:07 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
I told some canadian friends that there are no pavements where I live. Imagine my surprise when I realized they thought I meant there weren't any proper roads. Apparently literal minded Canadians call the things you walk on by the side of the road 'side-walks'. What a country!
Oct 26th 2012, 6:32 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
Oct 26th 2012, 7:10 pm
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Re: Canadian Expressions that confuse the British
O/h uses the term w***er quite a lot. As in term of affection like saying "you silly sausage".
I have to tell him not to call his son that in front of me - I can't get past the English meaning
