Continuing on the thread.

We were in Jasper having a buffet breakfast and the table was filling fast with used plates/bowls and glasses when the waitress came over to our table. She politely enquired if everything was ok and if she could get us anything, my wife pointing at the table said we could do with some space.

The waitress looked a bit shocked and went away without clearing the table. My wife was not happy at this service until I pointed out that the waitress thought we wanted to be left alone not that the table needed clearing!!!

Needless to say one red faced wife had to go explain and they made up in the end!!

In Northern Ireland not sure about rest of UK there's an expression "knock me up in the morning" meaning wake me up - it means something very diferent over here!!!

A couple of hours ago I was asked by a shop assistant if I'm from Liverpool.

No, sweetheart, I'm from Brighton. To give her credit, she did at least get the country/hemisphere right.

My SIL is Irish and is always going out with her mates "for the crack" whatever floats your boat!

The "Brit" ism that always make me laugh is "sledge" as in "we are going sledging". It always sounds like they are joining Kirstie Allsopp in bashing down walls.

I suppose when I first got here I thought a sled sounded funny. Now it's certainly the other way around. A sledge to me is a huge great hammer!

Ask one (at the Pharmacy counter) for verruca remover

Oh is that what a plantar wart is? Only just twigged

When we were in Leeds last summer we were asked if we were American.

At this point just wanted to point out that alot of British words for things are influenced by the French, for instance, Courgette is the French word for Zuchinni (Italian word) which was 'discovered' about the same time by both nationalities. The difference being, there were alot more Italians in Canada that were in there at the time than the English *lol*

P.S. Same goes for Aubourgine, which is the French word for Eggplant, but to mention the 'gateuxs' (as in black forest gatuex) and so many other 'british' terms you've been acustomed to which I (as a bilingual French/English Canadian) did a double take to when I arrived here in the UK!

Ahhh the French, you Brits love them and you hate them all at the same time hee hee!!

P.S.S excuse the crap spelling, late at night and can't be bothered looking up the spelling of words.. know for a fact I mispelled Gatuex (prob gateaux or summat) amongst others.. ohh well!

Has anyone mentioned being 'gobsmacked' yet? That gets strange looks

When I first moved to the UK from Canada I used to car share with a colleague. After weeks of saying "Can I have a ride?" he finally asked me to stop saying it

Sorry - i guess I have been in Canada too long - what does "Can I have a ride" mean in England??

It was implied I was looking for far more than a drive home

Shag. With the bloke staring at the ceiling. Got the idea?

"Biro" is another one that get the blank look.