beautiful050278

My son is called Oliver and Canadians just dont understand his name unless I say Oliverrrrrrrrrr

FriendlyManitoba

Gulp. My Canadian Worcestershire is 'Wor-sure-sure'. I'd better brush up!

Americans say FOYERRRR, where we say FOY-Yay, for a home entrance.
They say Trash to our garbage.
Their Aunt (ant) is an Onnt
and their blouses are blowses (rhyming with louses)
Our gah-radge (garage) is their gay-radge
Canadian "Do you want a bag?" is U.S. "Wold ya like a sac for thay-at?"
Canadians - washrooms U.S. - Restrooms

Our shopping carts are your trolleys (?) and U.S. Buggies.

Your car bonnet is our car hood.
Your car boots are our car trunks.

Don't ever order 'chips' in the States, as in 'Fish and Chips', or you may receive potato chips, or your British crisps. Fries are the word in the U.S.

Don't ask for the restaurant bill in the States..you need to ask for the check.

Your flats are our apartments.
Your puddings are not like our puddings.

Great thread.

beautiful050278

Love gay-radge - might start using that

Denhamgirl

gay-radge?! Is that true? Cos if it is, that is going to be the word of the week at my house, I love it! So many possibilities with that one.

For the longest time, I thought the presenter of the breakfast show on CBC radio here was called Andy Berry; turns out his name is Andy Barrie.

Have to agree with the mirror one too, my Canadian husband says it like 'meeerr' and he says engine like 'injun'. And the bugger has the cheek to take the mickey out of the way I say Tuesday (choosday) and tuna (choona).

cheeky_monkey

Knor (nor) is k-nor over here when it is a silent K but herbs is erbs with a silent H. dumb f*****s!

christmasoompa

My husband's name caused difficulties to his Canadian colleagues for quite some time, until they gave up trying to figure out how on earth Graeme was pronounced, and just went back to calling him 'Gram'.

FriendlyManitoba

I'm dead serious about gay-radge. Lol. I suppose I may have said the American garage is pronounced with a long "A", but this sounded more interesting. Haha.

beautiful050278

Still, you have made my day

FriendlyManitoba

I know 2 Grahams and a Graeme.

I hope Gray-em has been ok all of these years.

ireland2canada

My dog is called Bobby. When people ask, and I say it, I get a blank look more often than not. When I say "Like short for Robert", some people remain blank, some people say "Oh, Baaawwwbby".

I now feel I have two choices, either ignore the question completely or tell them a name that is easier.

Suggestions welcome.

Howefamily

My husband is called Paul, Canadians usually pause and say "pool?" so I repeat is and they say "ah Pawl"
Our dog is called Duke or Doookie, our English friends think I am referring to Duckie on Facebook

FriendlyManitoba

They're likely hearing "Boe-bie".

I'd tell them the dog's name is simply 'Hardware'.

When they ask you why you named your dog Hardware?

Tell them when you swat him on the butt, he makes a bolt for the door.

Oink

I've finally got HID to call a sack barrow a sack barrow rather than a dolly.

el_richo

Similar here. Mine is called Wally but most people hear "Wooly". Now i tell people his name is Steve.

beautiful050278

I am glad we named our dog Jacob - no problems there.