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Old Nov 6th 2013 | 11:44 pm
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Buoy, not boo-eee! Canadians on boats sound like yummy mummies.
 
Old Nov 7th 2013 | 1:18 am
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Originally Posted by Oink
My round.
Got stung a few times before I worked it out!
 
Old Nov 7th 2013 | 1:22 am
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Vaughan Mills - pronounced Von Mills

I called a neighbour when I first moved here asking where a good big mall is and he said "Von Mills" so I looked at the map for 1/2 an hour trying to find it so I called him back to confirm. He said "You Know... Von .... V..a..u..g..h..a..n" Doh!
 
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Originally Posted by Oink
My round.
They just don't have this is in their culture, do they? I think it because they do not have the pub culture we have in the UK.

I went out with my neighbour and our 2 wives and I bought rounds all night and he never put his hand in his pocket once!
 
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Originally Posted by JimandBettina
They just don't have this is in their culture, do they? I think it because they do not have the pub culture we have in the UK.

I went out with my neighbour and our 2 wives and I bought rounds all night and he never put his hand in his pocket once!
I think generally they're just cheap bastards because even though Americans don't have pub culture as well, they usually stand their round.
 
Old Nov 7th 2013 | 2:36 am
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Passive aggressiveness ..... oh no wait....
 
Old Nov 7th 2013 | 2:39 am
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Originally Posted by leith
I'm not English. I'm Scottish.
A similar reaction to calling a Canadian an American.
 
Old Nov 7th 2013 | 2:45 am
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Originally Posted by rwin
A similar reaction to calling a Canadian an American.
But Scotland has been a part of England for the last 800 years or so whereas Canada (albeit nominally) is an independent country.
 
Old Nov 7th 2013 | 2:47 am
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Old Nov 7th 2013 | 6:12 am
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Originally Posted by the undutchables
Got stung a few times before I worked it out!
Isn't it because the waitress usually brings the bill?
 
Old Nov 7th 2013 | 8:45 am
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Old Nov 7th 2013 | 10:55 am
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Eh? How the heck do they mangle that?
 
Old Nov 7th 2013 | 10:57 am
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Silent W's in place names.

Norr-wich
Kes-wick etc.
 


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