Originally Posted by another bloody yank

Of course not. It's the single most natural thing in the world. In fact, I'm adopting the practice as soon as I get home. We don't have a bidet due to some unfortunate and inexplicable oversight on our builder's part, but I reckon with a little effort I could utilize the Jaccuzzi tub as a reasonable facsimilie.

Originally Posted by Bitzi

I own a very busy cafe and often work the register taking orders etc. Nearly every customer I speak to has some comment to make about my oh so adorable accent. "Oooh are you from Australia?" to which I either reply:
"No, are you?" and then they look confused like I am the mad one.

If I am feeling particularly nasty I say "have you ever seen that film Crocodile Dundee?" to which they enthusiastically coo "oh yes I love that movie" then I butt in and say "so my beautiful cut glass accent sounds just like Mick Dundee does it?

Then when I submit and reply England or London they say "oh whereabouts?"... like it makes any ****ing difference to them. So then I say sarcastically "Why?" and then then proceed to tell me about their hairstylist's brother's cousin's next door neighbour's best friend who once knew someone who lived in ****ing Harrow and do I know them? (apologies for incorrect use of apostrophies)...

And as I work in the food industry I have to say toe-may-doh and not tomato. Some of our food items come to $5.90 as in "five 9D" but when I say five 9T I get given 19c..... Oh and I have to say ba-naaaa-na in a nasaly way and not bar-nar-nar. So these delightful customers of mine say I should keep my adorable Australian accent but how ****ing can I when no-one ****ing understands me.

Anyway vent over, going back to silly words:
Line vs Queue
Can I have a lift (ride)
Pardon my reach (WTF) and the silliest one in the restaurant business is....... BUS BOY or BUS your own table you lazy mother****er.

Originally Posted by Floridared

I have a Restaurant too, and get asked the same Q's. Not a big deal really, and I guess we'd get things said about the way we talk if we were American in the UK!!

Originally Posted by another bloody yank

'Cause I got a power washer and a yard you can't see from the road.

Originally Posted by Ridski

I think I caught you once on Google Maps, though. The satellite picture, that is, not the street view.

Originally Posted by Ridski

I think I caught you once on Google Maps, though. The satellite picture, that is, not the street view.

Originally Posted by cindyabs

I read something about the Santa Fe trail and ABY's neck of the woods.

Originally Posted by another bloody yank

Eh? What was it?