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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
I made the pink lemonade one. Maybe the others are nicer.
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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
Originally Posted by Kaffy Mintcake
(Post 8981906)
Oh, as for Sloppy Joe's, that's a pretty common dish here. Gourmet it is not. Think of a messy, slightly sweet, loose meat sandwich on a hamburger bun. Commonly served with picnic fare.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloppy_joe |
Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
Originally Posted by tonrob
(Post 8983595)
Sloppy Joes are simply diarrhea in a bun.
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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
Originally Posted by tonrob
(Post 8983595)
Sloppy Joes are simply diarrhea in a bun.
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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
Originally Posted by Kaffy Mintcake
(Post 8984196)
I've yet to eat diarrhea, so I'll have to take your word on that. :D
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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
Originally Posted by kimilseung
(Post 8984212)
The sad truth is very very few of us have not eatten diarrhea.
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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
Originally Posted by HarryTheSpider
(Post 8981887)
Hi All
We've been here not quite a week - it's been great - and a little weird... We've experienced things we never expected to, for example... 1Don't get me wrong - we've had a giggle, and people have been very genuinely helpful and friendly. And I knew we had differences in language, but I hadn't expected this!! I can't wait for my first day in the office - I may have to have fun with the usual suspect words, such as fag and fanny... What other weird experiences have others had with language & meaning? Cheers H T S. You might hear "excuse me", meaning, what did you just say, rather than, can I get past you, or, I just burped/farted. |
Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
Originally Posted by joto
(Post 8984305)
If you begin using the "fag" or "fanny" words, you will likely come across the "PC" brigade or the "easily offended". Wouldn't want you to drop yourself into the sh1t on your first week of work.
You might hear "excuse me", meaning, what did you just say, rather than, can I get past you, or, I just burped/farted. |
Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
Originally Posted by HarryTheSpider
(Post 8981887)
Hi All
We've been here not quite a week - it's been great - and a little weird... We've experienced things we never expected to, for example... 1 - Not only did we suffer jet lag - but so did our 3 dogs - still are, methinks! 2 - Shopping fun... Pickle, as in Branston, is actually 'relish', whereas pickle is pickles - as in 'gerkin' 3 - and don't get me started on 'squash' - I wanted something like Robinson's Barley Water, not a mini pumpkin! 4 - Lima beans? Why not just call them butter beans like everybody else - me & Mrs Harry The Arachnid looked high & low in Frys looking for these pesky critters!! 5 - Ham - is there any ham in the US that is NOT - bulked out by water, smoked in hickory, with added salt, sugar, vitamin X, Y and Z? 6 - Pavement/sidewalk - WTF?! 7 - Sloppy Joe's sauce - just who was Sloppy Joe and what was he sloppy with/about? 8 - 'Buttery taste' = not butter!! 9 - Bacon... made from beef?! Don't get me wrong - we've had a giggle, and people have been very genuinely helpful and friendly. And I knew we had differences in language, but I hadn't expected this!! I can't wait for my first day in the office - I may have to have fun with the usual suspect words, such as fag and fanny... What other weird experiences have others had with language & meaning? Cheers H T S. I found myself getting overly excited the other day when I found some British goodies in a local Harris Teeter store. Anyway I hope that all goes well for you and every day will bring new surprises I'm sure :) |
Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
Originally Posted by kimilseung
(Post 8983452)
Sounds like your son is a Morecambe and Wise fan.
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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
Thank you ABY!
Oh and whilst I'm here ............ It took me forever to do grocery shopping when I first arrived. There are lots and lots of things that are simply called something else. It was actually quite frustrating and stressful to be wandering around the aisles for the fourth or fifth time trying to find what I believed to be common ingredients. One thing I did learn courtesy of my OH though is that if you buy all purpose flour, you can make your own self-rising/raising - there are recipes for it online - might seem ridiculously easy but as I'd be brought up buying the two different kinds I'd never needed to know this. One experience brought me to tears though was Lowes lol. We been out buying major lumber and stuff for some home repairs and I'd been tagging along with hubby - don't get me wrong, I LOVE Lowes and Home Depot - but we'd been in there for 3 hours, I was still jet lagged and was getting narky. Anyway recognising this hubs sends me off to do a little task on my own, getting some cream paint for the bathroom. I couldn't believe there were only two aisles of paint and it was all flippin white - what kind of a DIY store has just white paint FFS. I was so tired I just lost it and started blubbing lol. Of course after about one minuted I squared my shoulders, looked around more and realised that you have to get any paint colours here mixed - which actually makes more sense when I reflect on it. But be prepared, what seems funny and quirky can get a bit tiring and on a bad day will be annoying as hell - all part of the adapting for new incomings!:cool: |
Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
The DIY stores need a translation book all of their own....
polyfilla - spackle coving - crown moulding dado rail - chair rail skirting board - baseboard spanner - wrench tap - faucet plasterboard - sheetrock gutter - guttering (seems close, but caused me a problem!) Can't think of any more offhand but sure there must be loads...When I'm in trouble I always seek out either an old irish guy at Home Depot, or a Singaporean guy at Lowes and (once we've sorted out our accents) they generally know what I'm talking about and get me to the right local name! |
Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
Oh yeah - one other, that doesn't really fall into the translation area , more a hiring error by the manager of the local HD - wanting to cost out the possibility of adding a bit of green power at home, I asked where I could find solar panels..The guy in orange took me to the windows aisle......:rofl:
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Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad
(Post 8985294)
The DIY stores need a translation book all of their own....
polyfilla - spackle coving - crown moulding dado rail - chair rail skirting board - baseboard spanner - wrench tap - faucet plasterboard - sheetrock gutter - guttering (seems close, but caused me a problem!) Can't think of any more offhand but sure there must be loads...When I'm in trouble I always seek out either an old irish guy at Home Depot, or a Singaporean guy at Lowes and (once we've sorted out our accents) they generally know what I'm talking about and get me to the right local name! |
Re: 2 countries separated by a common language..?!
Originally Posted by robin1234
(Post 8985312)
What about American Screwdriver?
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