When we first arrived here 18 months ago on my boys first day of school both hubby and I took them into meet their teachers.. my eldest was putting stuff in his desk and he dropped some bits on the floor I just turned around and said in my loudest cockney accent pick up your "Rubbers" I couldnt make out why the teacher and hubby were standing there gobsmacked... it had to explained to me later by hubby.. another time I made some cinnamon buns for the school and the next day I asked the teacher if he liked my buns??? my friends face was a picture.. I have now been warned not to say Oh blow me when something happens oh and the list goes on lol

We've all been there!

Seriously, I still remember the shocked expression on the pimply youth's face at Office Max when I asked him where the rubbers are...

There are some reverse ones too. Fanny here means your butt A Fanny Pack is a "Bum bag"

lol .. I remember last year when my hubby asked Dad when he was here on a visit if he wanted some Knob??? lol the name of the Bourbon hubby drinks We rolled up .. Had to sit hubby down and explain

I had one where I went to parents night for one our firstborn in kindergarten. I spoke to the teacher about a note she had sent home. The note pointed out that my daughter didn't know her address. I told her that if she had asked my daughter where she lived, she would have told her.

that always makes me laugh

heard on the news today about 'frost nip' whereas we'd say 'frost bite'...lol that was a new one on me.

My boss was temporarily thrown off-balance after someone said that "things have gone tits-up" during a meeting with the UK. She's very used to British phrases - it was just the first time she'd heard that and couldn't believe you could say something like that in a serious business meeting.

sadly the humour or lack of is something i miss big time over here.

I feel very lucky that I have pretty much daily contact with the UK in my job for that very reason.

LOL, many of us have been there. First time was when my son was little and was giving him a birthday party with party favours in a basket. One of the mums asked me what they were and I said, "decorated rubbers".

She later asked why we called them rubbers instead of erasers. Having recovered from laughing I said because they are made of rubber and they rub things out.

What made me pee laughing when I heard this is the name of a town in pa called "gobblers knob". I told my husband can you imagine sending home a letter with that address. eeek!

lol thats a classic have to tell hubby that one.. oh another one I got a look of horror for from hubby was when I told him to keep his pecker up !!! Im learning

There is a town near us in MI called Climax. I would have to move.

well I ain't coming. sorry couldnt' resist.

I have a friend who came here from a non-English speaking country. He picked up a lot of American slang from his boss. So, one day he's sharing a laugh with a bunch of women at church and finishes up with, "Don't worry - just pimping you!"