You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
Jan 7th 2019, 2:31 pm
#16
Heading for Poppyland
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
You wait to get back to the US for fish 'n' chips. (Tolerance for grease seems to have reduced.) Oh, and prefer New York cheddar to English cheddar.
Jan 7th 2019, 2:35 pm
#17
I have a comma problem
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Location: Fox Lake, IL (from Carrickfergus NI)
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
Maybe someone in the US can clear up something that's puzzled me for ages.
I say aluMINium, with the emphasis on the 'min'
I hear Americans (sorry, don't know which part of the US they're from), say alu(OO)minum. It's not the different emphasis that puzzles me, it's the fact that the word seems to lose an 'i'. Or in the case of the Australian way of saying it, gains an 'i'.
I say aluMINium, with the emphasis on the 'min'
I hear Americans (sorry, don't know which part of the US they're from), say alu(OO)minum. It's not the different emphasis that puzzles me, it's the fact that the word seems to lose an 'i'. Or in the case of the Australian way of saying it, gains an 'i'.
At least that's what I found out after a quick search.
Jan 7th 2019, 3:03 pm
#18
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
When you rent a car and get in the wrong door..................................always pretend to look in the glove box, then go to the other side!!
Jan 7th 2019, 3:05 pm
#19
I have a comma problem
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Location: Fox Lake, IL (from Carrickfergus NI)
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
Then you end up doing the same thing with your own car after you get back.
Jan 7th 2019, 3:12 pm
#20
Heading for Poppyland
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Location: North Norfolk and northern New York State
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
UK or US, I always have to look in the rear window or the windshield to figure out which side is which.
Jan 7th 2019, 3:24 pm
#21
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Location: Los Angeles
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
Driving more than 30 miles to go to a restaurant.
Jan 7th 2019, 3:37 pm
#22
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Location: Dixie, ex UK
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
Yes, it is culturally associated with "The South", it is perhaps even the stereotypic word defining the region, at least as far north as Virginia and at least as far west as Texas, though usage seems to be creeping into other areas.
….. for lunch.
….. for lunch.
Jan 7th 2019, 3:39 pm
#23
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
When you spend so much time on BE.
(My 'productivity' has plummeted.)
(My 'productivity' has plummeted.)
Jan 8th 2019, 1:21 am
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Location: East Seaxe
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
You think that waiters in other countries are too slow to bring you the bill.
Jan 8th 2019, 2:05 am
#27
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Location: Lauren's Co. SC by way of Palmetto, Florida
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
When ones use of profanity is reduced to situations only involving driving, putting holes in body parts and describing the President.
I haven't called any of my new US mates, in jest, a moron, tw#t or [email protected]. They just wouldn't appreciate it.
I haven't called any of my new US mates, in jest, a moron, tw#t or [email protected]. They just wouldn't appreciate it.
Jan 8th 2019, 2:12 am
#29
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Location: Dixie, ex UK
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
When ones use of profanity is reduced to situations only involving driving, putting holes in body parts and describing the President.
I haven't called any of my new US mates, in jest, a moron, tw#t or [email protected]. They just wouldn't appreciate it.
I haven't called any of my new US mates, in jest, a moron, tw#t or [email protected]. They just wouldn't appreciate it.
Jan 8th 2019, 4:49 am
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
