Uk Vs. USA
MogMog_2
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Evening all. So sometimes whilst reading posts I get a little confused at some of the american lingo.. i.e
Soda... = pop? (Fizzy drink/pepsi) & not soda water?
Im sure there's lots, if anyone else gets confused by any words in particular feel free to ask/share.
Soda... = pop? (Fizzy drink/pepsi) & not soda water?
Im sure there's lots, if anyone else gets confused by any words in particular feel free to ask/share.
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Jelly... = jam? (As in strawberry jam spread on toast. not jelly & ice cream)0
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Soda/Pop/Cola - all used for pepsi, dr. Pepper, Fanta, etc..which term is used varies by what part of the US the person is from
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Gotcha. Thanks.shadow2soul wrote: »Soda/Pop/Cola - all used for pepsi, dr. Pepper, Fanta, etc..which term is used varies by what part of the US the person is from
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Biscuits = Cookies???0
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pants in uk is underwear0
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And biscuits are baked bread with gravy over them. Or sausage/bacon on top!0
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Thongs in US = shoes? Flip flops?
In uk thongs go up ur a**
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Unless you're from the south. Then thongs for your feet are flip flops.
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Jelly... = jam? (As in strawberry jam spread on toast. not jelly & ice cream)
Jelly is a fruit spread that is the sugary reduction of the fruits juices. Jam is the same but contains actually pureed fruit or bits of fruit...at least here in the southern USA...might be different elsewhere.0 -
Jelly... = jam? (As in strawberry jam spread on toast. not jelly & ice cream)
In the US we have jelly, jam and preserves. The difference is in the amount of fruit solids left in the final product. Jelly has no fruit solids, so it is essentially cooked fruit juice and sugar mixed with pectin to turn it into a gel. Jam still has some pureed fruit left in it, and preserves should have chunks of fruit solids. Many kids grow up eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. (Usually either grape or strawberry jelly.)
Most people in the US know about marmalade, but it isn't common in household pantries. Even fewer people could define compote.0 -
ModernRock wrote: »Jelly... = jam? (As in strawberry jam spread on toast. not jelly & ice cream)
In the US we have jelly, jam and preserves. The difference is in the amount of fruit solids left in the final product. Jelly has no fruit solids, so it is essentially cooked fruit juice and sugar mixed with pectin to turn it into a gel. Jam still has some pureed fruit left in it, and preserves should have chunks of fruit solids. Many kids grow up eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. (Usually either grape or strawberry jelly.)
Most people in the US know about marmalade, but it isn't common in household pantries. Even fewer people could define compote.
Thanks. In uk jelly is the wibbly wobbly kind, usually served with ice cream to kids at parties.
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Chips in the US -- often thinly sliced potatoes fried. Crunchy.
Chips in the UK?0 -
In the US most people call the wiggly wobbly stuff jello even if it's not jello brand gelatin. It tends to be served either on it's own or with fruit in it or some people make different types of jello salad which can range from sensible to the just downright bizarre. Mid-Century era recipes use a lot of jello in odd combos like olives and pickles in lime jello0
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Jelly is a wobbly gelatine based dessert mostly aimed at kids (Jello). Although the term is sometimes applied to a soft / clear preserve that is more likely to be used with savoury food or meat.
Soda = Pop to me, cookies are biscuits (it's only the chocolate chip cookie that is known as a 'cookie' over here)... although I have encountered the scone-like American biscuits with gravy... which is nothing like UK gravy, a thinner / brown coloured sauce for meat and vegetables! I didn't think much of them.
Chips are cuts of potato that are fried and eaten hot (like fries, but larger). Our crisps are your chips
Pants go under our trousers!
Lollies are balls of hard sugar on sticks, or frozen treats on sticks.
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What is your word for ground beef/ hamburger meat?0
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See map. Live in east central pa. Hubs from west pa. Me: soda....hubs family. Pop... Wash worsh..... Anybody out there red up the house? We Pennsylvania Dutch have all the colloquialisms!....cute name for bad grammar attributable to ancestry!0
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The U.S. has several words for sandwiches on rolls -- hoagies, grinders, subs.
http://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/hoagies-vs-grinders-vs-sub-marine-sandwiches-6436641
What are they called in the U.K.?
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I had a long conversation once with a co-worker about the language differences - I'm English but live in Canada. She kept throwing words at me and asking for the equivalent! I don't remember all of them, but here's a few that I don't think were already covered:
Jumpers in the UK are sweaters in NA.
Braces in the UK are suspenders in NA.
Suspenders in the UK are garter belts in NA.
Garters in NA are some kind of device for holding up men's socks, as far as I can tell, whereas garters in the UK are the lacy bits of elastic that brides wear around their thigh! I'm not sure if those are also called garters over here. (Some interesting discussion regarding suspenders, thongs and garters occurred with my colleague!)
Pavement or path in the UK is the bit the pedestrians walk on, but in NA pavement is the actual road surface. The pedestrian bit is the "sidewalk". (The road in the UK is either just "the road", tarmac or asphalt. In my part of Canada at least, asphalt generally seems to refer to the standard sort of roofing material. Clay tiles are very expensive and fairly uncommon.)
Windscreens are windshields, and a UK car has a bonnet and a boot whereas a NA car has a hood and a trunk.
A "van" over here can be both the sort of van a Brit is familiar with as well as a "caravan", which is what Brits may know as a people-carrier (a vehicle with 6 or 7 seats).
A British caravan, on the other hand, would usually be known as a trailer, a camping trailer or a fifth wheel, depending on the size. (Trailers for carrying stuff in are also called trailers, just to make it interesting.) The big-*kitten* campers (motorhomes) are usually called RVs or Winnebagos - the ones that travel under their own steam and don't need to be pulled by anything.
Oh, and a NA "truck" is a pickup in the UK, but a British "truck" or "lorry" might be a semi here (usually refers to the articulated type of truck and trailer - I think smaller ones may still be called trucks or vans. Haven't quite got my head around that whole thing!).
Biscuits was kind of covered above, but I'd say that NA "biscuits" are closer to UK savoury scones than anything else. (Still not quite the same though.) I've seen things I would think of as sweet scones also referred to as biscuits here.
Marmite is still called Marmite, if you can find it, but I have to go to the baking aisle for it. Because it's called "yeast extract", non-Brits think it should be used in breadmaking or something!
Chocolate tastes different due to the kind of sweeteners used - not really relevant to this conversation, just disappointing!
What else? We've done chips/crisps/fries, jelly/jello, pants/trousers, soda/pop/fizzy drinks...
Oh, pants (UK) were mentioned above, but not that they're also referred to as knickers. (Apparently this is the reason Snickers bars were originally called "Marathon" in the UK, so we wouldn't rhyme it with knickers!) Here they are panties or just underwear, although I do know of a Canadian lingerie store called "Knickers and Lace" so perhaps it's becoming more common! The UK phrase "don't get your knickers in a twist" is "don't get your panties in a bunch" over here.
Well, that got a bit out of hand! I just kept thinking of more stuff to add!
If you need to know anything else, I'll try to help... 0 -
laurenjennifer1987mfp wrote: »
Additionally, "mincemeat" is not minced meat... Mincemeat is a mixture of dried fruit, so when Brits talk about "mince pies" they don't mean some sort of meat pie.The U.S. has several words for sandwiches on rolls -- hoagies, grinders, subs.
http://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/hoagies-vs-grinders-vs-sub-marine-sandwiches-6436641
What are they called in the U.K.?
Good question! I know that Subway was starting to become popular in the UK when I left, so "sub" might be a common word there now. Personally, I call "bread rolls with a filling" just rolls. As in "we'll have rolls for lunch". (Sandwiches, to me, are made with slices of bread and not rolls, so I'd just call that a sandwich!)0 -
Oh! (I need to stop thinking about this stuff and go to bed...! )
Another clothing related thing:
A vest in the UK is a men's undergarment, and a string vest is commonly known as a "wife beater" over here. A vest to North Americans is what Brits call a waistcoat.
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A sandwich is fairly generic, if it's 2 pieces of bread with a filling it's a sandwich. Sometimes called a butty.
A round of bread usually has a regional name... roll, batch, cob, barm, breadcake, bap, stotty, bridie, etc. I call it a cob!! Then you get the different types of bread that tend to be in the bakery side of the shop... I guess they're more artisan / continental types... fresh breads that taste delicious but tend to go off faster (baguettes etc).
The term 'sub' is only really used in the context of that particular style of sandwich, at least in this part of the UK! Subway has increased in popularity in recent years, although I'm not sure why! Eww.
(Yeah, mincemeat and minced meat are 2 totally different things... )
I think I also need sleep, I've been awake since 4am and this thread has helped to keep me entertained!!0 -
Mincemeat has no meat? Rip off!!!0
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inb4 someone asks about fanny packs.
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