Different words for the same things depending on which country you're in.
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Christine_72 wrote: »rainbowbow wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Kindy- (4years old)
Primary school-Grade 1-7 (5-12 years old)
High School - Year 8-12 (13-17/18 years old)
I dont think anyone has brought up the legal drinking age. It's 18 here, and in Britain too i think. If you're old enough to vote, then you are old enough to drink.
In denmark you can buy beer, mixed drinks, and cigarettes at 15, you can buy hard liquor at 15. It's also perfectly acceptable to drink in public.
The amount of VERY young (13-14 year olds) kids i see drunk and smoking around the city was and still is shocking to me. I had to wait until i was 21, and even then you cant drink or be drunk in public in the USA.
Yowsas! I remember going to the shop and buying a pack of smokes when i was a kid, probably 11 or 12 and lying to the shop keeper that they "were for my dad". They handed them over no probs, back then. They won't sell cigarettes to anyone under 18 now, it used to be 16 not that long ago.
When I was little, my babysitter would send me across the street to the convenience store to buy her cigarettes, and they would sell them to me. I was probably about 11, too. Ah, the 80's!2 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »rainbowbow wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Kindy- (4years old)
Primary school-Grade 1-7 (5-12 years old)
High School - Year 8-12 (13-17/18 years old)
I dont think anyone has brought up the legal drinking age. It's 18 here, and in Britain too i think. If you're old enough to vote, then you are old enough to drink.
In denmark you can buy beer, mixed drinks, and cigarettes at 15, you can buy hard liquor at 15. It's also perfectly acceptable to drink in public.
The amount of VERY young (13-14 year olds) kids i see drunk and smoking around the city was and still is shocking to me. I had to wait until i was 21, and even then you cant drink or be drunk in public in the USA.
Yowsas! I remember going to the shop and buying a pack of smokes when i was a kid, probably 11 or 12 and lying to the shop keeper that they "were for my dad". They handed them over no probs, back then. They won't sell cigarettes to anyone under 18 now, it used to be 16 not that long ago.
When I was little, my babysitter would send me across the street to the convenience store to buy her cigarettes, and they would sell them to me. I was probably about 11, too. Ah, the 80's!
aaah the 80's. good and irresponsible times had by all
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Christine_72 wrote: »samanthaluangphixay wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Kindy- (4years old)
Primary school-Grade 1-7 (5-12 years old)
High School - Year 8-12 (13-17/18 years old)
I dont think anyone has brought up the legal drinking age. It's 18 here, and in Britain too i think. If you're old enough to vote, then you are old enough to drink.
19 in all provinces except for Alberta, Quebec, and Manitoba. The age is 18 there.
I think Canada is more in line with Aus, than the US. Do you use the metric system over there?
Before my parents left Germany, they were tossing up between Canada and Australia, but the cold winters there put them off. They arrived here in the middle of one of our hottest summers on record, and regretted their decision to come here an hour after landing lol
We use both. Like our distances are generally in KM and for trade purposes, we use KG as our weight. But you will see things such as 'I weight 143lbs' or '$5/lb' for goods.
We are part of the Commonwealth and we were a former British colony but we also have a close relationship with America so we use both.0 -
I used to think America and Canada were the same country (Canada was in the US), Blasphemous I know
It's the same as people assuming New Zealand is part of Australia
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UK drinking ages:
At 18 you can buy your own alcohol and drink it in a pub/bar.
At 16 you can drink beer, wine or cider that an over 18 has bought for you in a restaurant, as long as you're having a meal there.
At 5 you can drink alcohol at home (legally!)
Cider in the UK always contains alcohol, I think US call it hard cider?0 -
CurlyCockney wrote: »UK drinking ages:
At 18 you can buy your own alcohol and drink it in a pub/bar.
At 16 you can drink beer, wine or cider that an over 18 has bought for you in a restaurant, as long as you're having a meal there.
At 5 you can drink alcohol at home (legally!)
Cider in the UK always contains alcohol, I think US call it hard cider?
I used to love when my parents had visitors when i was around that age, because they always brought out the egg advocaat... I went around and finished the dregs in all of their glasses when they wernt looking! I remember clearly the first time they had Jägermeister, I wondered why they were drinking cough medicine
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Christine_72 wrote: »I used to think America and Canada were the same country (Canada was in the US), Blasphemous I know
It's the same as people assuming New Zealand is part of Australia
They aren't
:laugh:
It's like saying Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are all England. *duck and run*0 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I used to think America and Canada were the same country (Canada was in the US), Blasphemous I know
It's the same as people assuming New Zealand is part of Australia
They aren't :laugh:
It's like saying Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are all England. *duck and run*
Haha that's a very common one!0 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I used to think America and Canada were the same country (Canada was in the US), Blasphemous I know
It's the same as people assuming New Zealand is part of Australia
They aren't :laugh:
It's like saying Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are all England. *duck and run*
I've mentioned this before, but I have a naturalization certificate for an ancestor who immigrated for Wales (during the 1840s), and he is identified as being born in Wales, England.0 -
Oh one more thing I'm curious about.. Most of us call Americans "yanks", is that offensive to you guys?
British people are Poms.
And while I'm here lol it's pronounced oZZy, not Orrrssie/Arssie
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Christine_72 wrote: »Oh one more thing I'm curious about.. Most of us call Americans "yanks", is that offensive to you guys?
Brit/ Canuck/ Aussi and Kiwi Military slang is Septics
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Christine_72 wrote: »Oh one more thing I'm curious about.. Most of us call Americans "yanks", is that offensive to you guys?
Not at all, to me. Can't speak for someone from Alabama, though. ;-)1 -
Christine_72 wrote: »Oh one more thing I'm curious about.. Most of us call Americans "yanks", is that offensive to you guys?
British people are Poms.
And while I'm here lol it's pronounced oZZy, not Orrrssie/Arssie
Only to southerners or fans of Boston's baseball team2 -
Christine_72 wrote: »I used to think America and Canada were the same country (Canada was in the US), Blasphemous I know
It's the same as people assuming New Zealand is part of Australia
Blasphemy is right!
My boys are quite proud of the fact that we burned down the white house 200 years ago. LOL3 -
Christine_72 wrote: »I used to think America and Canada were the same country (Canada was in the US), Blasphemous I know
It's the same as people assuming New Zealand is part of Australia
Blasphemy is right!
My boys are quite proud of the fact that we burned down the white house 200 years ago. LOL
We give the English credit for that. We consider you harmless and inoffensive, mostly. You can have Bieber back, though.4 -
Christine_72 wrote: »Oh one more thing I'm curious about.. Most of us call Americans "yanks", is that offensive to you guys?
British people are Poms.
And while I'm here lol it's pronounced oZZy, not Orrrssie/Arssie
It's actually funny, because i think people outside of the US call Americans "yanks" or "yankees", yet to most Americans this only refers to people in the northeast/north. More specifically people from the original colonies of the U.S., new yorkers, or people from that general region. It is also a slang for people used during the civil war to refer to people who lived in the northern union states.
I think if you said the word "yankee" to me, i'd be like "what do you mean? i'm from texas". LOL
To recap: it's not offensive, but it doesn't apply to most of the US only a small region.4 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »To be fair many of our colleges serve as feeder institutions to the university.
So they go to college, then when they want to study for a specific career then the move on to somewhere like Yale?
Everything i know about the US is learnt from American movies lol which as we all know are true to life
Speaking of American movies/shows.. I don't watch any Aussie tv shows and very rarely watch movies made here, cos they're usually low budget crap. Not all, but most...
All my faves are American. I can't to British shows either, as for someone reason they are depressingto me.. So you guys over the pond
From what I understand in Victoria and Tasmania, there's ...
Kindergarten/Preschool at the age of 5.
Primary School (Grade 1-7, typically ages 6-12)
High School (Grade 8-10 or 11, typically ages 13-15 or 16)
Then either college which is the equivalent of Canada's Grades 11 and 12, or maybe just 12.
Then a person can go on to vocational college (such as TAFE) or to University.
Even once we get up to the Master's level it is different from the way Canada did it when I was there. In Canada it was Bachelor's ... Master's. Nothing in between. Here, I can do it that way, or take it in stages (which I've done) to get my Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, and then Master's.
In Canada, it's ...
Kindergarten/Preschool at the age of 5.
Elementary School (Grade 1-6, typically ages 6-11)
Middle School (Grade 7 - 9, typically ages 12 - 14)
High School (Grade 10 - 12, typically ages 15-18)
Then you go on to college. There are vocational colleges or pre-university colleges. I've been to both. If you go the pre-university route, you attend the college for a year or two, then transfer to the university to finish your 4-5 year degree.
I was always confused by the difference between college and university. Then I hear people talk about giving up a low end job and going back to school, and they seem to mean college or university.
Yes ... college is usually a place where you'll take an 18-month Business Administration course or a 6-month Welding course or something like that. You get practical skills which can get you into a decent job.
University is a place where you'll get a degree. You'll get theoretical knowledge which may or may not get you into a decent job depending on the area you've chosen.
Interesting. I've always thought it's just American slang for university. So a 5 year degree can't be called "collage"?
In other words, does the informal "back in college" become "back in university" if you have a 5 year engineering degree?
In Canada, you wouldn't get a 5-year degree in college.
In Canada, colleges are either vocational (business diploma, welding certificate, etc. etc.) or the first part of a university degree.
I went to a college, located in my smaller town, for the first 2 years of my Bachelor of Education. But for the last 2 years of that degree, I had to go to my choice of 3 universities in a larger city.
I've also been to several vocational colleges collecting various certificates and diplomas.
In Australia, or at least Victoria and Tasmania, college is Grade 12 (and maybe 11 too) ... or possibly vocational college.0 -
Christine_72 wrote: »samanthaluangphixay wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Kindy- (4years old)
Primary school-Grade 1-7 (5-12 years old)
High School - Year 8-12 (13-17/18 years old)
I dont think anyone has brought up the legal drinking age. It's 18 here, and in Britain too i think. If you're old enough to vote, then you are old enough to drink.
19 in all provinces except for Alberta, Quebec, and Manitoba. The age is 18 there.
I think Canada is more in line with Aus, than the US. Do you use the metric system over there?
Before my parents left Germany, they were tossing up between Canada and Australia, but the cold winters there put them off. They arrived here in the middle of one of our hottest summers on record, and regretted their decision to come here an hour after landing lol
Yes, in Canada we use metric.
The imperial system is only used in 2 or 3 countries.0 -
One place Canadians stuck to imperial is in the kitchen. Cups and teaspoons. Milk comes in litres though.1
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lemurcat12 wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I used to think America and Canada were the same country (Canada was in the US), Blasphemous I know
It's the same as people assuming New Zealand is part of Australia
Blasphemy is right!
My boys are quite proud of the fact that we burned down the white house 200 years ago. LOL
We give the English credit for that. We consider you harmless and inoffensive, mostly. You can have Bieber back, though.
Nooooo.2 -
I'm in the US, but am also in microbiology. So I definitely think in both. I grow bacteria in celcius, but measure outdoor temperature in farenheit. In the lab I weigh in grams, but weigh myself in pounds. It's funny how hard it is to bring the two worlds together
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Canada uses both metric and imperial. Well, they do here in Quebec.Christine_72 wrote: »samanthaluangphixay wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Kindy- (4years old)
Primary school-Grade 1-7 (5-12 years old)
High School - Year 8-12 (13-17/18 years old)
I dont think anyone has brought up the legal drinking age. It's 18 here, and in Britain too i think. If you're old enough to vote, then you are old enough to drink.
19 in all provinces except for Alberta, Quebec, and Manitoba. The age is 18 there.
I think Canada is more in line with Aus, than the US. Do you use the metric system over there?
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@Sabine_Stroehm & @Christine_72
As a fellow Canadian - It has been a few years since my visit to Aus/NZ but isn't it " Eats Roots Sh***s and L***** " ? ? when describing the Human Male Wombat
. Hope I don't get tossed in the MFP Jail for this.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »As a Canadian who moved to Australia in 2009 ... I had to learn a whole new language. My first year here I was constantly coming home and asking my husband what on earth certain terms meant. But I'm almost fluent now.
arvo
barrack
bluey
chook
etc. etc.
Even "bring a plate" still sounds weird to me.
Good Arvo to you, what footy team do you barrack for. We had a roast chook for dinner last night, might get chilly later so will have to the throw the bluey on.
I gave up the durries/*kitten* 12mths ago, good thing as I always drank too much goon juice when i smoked. Might have a barbie later
Over here we "cheer" or "root" for a team.
I understand that "rooting" for a team would have a quite different meaning in Australia.
We have a saying over here to describe a wombat (which can also be used for some people
who live out in the bush)..
It " Eats,roots and leaves"
There's a book here:
eats, shoots and leaves
https://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation/dp/1592402038/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=M97VP3ZGWKVPQD9YP5CR
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Or Tasmania not being a part of AustraliaChristine_72 wrote: »I used to think America and Canada were the same country (Canada was in the US), Blasphemous I know
It's the same as people assuming New Zealand is part of Australia
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As a fellow Canadian - It has been a few years since my visit to Aus/NZ but isn't it " Eats Roots Sh***s and L***** " ? ? when describing the Human Male Wombat . Hope I don't get tossed in the MFP Jail for this
No that wouldnt make sense - the whole idea is to show commas matter - ie the difference between 'eats,roots and leaves' vs 'eats roots and leaves.'
since he wouldnt eat *kitten* anyway, one couldnt have the sentence 'eats roots, *kitten* and leaves' whereas he would eat roots and leaves.
It is the same principle of grammar matters as The panda: eats shoots and leaves or Lets eat, Grandma vs Lets eat Grandma
Just, being Australians, we made a crude version with our slang meaning of root.1 -
Christine_72 wrote: »Oh one more thing I'm curious about.. Most of us call Americans "yanks", is that offensive to you guys?
British people are Poms.
And while I'm here lol it's pronounced oZZy, not Orrrssie/Arssie
I've heard both "Yanks" and "Seppos" (from the rhyming slang). Neither is offensive to me. I find "Yanks" kind of endearing and "Seppos" pretty funny.
[ETA:] Australia is right near the top of my bucket list for "places to visit". That plane ride though, ugh.1 -
No Tradeseies - you have him you keep him.lemurcat12 wrote: »We give the English credit for that. We consider you harmless and inoffensive, mostly. You can have Bieber back, though.
@paperpudding It's not about proper grammar/punctuation, it's about the secondary-local meaning of the word combinations.
I have a Foggy Memory of some refined young lady using the version I mentioned - directed at - to me? after a night on the town.
Now we just need to get some Newfoundlanders on here to give there version of Canadian - Newfie translations.
Yes Newfoundland is a province in Canada but they have a dialect-language that is very unique.1 -
This.
[ETA:] Australia is right near the top of my bucket list for "places to visit". That plane ride though, ugh.
My first trip (Aus-CAN) went smoothly even though it was very long, but my second trip to Canada was so stressful. I almost missed the plane due to incredibly long lines at LAX.
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paperpudding wrote: »As a fellow Canadian - It has been a few years since my visit to Aus/NZ but isn't it " Eats Roots Sh***s and L***** " ? ? when describing the Human Male Wombat . Hope I don't get tossed in the MFP Jail for this
No that wouldnt make sense - the whole idea is to show commas matter - ie the difference between 'eats,roots and leaves' vs 'eats roots and leaves.'
since he wouldnt eat *kitten* anyway, one couldnt have the sentence 'eats roots, *kitten* and leaves' whereas he would eat roots and leaves.
It is the same principle of grammar matters as The panda: eats shoots and leaves or Lets eat, Grandma vs Lets eat Grandma
Just, being Australians, we made a crude version with our slang meaning of root.
There's a current band called Let's Eat Grandma that made me think of that book/concept when I first heard of the band (through their weird song Rapunzel), and of course it's also doing it on purpose.
(This post also belongs in the What Not to Eat thread, I suppose!) ;-)1
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