Different words for the same things depending on which country you're in.
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cerise_noir wrote: »Heh...how did I know the whole fanny thing would be mentioned? :laugh:
Aussies: I'm going to use the toilet.
US/Canada: I am going to use the bathroom.
I do realise that in the US/Canada, the w/c and bath tub/shower are mostly in the same room. In Australia, these can be separate rooms. I honestly prefer the separate rooms.
In my part of the US, no one would ever use the term "w/c".
I got in a confusing online conversation with a British guy once about what I'd called a "yard gnome". In his view, factories & such had yards, whereas homes had gardens. To me (and I think most USians?), a regular suburban house has a yard, and may have some areas thickly planted with flowers or vegetables which would be the garden.
Also, some of the supposed US/Canada distinctions are not exactly that - in my part of the US (Michigan, where Canada's a close neighbor), some of us use some of the "Canadian" terms - pop, Timmy's, etc.
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williams969 wrote: »
Hmm, don't remember. But now I want to go through old photo albums and find pictures of my parents' 70s/early80s decor. I know we had dark wood paneled walls, too. And green carpet in the bathroom.
My basement still has all that old panel board. I painted it. There was a wall in my front entrance that had it as well when I bought the house. Ripped that out pretty fast. Along with a half wall that had the open shelves going to the ceiling.1 -
williams969 wrote: »
Ha, we call your suspenders "garters". They come in ladies version (garter belt) or sock garters for men (wrap around the calf, but not worn much anymore, unless hipsters do that, lol).
Brides wear a blue garter (a froufrou circle of material around their thigh), but only one for some reason? What you call suspenders we call braces I think.0 -
CurlyCockney wrote: »
Brides wear a blue garter (a froufrou circle of material around their thigh), but only one for some reason? What you call suspenders we call braces I think.
Brides do that here, too. Just one, lol. At some wedding receptions, there's a big event where the groom has to pull it off the bride's leg in front of everyone. Then he tosses it to the bachelors. Eh, I'm glad we eloped.0 -
For once I can go to bed safe in the knowledge that a thread I'm interested in will still be here when I wake up (hopefully!)
Night all :-)6 -
Here's hoping!CurlyCockney wrote: »For once I can go to bed safe in the knowledge that a thread I'm interested in will still be here when I wake up (hopefully!)
Night all :-)
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williams969 wrote: »
Brides do that here, too. Just one, lol. At some wedding receptions, there's a big event where the groom has to pull it off the bride's leg in front of everyone. Then he tosses it to the bachelors. Eh, I'm glad we eloped.
We have that and then some... also glad to have skipped the traditional wedding (we did the JP and invited a few to join us).0 -
CurlyCockney wrote: »
LOL That's awesome, but raquetball and squash are two different games up here (western Canada).
My brother travelled Australia about 10 years ago. He wore a hat with a popular Canadian brand of clothing (does the olympic teams' clothing.) Roots. Bit unfortunate.
Driving through Death Valley once we stopped to use a toilet at a gas station. We asked to use the washroom. The attendant just stared at us. Had no clue.
Coo loo coo coo coo coo coo cooo. My boys know Bob and Doug's 12 days of Christmas better than the true song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32CwrOZVobo
I'll put my Canadian on.... Today we went tobaganning on a hill a few clicks away. There was wickedly cool chinook so the kids wore balaclavas and toques. One friend showed up in runners and almost froze. I brought nanimos and butter tarts for the kids to eat. They happily ate it all because I lost the elastic for the wrap. I forgot the serviettes though so they looked a mess. My youngest's nose was running like a tap - wished we had kleenex. Anyways, after a couple of hours the kids were cold so we had to head'r. I was still warm in my kangaroo jacket though. Hung out on the chesterfield for the rest of the afternoon.
Pretty Canadian, eh?1 -
"I said give me a god **** liter cola!"
You spelldeded it wrong! It's LitRe
CurlyCockney wrote: »Ah tank tops are knitted pullovers (sleeveless sweaters) that our mums used to make us wear in the 70s.
I had to wear knitted pullovers (vest), but also those hideous skivvies (pollerneck in American??) that mostly only came in brown, yellow or green back then.
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Christine_72 wrote: »
You spelldeded it wrong! It's LitRe
I had to wear knitted pullovers (vest), but also those hideous skivvies (pollerneck in American??) that mostly only came in brown, yellow or green mostly back then.
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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.0 -
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
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And lets not get started on how New Zealanders pronounce certain words...
Warning do NOT watch if you have a dirty mind!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6c4Nupnup0 7 -
Christine_72 wrote: »And lets not get started on how New Zealanders pronounce certain words...
Warning do NOT watch if you have a dirty mind!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6c4Nupnup0
Well you know with that type of disclaimer, us pervs are going to be in there like a dirty shirt.6 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »
Well you know with that type of disclaimer, us pervs are going to be in there like a dirty shirt.
How dare you, I have a clean and pure mind. I found nothing wrong with this.
(Why are you laughing at me?)1 -
Christine_72 wrote: »
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. 1 -
How dare you, I have a clean and pure mind. I found nothing wrong with this.
(Why are you laughing at me?)
Me, too. I don't get it. Deck maintenance is a dirty job. A dirty, dirty job.3 -
williams969 wrote: »
Me, too. I don't get it. Deck maintenance is a dirty job. A dirty, dirty job.
As long as your deck isn't going bad. Very, very bad.
How dare you, I have a clean and pure mind. I found nothing wrong with this.
(Why are you laughing at me?)
I'm laughing with you, not at you. Cause it's just so believable. :laugh:0 -
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"
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Christine_72 wrote: »
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=M97VP3ZGWKVPQD9YP5CR0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
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
Haha yes, that comma makes all the difference.
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LOL That's awesome, but raquetball and squash are two different games up here (western Canada).
My brother travelled Australia about 10 years ago. He wore a hat with a popular Canadian brand of clothing (does the olympic teams' clothing.) Roots. Bit unfortunate.
Driving through Death Valley once we stopped to use a toilet at a gas station. We asked to use the washroom. The attendant just stared at us. Had no clue.
in Australia we get petrol (and gas) from the petrol station
put rubbish in the rubbish bin (not trash or garbage)
we have caravan parks, not trailer parks. a trailer is a thing you attach to a towball on the back of the car to transport stuff.
entrée is the first part of a meal (like a starter), then main, then dessert.1 -
I saw your previous thread about watermelon and rockmelon and asked myself what the heck is a rockmelon.
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CooCooPuff wrote: »I saw your previous thread about watermelon and rockmelon and asked myself what the heck is a rockmelon.
I work in a grocery store and we have two types...cantaloupes and honeyrocks, which are bigger. And then my mom calls them muskmelons.0 -
The other day, I heard 'Yobbo" for the first time in a loooong time. Made me laugh.Fanny pack and bum bag are an interesting one. Apparently 'fanny pack' has a quite different meaning in Australia.
Yep... I was the "immature 12 year old" when I moved to Canada. :laugh:livingleanlivingclean wrote: »in aus we have wine in bag in a box, we call it cask wine (perhaps boxed wine in the US?) ...but it can also be called a goon bag
OMG....Goon.
I don't know why this reminded me of passion pop!!
Over here we "cheer" or "root" for a team.
I understand that "rooting" for a team would have a quite different meaning in Australia.
HAHAHA... imagine...ROOT beer. o_O3 -
It made me think of passion pop too @cerise_noir , and then my mind went back to my 13 year old self barfing it all back up again lol2
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Oh dear lord! LOL.Christine_72 wrote: »It made me think of passion pop too @cerise_noir , and then my mind went back to my 13 year old self barfing it all back up again lol
I was introduced to it at Uni.... Yeah
I hear passion pop is now in cans. Jeez, too long enough.
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williams969 wrote: »
Yep. (US/UK): fries/chips, but chips/crisps. How about pants/trousers but underwear/pants. Silly differences that could confuse tourists, lol.
Yes I definitely had to learn that trousers and pants thing real quick.1 -
williams969 wrote: »Don't you call the flat work surface in a kitchen the benchtop, @Christine_72 ? Im the US, a bench is something one sits on at a park or a person has in his workshop/toolshed for woodworking or fixing things, lol.
Edit, the kitchen surface is a counter in the US, which I suppose makes zero sense for a name, too lol.
My wife (British) calls it a worktop.0 -
cerise_noir wrote: »Heh...how did I know the whole fanny thing would be mentioned? :laugh:
Aussies: I'm going to use the toilet.
US/Canada: I am going to use the bathroom.
I do realise that in the US/Canada, the w/c and bath tub/shower are mostly in the same room. In Australia, these can be separate rooms. I honestly prefer the separate rooms.
As for the coffee creamer thing. I am pretty sure I've seen coffee whitener in Oz.
As an Aussie who lives in Quebec, the home of Poutine.
It depends on the poutine. There's a place down the road that makes the most incredible poutine. The cheese is actually curd cheese which works well with the gravy. I've had bad poutine, but this poutine...oh my god. Delicious.
Toilet and bathroom both work for me, but what about latrine or lavatory?0
https://youtu.be/5wSw3IWRJa0
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