Funny Other Country Expressions?

subakwa wrote: »

I'm English, but on moving to a small place in Scotland for work I had to get used to such delights as

"Going to get my messages" = going shopping
Baffies = slippers
Ochsters = armpits
Awa' an' bile yer heid = (Away and boil your head) a frustrated type of go away

What gets me in the US is being called "ma'am". Only the Queen gets called that here and it makes me feel about a hundred years old.

Its Oxters lol (Armpits)

synchkat wrote: »

Im Canadian and use Bob's your uncle all the time...used it here and someone was like what?!? If you're my dad you follow it up with no he's my cousin. He's so funny

In Canada we refer to electricity as hydro. If the power is out I'd often say the hydro went put...oh look there's a hydro truck. We're weird

Unless you're in Saskatchewan and use coal for power, or are up north and use diesel generators - then you probably just say "Power". I've only heard it called hydro when it's ACTUALLY power made in hydroelectric generating stations (i.e. stations that use water flow to generate power). These stations are the most common in BC, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec (some of the largest/most populated provinces) though other provinces use them in conjunction with other types of generation (coal, diesel, wind, solar, etc).

Since I'm from Manitoba I say hydro pole - hydro accounts for something like 90-95% of the power we generate. And I say Hydro truck but it's a proper noun since the company that supplies the power is called Manitoba Hydro (usually just called Hydro by locals).

I'd personally call that being "Specific" not "Weird" lol.

I'm trying to think of other things we say that are weird. But I have no imagination this morning and can't think of them! Probably the stuff that's half English half French since it could be considered strange to mix languages within sentences and still have the whole sentence be a saying. Like "He has a certain je ne sais quoi"

There are some things I noticed while travelling to other countries.

Canada = bangs (hair); Australia = Fringe. And bangs mean boobs not a hair cut.
Canada: route - path or root - part of a plant; Australia: Root (same pronunciation) = sex? I think?

I've heard that in Saskatchewan they call a hoodie a "bunny hug"

Elise4270 wrote: »

Dodgey jammer. (The spelling may not be right.) UK saying for a cookie with a bit of jam in it. US we call them thumbprints, although there's a bit of difference in the "biscuit" too.

Too cute, UK sayings! It's like learning you mother tongue (if your US ancestry hails from that region, think many of us do).

Pudding is also a great one. If i tell dh were having pudding (Yorkshire pudding) he's terribly confused. Always, "where's the pudding?".

That's a Jammy Dodger...

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