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I used to have a very nice sculpted shag rug in my college apartment (eons ago) but since it was next to my bed I guess I would only shag on the shag if I fell out of bed.
UK - US
Road = Pavement
When we shag in the US, it's a form of dancing.
Wibblewoble... my father who is in his eighties and is a dyed in the wool Yorkshireman uses the word 'twister' for a conman all the time.
Either way, the game is much more fun >:)
Im with wibblewobble on this one the Game is more fun. All that bending with the different genders ;)
"Beware hidden dips" - apparently a dip in the US is what we might call a moron(?)
"Football coaches absolutely prohibited" - she exclaimed after this one - "Why? what the hell did they do?"
"Hump" - I dont think i need explain this one ;)
One customer asked for a "package store". I assumed it was his quaint way of asking for marital aids or profolactics so I sent him to the pharmacy. :)
Of course, spirits, wine and beer are sold in any and all shops in the BVI, so he was not lost for too long!
A British client whom I had connected well with in our phone and e:mail correspondence, was kind enough to invite me to dinner on their first night in the islands. During dinner, she asked me to "knock her up" in the morning, explaining that she didn't know anyone else on Tortola. With a red face, I politely told her that whilst I was flattered, I was straight. She didn't stop laughing at me for the next 2 hours. Everytime she looked at me, she would burst into gales of laughter. ;)
Local people have a language (patois) unto themselves. When I first arrived in the BVI ten years ago, I recall being put out by one waitress who continually "axed", "You all right?" I finally asked her, "Why do you always ask if I am all right ... do I look ill?
The staff at the restaurant had a good belly laugh. It is simply a greeting and means much the same as "Hi, how are you?"
If you greet a local in any way shape or form, the answer is inevitably ... "OK, OK"
I could go on but I think I'll save it for a book!
Note: I have all but stopped eating pizza here. I am tired of being laughed at for using a knife and fork. Peasants! :)
A British client whom I had connected well with in our phone and e:mail correspondence, was kind enough to invite me to dinner on their first night in the islands. During dinner, she asked me to "knock her up" in the morning, explaining that she didn't know anyone else on Tortola. With a red face, I politely told her that whilst I was flattered, I was straight. She didn't stop laughing at me for the next 2 hours. Everytime she looked at me, she would burst into gales of laughter. ;)
Post of the week. :)
Shak
English: Snobby, self motivated, lazy, eats tea and biscuits.
American: Arrogant, self centred, cant speak English and eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
The Americas celebrate Thanksgiving in October to commemorate successfully founding a colony. Why should we [the Brits] celebrate it in August?
Give up?
Because that's when they left. :) :) :)
The Americas celebrate Thanksgiving in October to commemorate successfully founding a colony. Why should we [the Brits] celebrate it in August?
The basic joke is funny; could you do a little research on that first sentence, though. ;)
lawman
Somehow the entire discovery of America, and the Revolutionary War got sort of missed. (We didn't cover your Civil War either).
Maybe that's another big difference.
<added>Well, we skipped Romans, the Middle Ages, and Napoleon... But we cover our own history in some great (if skewed) detail. ;) If you want to find out about the rest of the world here, you'd be well advised to study history in college.</added>
[edited by: mivox at 5:00 pm (utc) on June 19, 2003]
your choice
...the difference between American and British dental care?
lawman
Personally I think the big difference between Britain and the US is there is a lot more conformity in the US and more people will accept a populist viewpoint without question.
are you sure about the voice part, i thought it may have been something else that may have concerned him and his.
My nashers, probably look like i could take a chunk out of a piece of steal.
For me its the women, take it as you want.
a lot more conformity in the US...
I agree to a certain extent.
But I thought that non-conformity was behind the Mullet hair-do.
Has anyone seen the documentary, "American Mullet" yet? You come away with a sense of appreciation for these people for bucking the commonly accepted notions of style and good taste.
Power to the mullets!
(and maybe this fantasy US will be devoid of mullets too... hehehe)
Too much red tape and welfare (the 'dole') as a 'way of life' can put out the flame of the budding entrepeneur in the UK (just my observation).
People in the US seem more motivated to make money ('you have to make Big Bucks just to survive').
Having just received a hospital bill for over $1000 for a procedure that took all of 3 minutes to get a tiny piece of glass out of my foot, I am starting to 'get' that one! Insurance? I need insurance?
I personally find people are more free to be themselves here. But maybe that's just Maui, which does seem to draw all the odd bods.
[edited by: namniboose at 11:42 pm (utc) on June 19, 2003]
American and British troops handed out food to hundreds of Iraqis. Not surprisingly, Iraqis handed the British food back.
Vitaplease - you wil confuse everybody with that kind of European humour.
a feeling that 'anything is possible' in the US
<added>
But maybe that's just Maui, which does seem to draw all the odd bods.
