SKANK

Americans skank different to the English/British



Unless I'm just shit at skanking...


I've known this for awhile but only just re-discovered it last night at Corp.

I'm back

Following a Facebook discussion just now...


TK MAXX is TJ MAXX!


Mad, but true. I don't understand why though...

STINT?!

A stint?! What the heck is a stint!?

My boss said that one to me today and I just like 'what????'

God, I feel so foreign sometimes, even after 7 years.

Pumps

Flat shoes...not even sure what they are called in America as they became the 'in' thing whilst living over here...are called PUMPS. But you have to say with a Yorkshire accent otherwise it doesn't count.

Actually I think it is Yorkshire anyway, as my boss, who is from Doncaster, first called them that to me...and I was like 'What are "pumps"?' And so she had to explain.

I hate those moments.

Teenage Band Love

Random thought:



Blink 182


is


Blink one-eighty two in America

but is


Blink one eight two in England



how strange!

Long post

So I've already had one complaint from my fan who won't even add herself as my follower...so here's a longer post.


UK US

aluminium Aluminum
Tap Faucet
Candy floss Cotton Candy
Cotton bud Q-tip
Hoover Vaccuum


But apparently 'hot water bottles' don't exist in America....or at least not in Miami- as if you actually need one.


Mascara is pronounced differently too. US= mas-care-a UK= mas-cah-ra
MAD.


My personal favourite:

Sticky Tack is Blue Tac- go figure.

First POST

Too bad I didn't start something like this years ago, there is so much I have found out that many people, including me don't even notice!

Though to be honest most of the time I could be completely wrong especially since I have not properly lived in the US for nearly 5 years. Which would be interesting to find out as it shows how much globalisation has brought the two countries closer and closer.


One that has just sprung to mind.



BBC channels don't show any adverts during tv programmes. Can't think of a single TV channel in America that does that.


Which brings me to another one.


UK= advert
US= commercial


This could be a fun blog...