the differences between uk and us

[BassetLover**]

there are so many differences that i notice just from this site.
for one thing you guys are friendly and open and generous, the brits tend to be tightlipped about things and dont do anything for nothing(ot them all though)

words too. oh and dog breeds.
your boxers and dobermans have pointy ears ours have flappy ears.

i cant think of any words right now that are dog or even animal related but i will and ill post, feel free to post if you guys think of any

 

[Vickih]

Having lived in both countries I've not noticed that Brits are any more uptight than the Americans!

 

[bonster]

the main one I can think of is "leash" vs "lead"
also "retractable" vs "flexi lead"
there are others too - like "seeing-eye dog" instead of "guide dog"
I'll put more up if I can think of them...
And I agree, in my experience our transatlantic cousins are a much friendlier and expressive bunch, the UK (for me) is a pretty cold and expensive place!!! (although it says I'm in Spain I am a Brit and back there at the mo!)

 

[scob89]

The only one I can think of is collar and collor.

 

[BassetLover**]

mum mom
biscuit cookie
fringe bangs
skirting board base board
roll bun
mobile phone cell phone

 

[Agility23]

i wud say brits are far less uptight americans bible bash loads.

 

[gbat1stop]

mum mom
biscuit cookie
fringe bangs
skirting board base board
roll bun
mobile phone cell phone

fringe bangs.......Funny you should mention that. I am from the states and am a licensed cosmetologist. I was trained to use "fringe", evidently it is considered the "universal" word for bangs and bangs can be offensive in othe countries. (how offensive? We were never told the real meaning! LOL)

 

[Agility23]

toilet - bath room Wheres the bath??????

 

[milo]

Hey we brits aint up tight at all!!we love to have a laugh and have fun!!
i wouldnt say that we are all tightlipped at all!! i say what i think!
anyways yer there are lots of diffs but there are similarities like us are great pepps and so are we!! and us brits like to have fun and prob you do too!

 

[2pups622]

i love guys with that accent lol just had to share lol

 

[BassetLover**]

yeah i didnt mean like we were mean, i meant that americans seem to be able to show emotions and feeling better than us.
gbat1stop, bangs is a term of saying made love. l hope that is ok to say!

 

[Martine]

In the US you seem to have loads of great things made for dogs, proper dog food, kongs, dog parks............

I met a really friendly American girl earlier this year and she was fascinated that we use the word 'brilliant' when something is v.good, ......I loved the fact she used 'awesome' so often!

 

[becca_4321]

A friend of my husband's stopped by last summer while on vacation from England. He had brought his mom to see the states. My daughter and I sure enjoyed listening to his accent and how he'd say things. He talked about our drinking cold beer, he went out to his car to get a fag (loved that one). Oh I am in a fog still and I wish I could think what else had us so tickled that day listening to him.

 

[BassetLover**]

yeah i didnt know if you guys used fag!
when we were in new york last summer i loved the accents and the funny words.
oh a funny one was pizza, i wanted to buy a whole pizza from a place that did slices and no one knew what i was on about! luckily a kind woman informed me it was a pizza pie for a whole one!
crisps and chips
chips and fries
sweeties and candy

 

[Babyblue5290]

oh a funny one was pizza, i wanted to buy a whole pizza from a place that did slices and no one knew what i was on about! luckily a kind woman informed me it was a pizza pie for a whole one!

That would have made me confused too!! I am use to just pizza not pizza pies. That is weird. I live in the US by the way. Maybe it is a eastern thing. I live on the westcoast.

 

[becca_4321]

But the pizza place might have been owned by Italians and have their own way of saying things too.

 

[Renee750il]

LOL! Pizza pie is more of a northeastern big-city thing. If you said that down here no one would have a clue what you wanted.

This is a fascinating thread! Shoot, I got culture shock just moving from northern California to Wilmington, North Carolina! And I couldn't understand a word anyone was saying . . . and of course, they all thought that all of California was just like Los Angeles and Hollywood!

 

[BassetLover**]

ooh while we are on the subject whats a twinky???????

 

[bubbatd]

Being brought up in Canada I still want to add "u"s.....colour for color....neighbour for neighbor....etc.

 

[2pups622]

im in new york and when we go to a pizza place and want a whole pizza pie we say "let me get a pie' or '2 slices'
instead of brilliant we say 'phat' 'hott' hott is the most popular
depends on where we are well say 'were can i take a leak" lol if in a resturant well say 'wheres your restroom'
those are for the bathroom lol
anything else ???

LOL! Pizza pie is more of a northeastern big-city thing. If you said that down here no one would have a clue what you wanted.

This is a fascinating thread! Shoot, I got culture shock just moving from northern California to Wilmington, North Carolina! And I couldn't understand a word anyone was saying . . . and of course, they all thought that all of California was just like Los Angeles and Hollywood!