the differences between uk and us

[gbat1stop]

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

We use "fag" in the states but it has more than one meaning.
A twinky is a type of yellow snack cake with a cream filling. Some people are twinkie addicts, I, hate the things (totally gross!!!!)
I usually order pizza myself but we also have pizza pie in Illinois. (Does Godfathers Pizza ring a bell with anyone?)
It is funny how our vocab changes from state to state and the accent also.

 

[Renee750il]

We've got Godfather's Pizza here in Tennessee. Out in California we had Snoopy's and Shakey's. I don't know if they're still open out there though. I haven't been back since we left.

But in Wilmington we had Cedric's Fish and Chips - go figure!

 

[Babyblue5290]

We also have Godfather's in Washington, although Dominoes and Pizza hut are a lot more popular.
Talking about pizza is making me hungry

 

[gaddylovesdogs]

I think America and England are quite different. I've noticed that some British people are more uptight while others are more letgo (same with American people). Most British people I have met call their mothers "Mum" while in America "Mom" or "Ma" is more common. I have to say I love the accent though . We Americans just have weird slang: "ya" "sayin'" "yea"....

 

[gbat1stop]

We had Shakey's here years ago but they have all closed. Most of them are Monical's Pizza now. Godfathers is quite popular here but we only have a few in the area whereas Pizza Hut and Dominoe's are on every corner.

We do have alot of slang in the states. It's sad really because slang is even being used in the school systems.

 

[gaddylovesdogs]

A twinky is a type of yellow snack cake with a cream filling. Some people are twinkie addicts, I, hate the things (totally gross!!!!)

I have to agree with you there--I had one a few years ago and hated it. They're disgusting! Basically just fat and sugar anyways.

I usually order pizza myself but we also have pizza pie in Illinois. (Does Godfathers Pizza ring a bell with anyone?)

Never heard of it. I'm in IL too .

It is funny how our vocab changes from state to state and the accent also.

I agree. I have family spread across the country (to name a few, Texas, Viriginia, Ohio) and I have noticed that the vocabulary is a lot different. My Mom has a cousin in Texas, but she's originally from Ohio, and doesn't have much of an accent. I have a sister in the Carolinas and her vocabulary has changed a little from when she lived here in IL. I've also noticed that people have different habits. (hope this doesn't gross anyone out---I just feel like blabbing on and on) For example---my "Carolina Sister" one day decided she'd go clean up the backyard (she has nine dogs). In our family, cleaning up after the pets is a pretty big deal. So she told her husband, "I'm going to go clean the backyard."
"Abbie, we don't do that here."
"We do where I come from."

Aaah, I'm done blabbin' now.

 

[mrose_s]

oiut of those lists of words, Australia uses

Biscuit,
retaractable
leash
mobile
toilet
skirting board
mum
fringe
either roll or bun
collar
guide dog

just though i'de let u no

 

[Renee750il]

The strangest expression I ran into in North Carolina was the one they use for meeting someone before noon: "I'll get up with you in the morning." My first reaction to hearing that was (to myself) "Not likely! You're not going to find yourself in my bed the night before!"

 

[Ash47]

These are so funny. If you guys are this picky about words, then come to Alabama for a week! LOL You probably wouldn't understand a thing we say. Personally, I love the the Southern United States accent. I don't try to change mine at all and I sound about as redneck as possible. LOL
I have always been told that it is because southerners have a "lazy tongue." Like, we don't want to move it too fast, so our words sound drawn out. LOL

One thing I can think of off the top of my head is, "I don't wanna do nuthin today." That is exactly how we say, "I don't want to do anything today."

 

[gapeach]

I'm with you on the accent Pro47. Even people that are from the south tell me I sound like a hick. I love it! When I go to Michigan to visit my cousins people always want to hear me talk b/c they love the way it sounds.

 

[gbat1stop]

Where in Illinois Gaddy? I am in Peoria.

My step-daughter lives in Tennessee and we go down there once a year and she comes here once a year. Never fails, I always pick up her accent, more so when I go down there. I lived in Minnesota for about 2 years and they made fun of me so badly and it was worse when I came home to Illinois for visits because they made fun of me also.

 

[gapeach]

Personally I find southern accents to be very charming (nothing sexier than a cowboy with a southern drawl) But maybe I am partial!

 

[mrose_s]

i dont like american accents much, nothing against them, just dont love em.

where I live we have the coolest phrases and words

"MOB" as in
all gapeach mob
the poeple that hang around with gapeach

"DEADLY" as in
thats deadly
thats cool

"GAMMIN" as in
Gammin, you didnt do that
your lying
The A in Gammin is pronounced like ee but sort of from the back of your throat, and you usually click your tongue before you say it

 

[becca_4321]

I was raised in Michigan, when we moved here to IL everyone thought we came from Chicago because of our accent. I was always being made fun of for how I talked. Now my daughter is married to a guy with family in upper WI. We flew up there one weekend and while I was sitting in the bar having a smoke, I sat listening to the YAH, YAH, cracks me up everytime. I LOVE hearing them talk.

 

[bogolove]

Where in Illinois Gaddy? I am in Peoria.

My step-daughter lives in Tennessee and we go down there once a year and she comes here once a year. Never fails, I always pick up her accent, more so when I go down there. I lived in Minnesota for about 2 years and they made fun of me so badly and it was worse when I came home to Illinois for visits because they made fun of me also.

What part of Tennessee? I am near Nashville. Renee is near Knoxville.

 

[Debi]

my son-in-law is from Birmingham, England. He's only been in the states for one year. One day I mentioned something about those fanny packs...you know, the little pouches you wear around your waist. WELLLLL, seems 'fanny' means something quite different in the UK...he almost fell over. I've gotten used to his accent now, but at first sometimes he would say something.....I'd be smiling...turn to my daughter and she would translate. He would laugh. We seem a bit wild compared to his very proper mum & dad. When his friends visit and they are talking fast.....I miss alot. I think he still needs to work on the steering wheel difference....gives me the willies when he drives! LOL He loves our stores...Target is a favorite...cause everything is so cheap. He also cannot believe that some restaurants keep refilling your beverage, and that even our top-notch restaurants are so reasonable in comparison. I keep telling him that in the states it isn't the 'norm' to go to the pub and drink beer at lunch...LOL...not our usual office tradition. There are so many differences, but he is so much fun and certainly not uptight at all. Actually.....when his friends last visited, they were HUGE party fans..the most fun I've ever had!

 

[Denaluvscorgis]

I even notice big differences between the east and west coast of the United States.

I lvoe the way the Brits talk to....they sounds so much more intelligent the American's.

 

[Gustav]

I'm originally from England! And I don't think that i'm reserved! In fact I think i'm anything but reserved!!
We spell Gray, Grey.
I think most of the other differences have been accounted for me thinks!

 

[milo]

k the bassetlover!! lol i was just woundering coz how its lookds is how i thought!! anyways oh....american say high way we brits say motor way!!

 

[Renee750il]

Out west we called them 'freeways.' Here it's either 'highway' or people just refer to them by the route number (I-40, I-75, 25W, etc.)