British English to US English (restaurants, buses, friendly)

[TimoMc]

Originally Posted by southdown

Yes it was Little Britain, Matt Lucas went to her wedding ha ha!

Candy in the UK gets translated into sweets or sweeties, but in the north all sweets/candy are 'toffees' - whatever kind, not necsessarily made of toffee...

But in Australia (in my experience) all sweets/candy/toffee are 'lollies' - and sweet drinks are lolly-water!

Thanks for the tell.
I gotta look that up.

Little Britain, is that the sitcoms name.

[southdown]

Originally Posted by TimoMc

The Gov after 911 wanted us to called them Freedom Fries & Freedom Toast. What BS.

Wow This tread is Hot.

I'd love to say 'only in America', but the British Royal family changed their previously German family name to 'Windsor' in 1917, because of anti-German feeling......

[TimoMc]

Originally Posted by RH1

I'm glad TimoMc already translated 'biscuit' for me - that would just be weird on our biscuits! "Here's your kit kat... here's the butter..." "what???"

Oh Kit kat, thats candy bar here.
Cookies - Biscuit. As in Chip ahoys, Orieo's, Oatmeal raisins, Chocolate Chip.

But funny all the same Thanks for the laugh.

Here's you Kit Kat... Here's the butter.... What???? LOL

[RH1]

Originally Posted by TimoMc

As are Fries yeah thats used. Whole term though is (your going to laugh) French Fries Oh we even have French Toast here to.

It's OK, the whole phrase came here, but we don't tend to use the French bit in my experience. We have french toast too, I wonder if it's the same? Bread soaked in egg and fried is my understanding, but then I'm a fairly basic sort of cook so I may be missing something.

Anyone?

[RH1]

Originally Posted by TimoMc

Oh Kit kat, thats candy bar here.
Cookies - Biscuit. As in Chip ahoys, Orieo's, Oatmeal raisins, Chocolate Chip.

But funny all the same Thanks for the laugh.

Here's you Kit Kat... Here's the butter.... What???? LOL

OK I screwed up. I couldn't think of a type of biscuit/cookie that would translate, and kitkats are almost a biscuit! OK Oreos. You wouldn't put butter on that either, unless you really liked butter.

[southdown]

Originally Posted by TimoMc

Thanks for the tell.
I gotta look that up.

Little Britain, is that the sitcoms name.

Yes, Little Britain is the name of the show - hilarious - became a cult classic in record time in the UK

BBC - Comedy - Little Britain

[RH1]

Originally Posted by southdown

Yes, Little Britain is the name of the show - hilarious - became a cult classic in record time in the UK

BBC - Comedy - Little Britain

And an excellent 'insight' (OK mickey-take) for anyone curious about the whole chav thing - look out for Vicky Pollard

[TimoMc]

Originally Posted by southdown

Yes, Little Britain is the name of the show - hilarious - became a cult classic in record time in the UK

BBC - Comedy - Little Britain

Thanks for the Link. Hope your thinking about me when I'm having nightmares over that pic thats on their. lol

[RH1]

I have another question for our American friends. Do people say burglarized?

Here it's burgled and I suppose, thinking about it, that's technically no more sensible, but every time I've heard burglarized I just thought it was a random frivolous extension of the word, like sometimes happens.

Talking of frivolous extensions, here's one for brits: why does everyone say stylee now instead of style?? I know it's a pop culture thing but it's getting really pervasive. Weird.

My guilty habit is mixing tinterweb (Peter kaye) with intermaweb (Homer Simpson) so the former internet is now the snappily titled tintermaweb.

[RH1]

Originally Posted by TimoMc

..that pic thats on their. lol

"Don't like it..."

(that'll make sense if you get to watch any of it.)