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Another one that seems to get Americans confused is the word 'fag' (I had to play with the italics because it's actually blocked by the language filer!). Here in Britain, although the American meaning is beginning to filter through, it's slang for a cigarette, not a homosexual. It's always interesting to see Americans' reactions when they hear someone say "I'm just going outside for a quick fag".
Another one that seems to get Americans confused is the word 'fag' (I had to play with the italics because it's actually blocked by the language filer!). Here in Britain, although the American meaning is beginning to filter through, it's slang for a cigarette, not a homosexual. It's always interesting to see Americans' reactions when they hear someone say "I'm just going outside for a quick fag".
One of my favorite stories from my time stationed in Germany was from an Air Force officer previously stationed in Britain. He had a teenage daughter during his time in Britain, and a local fellow had taken a liking to her. So, in an effort to be polite and respectful, the young man approached the officer and asked if he would mind him "knocking up" his daughter sometime. Apparently in the local venacular this meant simply to knock on the door sometime just to visit, but the officer's initial reaction, of course, was to desire to slug the young man.
One of my favorite stories from my time stationed in Germany was from an Air Force officer previously stationed in Britain. He had a teenage daughter during his time in Britain, and a local fellow had taken a liking to her. So, in an effort to be polite and respectful, the young man approached the officer and asked if he would mind him "knocking up" his daughter sometime. Apparently in the local venacular this meant simply to knock on the door sometime just to visit, but the officer's initial reaction, of course, was to desire to slug the young man.
One of my favorite stories from my time stationed in Germany was from an Air Force officer previously stationed in Britain. He had a teenage daughter during his time in Britain, and a local fellow had taken a liking to her. So, in an effort to be polite and respectful, the young man approached the officer and asked if he would mind him "knocking up" his daughter sometime. Apparently in the local venacular this meant simply to knock on the door sometime just to visit, but the officer's initial reaction, of course, was to desire to slug the young man.
It works both ways. We had a Brit major seconded to us as a battalion XO for a few months. To get his squared away, I delegated a man from my squad who was a young African-American kid from Gary Indiana, and the gun jeep.
The PFC came back and reported to the rest of us that "The Brit major is crazy as a @#$%," and detailed how the major he had him driving around various places on the post looking for Batman.
After some investigation we determined he was looking for 'a batman' which the US army did not provide officers.
I've never heard an American saying "'ello 'ello 'ello". If I did I'd punch him in the d!ck. two times
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