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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/28/2008 7:04:12 PM
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agapetos
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LOL!
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/28/2008 11:09:28 PM
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If I were to go to church in the UK, what would my experience be like?
Are the churches there as varied as the churches here in the US?
Here you can find churches that are so casual that many folks are wearing jeans/shorts and t-shirts to churches that will snub you if you aren't dressed to the hilt and anywhere in between.
Here you can find churches that are very contemporary in their worship and churches that only sing from hymnals to anywhere in between.
Is it the same over there?
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 4:22:29 AM
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agapetos
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If I were to go to church in the UK, what would my experience be like? Depends on the church you went to....
Look hard enough and you'll probably find pretty much the same kinds of churches that are in the US.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 2:49:36 PM
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LOL! I had to jump in on this one!
I'm from Illinois about 30 miles from Chicago. Here in the midwest we call all colas, pop. However, pop usually refers to any type of dark cola. It's not uncommon to ask for a pop and have someone say all I have is 7-up is that ok? If you want a specific type then you have to ask for it by name. Although often Coke is all used to refer to either Coke or Pepsi, depends on the person. Most of the time if you ask for a Coke you'll get a Coke, if you ask for Pepsi, you'll get a Pepsi etc. The only time pop is not used is when your ordering from a fast food restaurant then it is a soft drink and they will always ask what type you want. That gets annoying though because you say you would like a medium Coke and they say all we have is Pepsi, I usually say Coke/Pepsi whats the difference just give me a pop. Shhhhh don't tell the companies that though.
Also if you ask for directions here instead of telling you the streets we are more likely to tell you the landmarks you'll pass on the way there and how long it will take you to get there in minutes and hours instead of miles. Example. You want to go about 3 blocks down this street until you get to the Gas City sign then turn left at that corner and go straight until you see the tire store hang right at the big crooked tree across from that and go about 15 minutes down that road until you run into the park and it will be across from that. It's only about 30 minutes from here. All midwesterners can tell you how long it takes to get somewhere but if you want to know the miles forget about it. I know that the nearest mall is 1/2 hour away, the town I grew up in is 35 minutes away, and Chicago is 45 minutes and an hour by train. I actually learned for the first time a few years ago that Chicago is approximately 30 miles away ,only because my insurance company wanted to know LOL!
Gas here is the stuff you put in your car, it is also the stuff you heat you home with. The stuff for your grill is Propane, Diesel is for semi's and natural gas is only reserved Nicor commercials. Gas is also used to describe the stuff we all emanate from time to time. It's only natural after all. To bad would couldn't find a way of heating our homes with it.
Lets see Yanks up here means nothing to us, its not really an insult, its not something I really hear. I guess I'm one of the oblivious. When I hear it I think of the Civil War or the song Yankee Doodle Dandy, or When the Yanks go marching in, or of the baseball team. I didn't know people in the south still regarded it as an insult.
Ya'll here ( no offense to anyone) is usually laughed at and looked down upon as emmm a less educated way of speaking. Boy do I sound stuck up! People kinda of assume your stupid if you have a southern draw, not that we think people from the south are stupid just the way you speak. Often times up here those with accents are the ones living in the trailer park or white trash. (Oh no I stuck my foot in it now) There was a girl in high school that had just moved from Kentucky and she had a really cute accent she used ya'll all the time at first, she eventually quit because she got tired of everyone giggling everytime she said it. She was a really nice girl, pretty too, but was often teased because of her accent. Kids thought she sounded stupid. I felt bad for her and embarrassed by my classmates. I have a cousin from Tennessee and we always thought her accent was the cutest thing ever, it's one thing to hear it from an adult, it's another to hear it from a 5 year old. It's just something we are not used to hearing alot of up here.
As far as British accents go my husband and I like to watch Bear Grills on the Discovery Channel and love the way he says Vitamin C. It's like Vit ta min, it took a couple time of him saying it for us to catch on to it. I also love the way the English say a bit of this or a bit of that. "I am going to have a spot or bit of tea!"
I worked with someone on-line from London and he told me one day "My script will work like a treat if you have Unix" That made me giggle.
Lets see Americans generally refer to Sat/Sun as the weekend, I've heard the English call it a holiday, the same things for vacations. In America a holiday is a day set aside that everyone celebrates to honor something and you generally get the day off work, (sometimes). A vacation is your own personal time to travel or rest but is not a holiday.
We normally refer to a university as college or a university but we never say "we are going to university" It's we are going to college. If someone asks you which one then you say The University of Wisconsin, Harvard whatever it happens to be. I've also heard university in England as describing high school I could be wrong on this though. hmmmm?
I love the way the people from Ireland will call little kids wee ones. This always makes me smile and sometimes I've used it but I am half Irish so, I'm allowed.
One thing I'm confused about what is a Telly in England, is the phone, a cab, a train? I've heard this quite alot and can't remeber how it was used.
Jodi :0)
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 3:00:21 PM
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ORIGINAL: sasquash_0
Ya'll here ( no offense to anyone) is usually laughed at and looked down upon as emmm a less educated way of speaking. Boy do I sound stuck up! People kinda of assume your stupid if you have a southern draw, not that we think people from the south are stupid just the way you speak.
That's alright, Jodi! We think "Yous guys" is hilarious and think that anyone who speaks quickly (like they do in PA or MA) is rude. It's all about what you are used to.
Did you read the entire thread? If so, you deserve a prize!
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 3:13:02 PM
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Lets see Americans generally refer to Sat/Sun as the weekend, I've heard the English call it a holiday, the same things for vacations.
I've never heard a Brit call a weekend a holiday, unless there is a Bank Holiday on the Monday, or unless Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day falls at the weekend.
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We normally refer to a university as college or a university but we never say "we are going to university" It's we are going to college.
College here can be at University level or at Sixth Form College level (the latter is basically just the last two years of high school) - so nowadays people here do just say College for Sixth Form College, and Uni for Uni.
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I've also heard university in England as describing high school I could be wrong on this though. hmmmm?
No, I think you will find it's Americans who call University "school".
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One thing I'm confused about what is a Telly in England, is the phone, a cab, a train? I've heard this quite alot and can't remeber how it was used.
It's television (the clue is in the first two syllables, lol).
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 4:01:13 PM
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um, no, Pepsi is the best!
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 4:05:33 PM
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DenimDiva
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Only if you like carbonated syrup!
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 4:27:57 PM
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