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Differences in item names in various countries

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by WolfyFluff, Oct 29, 2015.

  1. WolfyFluff

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    It's called a shovel here, but it's called a Spade over there.
    It's called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone over there, but it's called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone over here.

    What different names are given to recognizable stuff? Anything really.
     
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    Soccer (North America) - Football (UK)
    Toque (Canada) - Beanie (US)
     
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    Maths/ Math
    Aubergine/ Eggplant
    Pavement/ Sidewalk
    Beetroot/ Beets
    Draughts/ Checkers
    Dummy/ Pacifier
    Sweets/ Candy
    Petrol/ Gas

    Obviously the ones on the left are correct, and the ones on the right are American.
     
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    candy floss ~ cotton candy
    trolley ~ Shopping cart
    chips ~ french fries
    crisps ~ potato chips
    fizzy drink ~ soda/pop/cola
    bill ~ check
     
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    UK - Tap/US - Faucet
    UK - Bonnet/US - Hood
    UK - Boot/US - Trunk
    UK - Cutlery/US - Silverware
    UK - Courgette/US - Zucchini
    UK - Saloon/US - Sedan
    UK - Nappy/US - Diaper

    I stand to be corrected, but I think Americans tend to refer to our current season (Autumn) as The Fall. We don't say The Fall in the UK.
     
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    Chesterfield - couch/sofa
    Gasbar - gas/petrol station
    Mickey - (??? It's 13oz of alcohol) {FYI: a 'mickey' in the States is a roofie}
    Eavestrough - (I have no idea what people call them? Eaves, gutters, roof gutters...?)
    24 (pronounced as two-four) - 24 beers I guess?
    Garborator - garbage disposal (the kind that goes in your sink)
    Wicket - cashier's window/ticket counter
    Pencil Crayon - coloured pencils, colouring pencils
    Bachelor apartment - studio, 1R, bachelor pad...
    Icing sugar - powdered sugar
    Hydro - Electricity
    Chocolate bar - candy bar

    All the words on the left are commonly used in Canada. And please, someone, what do you call 'eavestroughes'?
     
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    Bin - Garbage Can
    Durry - Ciggarette
    Servo - Service Station
    Bottle-O - Liquor store
    Grog - Liquor
    Vacuum Cleaner - Hoover
    Telly - Television
    Bum Bag - Fanny Pack
    Air Con - Air Conditioner
    Bicky - Biscuit
    Bikey - Biker
    Bathers - Swimming Suit
    Boardies - Boardshorts
    Trackies / Tracky Dacks - Tracksuit pants
    Brekky - Breakfast
    Budgy Smuggler - Speedos
    Chewie - Chewing Gum
    Footy - Aussie Rules Football
    Footpath - Sidewalk
    Herb (We pronounce like her b... because there's a H in it.)
    Hungry Jack's - Burger King (There was already a chain called Burger King in Adelaide so Burger King was forced to change to something else so they called themselves Hungry Jack's)
    Jelly - Jell-O
    Jam - Jelly
    Macca's - McDonald's


    Basically, Aussies are lazy so we made everything easy and quick to say lol.
     
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    Yup, we're in the middle of Fall right now. Barely anyone uses autumn. It's my little sister's middle name though, and I like it better than fall personally. Other than that, you people have some strange language :lol:
     
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    Thongs -flip flops
    Undies/Knickers/Jocks/Chundies etc -Thong
    Boulder Holders - Bra
    Budgie Smugglers -Speedos

    :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    I think the only one not in this thread is vacuum. I've heard the UK calls it a Hoover?
     
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    in the uk... cigarettes can also be called.. "fag"


    My mum calls it hoover but I call it either way.
     
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    US biscuit vs. Biscuit everywhere else
     
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    Botulism in America is called steak and kidney pie in the UK :grin:
     
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    deke vs juke
    girl guides vs girl scouts??
    pencil crayons vs coloured pencils?????
    parkade vs parking garage
    soda cracker vs saltine
    serviette vs napkin
     
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    I don't know about many in English, but there are tons with Quebec and France!

    Qc/Fr
    Mitaines/Mouffles (Mittens)
    Tuque/Bonnet
    Char/Voiture (car)
    Liqueur/Soda
    Boîte/Carton (box)

    This leads to some funny misunderstanding because some of those words have other meanings in Quebec.
     
  16. WolfyFluff

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    Lol this is awesome :grin:
     
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    I'm pretty sure "Lay's" here in the United States are called "Walker's" in the UK
     
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    UK - Lift/US - Elevator
    UK - Motorbike/US - Motorcycle
    UK - Rubbish/US - Garbage or Trash
    UK - Christmas/US - The Holidays (or just Christmas).
    UK - Mobile phone/US - Cell phone
    UK - Sanitary towel/US - Sanitary napkin (this one always makes me laugh because I imagine restaurants putting them out on the tables).
    UK - Buggy/US - Stroller
    UK - Fringe/US - Bangs (hair)
    UK - Trainers/US - Sneakers
    UK - Post box/US - Mailbox
    UK - Skip/US - Dumpster
    UK - Pants/US - Underwear
    UK - Trousers/US - Pants
    UK - Toilet or Bathroom/US - Restroom
    UK - Ladybird/US - Ladybug
    UK - Rubber/US - Eraser
    UK - Chemist/US - Drugstore
    UK - Supersize meal portion/US - Regular meal portion :grin:
     
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    My sister's been to New York and commented on this - that the portions of food were much larger than we're used to here

    Which brings me onto this.. UK clothing - xl/US clothing - xxl..

    Sorry guys..
     
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    In some parts of Greece when they mean bathroom, they say "meros" which means "place". In other parts of Greece, they say "toaleta" which means "toilet". I learned this when I asked where's the "meros" and they didn't know I meant toilet. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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    Eh, to be fair, we also say bathroom. Probably more often than we say restroom.
    The Holidays is typically just a more politically correct thing that people try to say to mean all the holidays close to December 25th (like New Years, Hanukkah, Kwanza, etc.), but I guess we sometimes use holidays and Christmas interchangeably.

    The rest seem about right. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: Especially the last one.
     
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