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Post by sherri on Aug 19, 2017 21:11:42 GMT
I was chatting to a friend last night. Now she & her husband travel about 6 months of every year. Mainly to England but lately to USA as part of the trip. They only got back about a month ago. They're going to UK/USA again next week mainly for a tool fair in Philadelphia. My friend Sue always has me in stitches describing her experiences.
Americans have some very odd expressions, according to her.  I know daddyo finds some of ours odd so he may be interested in what in turn visitors find different in USA.
The first one is if you bump into someone & say sorry. One person looked at her a bit puzzled and asked what she was sorry for. Apparently you say excuse me, not sorry.
Second one was she went through a cashier and when she was handed her change she said thankyou & the woman replied 'of course'. Sue was startled and thought the woman was just being sarcastic or a bit rude, but didn't react, then found other people said it too. Just seems to be a normal reply, not rude at all.
Funny how different places have such different expressions, isn't it.
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Post by granty on Aug 20, 2017 19:44:09 GMT
Americans are the most politest people I have come across. But it's all about 'tips'
When you buy something, and when you leave, they always say. "have a great one"
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Post by sherri on Aug 20, 2017 22:36:44 GMT
She doesn't think Americans are rude, quite the opposite, she likes it there. She just didn't understand some of their expressions.
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Post by joethenuts on Aug 21, 2017 2:05:45 GMT
I think we all have words that dont make sence to others.
first is the chicken fried cutlet= wheres the chicken
then hamburger =wheres the ham
pizza-pie = wheres the pie
toad-in-the-hole = no toads
in nsw australia as for scallops and get a potato-cake= a slice of potato in batter
then theres the slang words well forget them.
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Post by DADDY O on Aug 21, 2017 10:16:26 GMT
She doesn't think Americans are rude, quite the opposite, she likes it there. She just didn't understand some of their expressions. American Expressions? Who'd a thunk it. Or maybe "How's your Mum n Em"? (How is your mother & family) "Colder than a witches tit in a brass brassier in Iowa". Even people in Melbourne would get this one. "Needle in a Haystack" (Something very difficult to find). "Nip it in the Bud" (To stop something before it starts) "No Pain, No Gain" (You have to work hard to achieve your goal). "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" (Leave it alone) "Like a Chicken with his head cut off" (Acting in an erratic manner). "A Bird in Hand is Worth More Than Two in the Bush" (It's better to walk away with something rather than nothing). We can go on forever, but fortunately we won't. Y'all Hear? (Do you understand) |
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Post by sherri on Aug 21, 2017 23:04:08 GMT
American Expressions? Who'd a thunk it. Or maybe "How's your Mum n Em"? (How is your mother & family) "Colder than a witches tit in a brass brassier in Iowa". Even people in Melbourne would get this one. "Needle in a Haystack" (Something very difficult to find). "Nip it in the Bud" (To stop something before it starts) "No Pain, No Gain" (You have to work hard to achieve your goal). "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" (Leave it alone) "Like a Chicken with his head cut off" (Acting in an erratic manner). "A Bird in Hand is Worth More Than Two in the Bush" (It's better to walk away with something rather than nothing). We can go on forever, but fortunately we won't. Y'all Hear? (Do you understand) Hey daddyo, I don't think most of those are American expressions as we have them here. The only one I can see that we don't is the first one. The second one we have, but just as colder than a witches tit. We don't add 'in Melbourne' because as of course you know, it's almost tropical here.
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I know daddyo finds some of ours odd so he may be interested in what in turn visitors find different in USA.
