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Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/17/2010 12:22:03 AM
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Ever wonder what in the world your neighbor across the pond is talking about?
Ever wonder if they have the same products, programs, or commercials?
Are you just an Anglophile or USA cheerleader? Can't get over Down Under?
Then this is the place for you!
Ask your questions, make comments, scratch your head, improve your vocabulary, and glean understanding of your Transatlantic (and Transpacific) kinfolk!
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/17/2010 4:58:49 AM
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Can "Aussie-Kiwi" be included in the heading?
I know we are part of the Commonwealth but we have differences too (though not much)  .
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Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/17/2010 6:35:39 AM
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What does "on the never-never" mean in relation to purchasing something?
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/17/2010 4:20:01 PM
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ORIGINAL: PinkCarnations
What does "on the never-never" mean in relation to purchasing something?
To buy something beyond your means, to buy something with no money.......money you never had.
In the days before Credit Cards if you wanted to purchase an item but did not have enough money for it you could put the item on "lay-by". The shop would hold the item and you would pay it off weekly, fortnightly or monthly until the full amount was paid and the shop would give you the item. Depending on the amount it could take ages to pay off and soome people felt it would "never" be paid off.
Sometimes if it was not paid off within a certain time frame the item would be forfeited and the shop would pay back a percentage of what you put on it, so you paid money on an item you could "never" get with money you could "never" get back.
The term "never-never" is also Australian colloquial for remote and isolated regions where very few people live and people "never, never" want to live.
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/17/2010 5:16:23 PM
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What do Americans call a "sloppy joe"?
I know it has something to do with food.
In Aus. a sloppy joe is a very loose, oversized and warm jumper.
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/17/2010 10:44:28 PM
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Ok, I gotta ask, what in the world is a "Kiwi" (besides a fruit and a bird)?
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/17/2010 10:46:23 PM
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A Kiwi is someone who hails from New Zealand.
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/18/2010 12:57:56 AM
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A sloppy joe is a hot sandwich served on a hamburger bun, usually consisting of cooked ground beef in some sort of a bbq sauce/gravy (often with other veggies hidden in there, like onions or peppers).... it's very sloppy (messy) to eat.
WIKIPEDIA ON SLOPPY JOES
Thanks for that Molly.
It is what we call just plain "mince on toast". Add chopped up vegetables to the mince and we call it "stew". I think in England stew is done differently.
Chop the mince up very finely, add mushrooms, onions, finely chopped tomatoes, herbs, spices and tomatoe sauce, throw on top of cooked spaghetti and you have a bolognaisse.
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/18/2010 1:00:35 AM
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ORIGINAL: Adrenalinejunkie
Ok, I gotta ask, what in the world is a "Kiwi" (besides a fruit and a bird)?
New Zealanders are nicknamed "Kiwis". Named after their National Bird, the Kiwi.
The Kiwi fruit is really Chinese Gooseberry from China. I don't know why down here the name of the fruit was changed, perhaps because it can grow well in New Zealand. Ever tasted one? Goes well with salads or deserts.
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Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/18/2010 10:09:28 AM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: cuddles
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ORIGINAL: Mollymouser
A sloppy joe is a hot sandwich served on a hamburger bun, usually consisting of cooked ground beef in some sort of a bbq sauce/gravy (often with other veggies hidden in there, like onions or peppers).... it's very sloppy (messy) to eat.
WIKIPEDIA ON SLOPPY JOES
Thanks for that Molly.
It is what we call just plain "mince on toast". Add chopped up vegetables to the mince and we call it "stew". I think in England stew is done differently.
Chop the mince up very finely, add mushrooms, onions, finely chopped tomatoes, herbs, spices and tomatoe sauce, throw on top of cooked spaghetti and you have a bolognaisse.
Sloppy joes aren't a stew really, they are probably closer to being a type of speghetti sauce, but not as "saucey" and served usually on a hamburger bun.
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/18/2010 11:29:36 AM
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I have a question:
How many BBC broadcast channels are there? Do they compete with each other like our networks do? Are all the good shows on at the same time on different channels or do they space them out?
What are your favorite programs?
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/18/2010 4:08:37 PM
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RE: Brit-Yank-Aussie-Kiwi Understanding Thread - 1/18/2010 8:37:21 PM
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If we went that far, I'd insist on adding "Rebel" to the mix. While I get that Brits call all of us in the USA "Yanks," Id like them to understand I was raised to take serious offense at being called a Yank.
AMEN to that!!
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