This or that

[tcmsecretuseid]

Okay.

I'm assuming it is okay to post about the different names of everyday things. 

I couldn't remember what the Australians call a valance. It's a pelmet. I just learned that one last year. 

What else? 

Trunk-boot

cilantro-coriander

Pullover sweater- jumper? 

undershirt-vest? 

cookie-bikkie?

Do you call potato chips-crisps? 

We call rubber sandals-thongs in California. lol. Weirdly enough, we  call those string undies, thongs, too. It can get confusing. 

I once told a Scottish friend that she could borrow my thongs, if she wanted to go to the pool. She gave me a look of horror. 

[go-tazz]

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@gleee58 wrote:

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@tcmsecretuseid wrote:

I got to number two on the slang list....

Football(for the rest of the entire world)= soccer in the U.S. 

Our (Amercan) football has a stupid name, as the ball is only kicked for a small portion of the game. The rest of the time they carry the ball, and pass with their hands. 

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We have soccer too as well as a few other types of footy.

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That's games that are called football,(but they all involve a lot of hand contact).

They are actually called Australian rules "football" and Rugby,(which for some strange reason is called

Football by some),

It seems that Football is used by whatever region that has a sport where there is some use of the foot to kick

the ball,

[polksaladallie]

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@tcmsecretuseid wrote:

Wow. Joono, this is what the thread is all about! 

What do you call the thing that covers the bed? Doona? Is that short for Duvet? 

We call it a comforter, bedspread, or quilt. Each of those things is different. 

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Used to be called an eiderdown here.  It was filled with eiderdown then, but now doonas can be filled with synthetic material or down.

Quilts and bedspreads (which are just fabric) are on the bed in the summer, but the doonas come out in the winter.

[polksaladallie]

Cookout  =  barbecue

[polksaladallie]

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@tcmsecretuseid wrote:

I read that your previous National Anthem was God save the Queen, replaced by Advance Australia Fair. I don't think I've ever heard it. 

I'm sorry if that is offensive to anyone. I don't know the National Anthems of South American Countries either. 

The US has a patriotic song, My Country 'tis of Thee, that is sung to the melody of God save the Queen. That is really odd, to me. 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8tswkr25A0

(Those who have been shouting in the streets (and here) recently would do well to listen to the words of the second verse).

[lionrose.7]

When I lIved in Aus I got told off for calling a Doona a Duvet, now back in NZ I get told off for calling a Duvet a Doona 🙂

[tcmsecretuseid]

Thanks, Polka. I listened to the entire vid. 

Lion, you have to assimilate. 😉 ;);) That is one of those things that you just can't win... no matter which word you use.

An American poster once made snarky remarks everytime I'd post(here) a word that isn't primarily used in America. I sort of felt sorry for her, as she didn't travel very often, and most definitely had no idea how to assimilate. She assumed I was being a poser. No, I was trying to be understood. 

[azureline**]

I call a doona a duvet.

[tcmsecretuseid]

I have a duvet cover, over my down comforter. 🙂

[happyroo_bunji]

Whatever you do.... don't call a quilt that someone has made a blanket.  You'll either get your head ripped off or your ears will bleed from the lecture about the differences.

[tcmsecretuseid]

Phew, I think we are safe in that area. Quilters do beautiful work, and their quilts are way too nice to be called blankets. 

I don't know anyone in the U.S. who says, would you like a cuppa. They would offer you a cup of coffee/tea, or a glass of milk/juice/water. Some people here say Soda, others say Pop.

I ordered a ginger beer in Australia, thinking I was getting a ginger ale(soda). After I drank it, I asked my husband if it was alcoholic....because I was feeling very happy. Ginger beer is pretty darned yummy. 😉