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. 

[j*oono]

Candy = Lollies or sweets if you are English

Trash can = rubbish bin

[gleee58]

And your fanny is very different than our fanny.

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

Too right!  Geelong scallops were a ha'pence each........

[serendipityricho]

Hi TCM--read the thread thats gone-went to post.--strange.

The screen went pink---something like---warning

You havnt the resources to recover  this thread-then went back to

Community Spirit---------and it was gone...........................................Richo.

[lal-au0]

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@this-one-time-at-bandcamp wrote:

What triggered the poofing?

I had two crumpets for a late tea  this arvo........bonzer tucker 

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well....the thread didn't go as the OP expected PMSL

i guess it went a bit "off topic" ROTFL

[tcmsecretuseid]

Maybe the Americans who responded were too nice. 🙂

[polksaladallie]

Pocketbook = Clutch

Play your cards close to your vest = play your cards close to your chest

I could care less = I couldn't care less

Buns = bottom or backside

Ass = a.r.s.e

Why do you serve potato chips with sandwiches?   A bit wierd IMO.

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

After watching a few of Jay Leno's "Man in the Street" interviews, many Americans are clueless about America........they can name Bieber's latest whingeing, but they think Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" is where he lived after the Civil War.

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

Why do you serve potato chips with sandwiches?   A bit wierd IMO.

That's only at places like Subway........upper-class joints give you a choice, fries, baked, or mashed.......

[polksaladallie]

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@this-one-time-at-bandcamp wrote:

Why do you serve potato chips with sandwiches?   A bit wierd IMO.

That's only at places like Subway........upper-class joints give you a choice, fries, baked, or mashed.......

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No, I've read it in novels, people eating at home, and it has been on Everybody loves Raymond a couple of times.  I assumed it was common.

I mean potato crisps, not real potato chips.  I know real chips are served with everything whether ordered or not.