Monday, November 16, 2009

In Britain...

- You don't walk on the sidewalk. You walk on the pavement.
- You don't watch your head when walking through a low door. You mind your head.
- You don't take the elevator. You take the lift.
- You don't watch TV. You watch telly.
- You don't get fired. You get sacked.
- Things don't get taken care of. They get sorted.
- You don't go out with your buddies. You go out with your mates.
- You don't eat cookies. You eat biscuits.
- You don't wear pants. You wear trousers.
- Actually you do wear pants instead of underwear.
- You don't wear sneakers. You wear trainers.
- You don't ask your friends how they are when you see them. You ask them if they are allright.
- You don't watch the gap between the train and the platform. You mind the gap.
- You don't get yelled at. You get told off.
- You don't get an attorney. You get a solicitor.
- You don't have a cell phone. You have a mobile.
- You don't ask your friends where they are. You ask them whereabouts you are.
- You don't use a stove. You use a cooker.
- The engine is not in the hood. It's in the bonnet.
- You don't put your luggage in the trunk. You put it in the boot.

*Feel free to add to this list!*