tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15437418.post431471687375523645..comments2024-01-05T06:22:43.015+00:00Comments on Rocking Chair Reflections: Words have different meanings etc etcLindshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141761866483224572noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15437418.post-35965671808167166182007-10-02T08:21:00.000+01:002007-10-02T08:21:00.000+01:00It is quite funny to compare the differences. I th...It is quite funny to compare the differences. I think Sth Africa & NZ have a lot in common. We find American things quite funny- f'rinstance, a "fanny pack" in our countries is known as a "bum bag". <BR/>As the world 'shrinks' we are using more & more terms that come from both cultures, & are readily recognised now.<BR/>Bangs for fringe...I will never get that one!meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15437418.post-594465786302582802007-10-02T06:36:00.000+01:002007-10-02T06:36:00.000+01:00My husband remembers a time in the 80's when he wa...My husband remembers a time in the 80's when he was backpacking around Europe and ordered a hamburger in Sweden, maybe?--and got a slice of ham on a bun!<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>JeanneAt A Hen's Pacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02244490539003130874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15437418.post-12931623169885689712007-09-30T21:15:00.000+01:002007-09-30T21:15:00.000+01:00We definitely learned some things that we say in A...We definitely learned some things that we say in America that are inappropriate in England. I would have a huge learning curve if I had to live where the metric system is used - I had a terrible time with it in school.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938607712512860569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15437418.post-26199559289502013352007-09-30T17:57:00.000+01:002007-09-30T17:57:00.000+01:00You did have lots to learn when you moved. I unde...You did have lots to learn when you moved. I understood some of the terms you used as my sister in law is Australian. <BR/>Quite interesting post!<BR/>xoSusiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024132046092264711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15437418.post-73563489377732448762007-09-30T04:57:00.000+01:002007-09-30T04:57:00.000+01:00I had so much to learn when we moved to South Afri...I had so much to learn when we moved to South Africa in '99! Laundry became the washing, a dryer is a tumble dryer, ketchup is tomato sauce, I called kebabs "keh-bobs" but the waitress at Spur said "kee-babs". My friends would give me recipes with everything in mls and I would have to translate into cups. And don't even give me a recipe where things are measured in grams. I don't own a Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17890581319164051879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15437418.post-28241946066985069822007-09-29T16:26:00.000+01:002007-09-29T16:26:00.000+01:00Great post!I love the kg. thing. At dialysis, they...Great post!<BR/><BR/>I love the kg. thing. At dialysis, they weigh us in kg, so that's always an ego boost!<BR/><BR/>When we were over there, our leader's name was "randy" which, at least in Scotland, brought gales of laughter from the teenagers.<BR/><BR/>Then there was 'trunk' vs 'the boot' of a car, 'chips' vs. 'french fries', 'soccer' vs ' football' and it went on and on.<BR/><BR/>When we cameKellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252445562196825930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15437418.post-58984576227422693862007-09-29T13:20:00.000+01:002007-09-29T13:20:00.000+01:00I enjoyed reading your post, well written and help...I enjoyed reading your post, well written and helpful. I've been told that our (in the USA) cookies are your biscuits and our fries are your chips.CONNIE Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11524592276175272170noreply@blogger.com