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There was a post yesterday about baked beans ... And from what i understand UK baked beans and American baked beans are totally different.. So now im curious as to what things are the same in both countries but called different names like.. Jacketed potato and baked potato are one in the same.. But also what had the same name but are not the same dish.... |
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"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..
I've never heard a trunk called a boot"
Live in the UK. You'd get funny looks for calling it a trunk. |
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"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..
I've never heard a trunk called a boot
Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it "
Whats it made of? |
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"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..
I've never heard a trunk called a boot
Live in the UK. You'd get funny looks for calling it a trunk. "
Lol i am sure id get funny looks for a plethora of things |
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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago
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"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..
I've never heard a trunk called a boot
Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it "
Don't they call 'jelly' the dessert 'jell-o'? |
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"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..
I've never heard a trunk called a boot
Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it
Whats it made of?"
Jam |
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"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..
I've never heard a trunk called a boot
Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it
Whats it made of?"
Good question  gelatine and fruit flavourings. You add hot water to hard cubes, so they melt and flavour the water and then you leave it to cool and put in the fridge to set. |
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"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..
I've never heard a trunk called a boot
Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it
Whats it made of?
Good question gelatine and fruit flavourings. You add hot water to hard cubes, so they melt and flavour the water and then you leave it to cool and put in the fridge to set. "
Haha ?? |
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"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..
I've never heard a trunk called a boot
Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it
Whats it made of?
Good question gelatine and fruit flavourings. You add hot water to hard cubes, so they melt and flavour the water and then you leave it to cool and put in the fridge to set. "
Sounds like a version of what we call jell-o |
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"Tomato and tomato
Aluminium and aluminium
Fanny and fanny "
Think you meant aluminium and aluminum. Interestingly the original word was alumium, but then changed to aluminum by Humphrey Davy who discovered it but again changed to Aluminium because 'it sounded better'. Aluminum is still used in many countries due to the yankee influence though
Tomato is pronounced differently, but still means the same thing |
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"Tomato and tomato
Aluminium and aluminium
Fanny and fanny
Think you meant aluminium and aluminum. Interestingly the original word was alumium, but then changed to aluminum by Humphrey Davy who discovered it but again changed to Aluminium because 'it sounded better'. Aluminum is still used in many countries due to the yankee influence though
Tomato is pronounced differently, but still means the same thing"
Fascinating
As far ad pronunciations go... I wasnt too worried about that |
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By (user no longer on site)
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So what part of Illinois are you from op? Genuinely interested cos I’ve travelled a lot in them at state.
Was based in Bloomington for a couple of weeks but spent most of the 2 weeks travelling |
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Bangs... oh my bangs means so much more to me then the America version.,
Trash/ rubbish
Fries/ chips
Sneakers/ trainers.
I'm from Canada originally, and moved over in the uk when I was about 7. I'll never forget my new school friends asking me to say yoghurt... although the same in English they must of liked. The way it sounded x |
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"Sneakers vs trainers.. Haven't heard that either
Shoes
Boots
Or flip flips
And sandles
And flip flops... Thongs.. Whatever you wanna call them were my moms ass beating weapon of choice"
Is this for real |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
My funniest two countries separated by a common language story was when I was in Houston on a business trip walking through a busy office - fellow Brit (a known gay guy - which is relevant) walking towards me and says in a loud voice:
"Hey GM, can I bum a fag off you?"
The meerkat heads were popping over the cubicle walls like crazy at that one  |
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"Tomato and tomato
Aluminium and aluminium
Fanny and fanny
Think you meant aluminium and aluminum. Interestingly the original word was alumium, but then changed to aluminum by Humphrey Davy who discovered it but again changed to Aluminium because 'it sounded better'. Aluminum is still used in many countries due to the yankee influence though
Tomato is pronounced differently, but still means the same thing
Fascinating
As far ad pronunciations go... I wasnt too worried about that"
In various parts of America the words Mary, marry, and merry sound indistinguishable. Which is bizarre to me. |
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"My funniest two countries separated by a common language story was when I was in Houston on a business trip walking through a busy office - fellow Brit (a known gay guy - which is relevant) walking towards me and says in a loud voice:
"Hey GM, can I bum a fag off you?"
The meerkat heads were popping over the cubicle walls like crazy at that one "
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By *mberWoman
over a year ago
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"Biscuits and gravy.
I'm picturing chocolate chip cookies and the brown sauce created from meat drippings. Not savoury scones and, no, I don't even know what sausage gravy is."
Gross that's what it is. Like grey slime |
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"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..
I've never heard a trunk called a boot
Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it
Whats it made of?
Good question gelatine and fruit flavourings. You add hot water to hard cubes, so they melt and flavour the water and then you leave it to cool and put in the fridge to set.
Sounds like a version of what we call jell-o"
Yup. The stuff that english call jelly is called jell-o in the US (possibly a trade name originally?). The stuff that is fruit boiled with sugar to preserve it is called jelly in the US, and is jam in England. Unless it's made out of oranges when it's marmalade.
In england a rubber is something used to correct mistakes when writing with a pencil. In the US a rubber is used for a very different purpose!
Two countries that are separated by use of the same language... |
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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why"
We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard |
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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why
We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard "
Lol i make it. Usually made.. Hete anyway butter brown sugar salt... Then once its cooked throw some marshmallows on it put it back in the oven til the marshmallows brown and drizzle with carmel and some chopped pecans |
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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why
We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard "
Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert  |
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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why
We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard
Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert "
Its a side dish here lol |
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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why
We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard
Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert
Its a side dish here lol"
Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.
I have feelings on this. |
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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why
We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard
Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert
Its a side dish here lol
Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.
I have feelings on this."
Lol you should try it some time |
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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why
We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard
Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert
Its a side dish here lol
Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.
I have feelings on this.
Lol you should try it some time"
Good god no |
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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why
We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard
Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert
Its a side dish here lol
Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.
I have feelings on this.
Lol you should try it some time
Good god no "
Oh come on now.. Where is your sense of adventure |
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"Cilantro and coriander?
Zucchini and courgette
Cilantro is a herb and coriander is a spice...
I call it zucchini"
Coriander is a herb here too. You can get ground coriander or fresh coriander  |
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"Cilantro and coriander?
Zucchini and courgette
Cilantro is a herb and coriander is a spice...
I call it zucchini
Coriander is a herb here too. You can get ground coriander or fresh coriander "
I grind my own coriander |
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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why
We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard
Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert
Its a side dish here lol
Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.
I have feelings on this.
Lol you should try it some time
Good god no
Oh come on now.. Where is your sense of adventure"
That's disgusting |
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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why
We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard
Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert
Its a side dish here lol
Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.
I have feelings on this.
Lol you should try it some time
Good god no
Oh come on now.. Where is your sense of adventure
That's disgusting"
Lol i dont personally like sweet potatoes in any form to be honest |
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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why
We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard
Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert
Its a side dish here lol
Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.
I have feelings on this.
Lol you should try it some time
Good god no
Oh come on now.. Where is your sense of adventure
That's disgusting"
It is a dessert, yes, but is traditionally eaten with a roast dinner |
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"We have jam ... Jelly and preserves... All the same to me..
I've never heard a trunk called a boot
Yes it’s Jam but jelly here is a dessert and not a jam / preserve. Not sure what you call it
Don't they call 'jelly' the dessert 'jell-o'?"
Jelly is made with the juice of the fruit. Jam/preserves are made with the fruit itself.
Jello is just disgusting but it's neither jam or jelly. |
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"Football - Soccer
Articulated lorry - Semi
Bill(restaurant) - Cheque
I don't like American football but I love soccer. "
I can never work out when there is the name of a city, followed by a nickname, whether it's a Gridiron, Baseball, Basketball or Ice Hockey team |
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"Trump and Johnson .... make of that what you will
We're talking about differences not similarities!!! "
No mate different names but same meaning I think you missed the joke no worries |
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By *mberWoman
over a year ago
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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why
We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard
Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert
Its a side dish here lol
Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.
I have feelings on this."
What is this hell of which you speak?
I make SP casserole it has onions black beans and tomatoes. Not marshmallows. My brain cannot compute. |
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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why
We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard
Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert
Its a side dish here lol
Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.
I have feelings on this.
What is this hell of which you speak?
I make SP casserole it has onions black beans and tomatoes. Not marshmallows. My brain cannot compute."
Google it  |
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"Oh and thankfully it's not a thing here. Sweet potato casserole. Wtf why
We have sweet potato casserole in the uk. It's just a supposedly healthier type of potato. I use whichever one I have in the cupboard
Yeah but sweet potato casserole is a dessert
Its a side dish here lol
Sweet potato is a vegetable. It doesn't go with marshmallows. For me it goes with a roast dinner.
I have feelings on this.
What is this hell of which you speak?
I make SP casserole it has onions black beans and tomatoes. Not marshmallows. My brain cannot compute.
Google it "
Sweet potato casserole is foul.  |
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There's also plenty of slang and local terms Americans might not know.
Cockney rhyming slang....
Apples And Pears - Stairs
Lionels (Lionel Blare's) - Flares (Flared trousers) Pants in the US.
Adam and Eve - Believe (Would you Adam and Eve it.)
Joanna - Piano
Boat Race - Face
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