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floridadreamvilla.co.uk
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chrizzy100
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Status: offline |  Posted - 29 Sep 2003 : 15:03:56  
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Originally posted by floridadreamvilla.co.uk
WC = toilet (restrooms)
What's a half bath? (I've got visions of someone trying to take a bath in a toilet now  )!
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Originally posted by ctgirlscout
John--
Here's another one for you--
Water closet=half bath
Took me a while to figure out what w.c. meant on some of the listing forms!
Here on the Cape a half bath is a wc... sink and small shower.... | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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floridadreamvilla.co.uk
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chrizzy100
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Status: offline | Posted - 29 Sep 2003 : 15:53:41
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Originally posted by floridadreamvilla.co.uk
That's another one for the dictionary then as I would class a wc as a half bath...in the UK a WC means a small room with a toilet and perhaps a small hand basin for washing your hands.
Sorry I meant to type....toilet sink and small shower..is a half bath..not wc....we have one bathroom and a small WC here with just a toilet and hand basin....I don't know what that is called in the States....I need to wake up before I type in the mornings....
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asbaum
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Status: offline | Posted - 29 Sep 2003 : 17:35:33
| ChrisJ
Sorry about the "Brit" call, but there you ago, I thought that was "politially correct".
So, straighten me out about this (so that I don't inadvertantly offend).
What is the subset here? All English are Brits but all Brits are not English?
In your example, all Texans are Americans but not all Americans are Texans, I get (probably because I live here).
So I did a little googling and found this post:
http://www.britainusa.com/faq/xq/asp/SID.273/qx/showfaq.htm
for all the other Americans on this forum (who may need to be brought up to speed as do I on our friends overseas):
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What is the difference between the United Kingdom and Great Britain?
The United Kingdom is made up of the countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain, on the other hand, comprises only England, Scotland and Wales. The term ‘Britain’ is used informally to refer to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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So now, let me see if I got this right.
If you say you are British you could be from England, Scotland, Wales but not Northern Ireland as British refers to the United Kingdom of Great Britain, true? Or am I mistaken about this and British refers to Northern Ireland too as noted in the above post "the term ‘Britain’ is used informally to refer to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"?
And if you say you are from the UK then you are from either England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland?
But if you say your are English then you are from England, right Chris? And if you say your are Scottish then you are from Scottland, etc.
This sometimes gets confusing here too, especially with younger children. They forget that America really inlcudes North, Central and South America too. And in reality people from Mexico are Americans, although they aren't from North America and therefore not from the US. But they are indeed from the "Americas" as are we here in the US. As our Canadians, Guatemalans, etc.
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floridadreamvilla.co.uk
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fiona
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Status: offline | Posted - 29 Sep 2003 : 19:12:18
| | We class ourselves as British as I am Scottish and Chris is English! However many Scots and Welsh find it offensive to be regarded as a Brit. Many families will be split as ours are, but on the whole the Americans don't seem to understand the concept of Wales and Scotland. Though I am often asked if I am Irish - my colouring (it's the freckles!!). |
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chrizzy100
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Status: offline | Posted - 29 Sep 2003 : 19:30:47
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Originally posted by fiona
We class ourselves as British as I am Scottish and Chris is English! However many Scots and Welsh find it offensive to be regarded as a Brit. Many families will be split as ours are, but on the whole the Americans don't seem to understand the concept of Wales and Scotland. Though I am often asked if I am Irish - my colouring (it's the freckles!!).
My daughter works in a shop over here.....and she is always asked if shes Irish.... | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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floridadreamvilla.co.uk
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chrisj
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Status: offline | Posted - 29 Sep 2003 : 22:18:43
| Your right, Im english, and was born in england. Its just something im proud of and
im afraid PC (political correctness) seems to have made a mess of it all.
Dont get me wrong, Theres nothing wrong with the Scots, Welsh, Irish etc. Just we are
all different and because we live on the same bit of land we get called british, which
I suppose we are in a way.
Even in england its the same, John and Sarah are northerners and they would call me a southerner
or in my case im a londoner otherwise known as a cockney. When im asked where im from I always
say London,England
And i wasnt offended in anyway.
Even in the UK, we have different words etc for the same things, I find it all funny
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asbaum
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Status: offline | Posted - 30 Sep 2003 : 06:56:39
| When my wife and I were dating we had a change to go to Germany to visit her relatives. Then we went off on our own to travel throughout Germany, Bavaria, and Switzerland. My wife could speak German but I spoke only English. And everytime I spoke English, I was asked if we were visiting from England. Which I thought was strange as I know I didn't have an "English accent". To me I could tell someone from England versus the US. But I guess to some in these countries, English sounded, uh, English.
I'd say we were from America and people would then just gave us this nasty look and cold shoulder. It turns out it was 1980 and then President Reagan was shoving balistic missle into Europe to the disdain of everyone. I soon learned to say, "Oh yes we are visting from England - and we were then treated like royalty!"
So, here 24 years later, I openly apologize to all you citizens of England as I borrowed your good name in exchange for a smile and good cheer.
So I guess it really doesn't matter where you are from, it seems to matter more where people think you are from before in determining how you are treated. But it shouldn't matter where you are from but how you respect and treat others that should determine "who you really are" and how you should be treated accordingly!
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chrisj
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Status: offline | Posted - 30 Sep 2003 : 09:19:15
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Originally posted by asbaum
But it shouldn't matter where you are from but how you respect and treat others that should determine "who you really are" and how you should be treated accordingly!
Very wise and true words |
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donnapit
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Status: offline | Posted - 18 Dec 2003 : 19:01:12
| I was explaining to my neighbour, who hails from New York originally (don't know if that makes a difference)that I wanted to make my villa homely. Now to me that means warm and inviting. To her it meant ugly, so no wonder she gave me a very strange look when I said it!
She told me that to make something warm and inviting would be to make it homey.
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foreplay
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Status: offline | Posted - 24 Jan 2004 : 17:43:55
| As a Yank that frequents the UK often, I am still trying to assimilate some of the differences in our language. Here are a few that I find unusual:
Hob - In the US that is a range, cooktop, or stove.
Power shower- I still don't understand that one.
Free - in UK it means available, in the US it means "no charge"
Sort - (as in sort out) US= figure out, settle, or place into separate piles
Proper - real, genuine, valid, correct.
Ring-up - call on the telephone
Car Park - parking lot, driveway
Potty- UK= going a bit daft or crazy US= a loo for children | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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SG
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Status: offline | Posted - 24 Jan 2004 : 18:00:55
| Hi Foreplay
The differences certainly make life more interesting, especially when people look at you strangely when you make a remark!!!!
I remember being somewhere in the mid west of the US and the waitress serving us kept asking what words we used in the UK for different things. She came over to the table all excited and asked what we called mashed potatoe, I felt quite disappointed having to tell her it was the same .
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caroline
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Status: offline | Posted - 24 Jan 2004 : 19:38:48
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Originally posted by foreplay
As a Yank that frequents the UK often, I am still trying to assimilate some of the differences in our language. Here are a few that I find unusual:
Hob - In the US that is a range, cooktop, or stove.
Power shower- I still don't understand that one.
Free - in UK it means available, in the US it means "no charge"
Sort - (as in sort out) US= figure out, settle, or place into separate piles
Proper - real, genuine, valid, correct.
Ring-up - call on the telephone
Car Park - parking lot, driveway
Potty- UK= going a bit daft or crazy US= a loo for children
Hi Foreplay as you frequent the UK quite often I'm surprised you picked that particular username!! - does it mean something different in the US ?? |
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foreplay
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Status: offline | Posted - 24 Jan 2004 : 22:36:25
| Well, Yes and No. It is a bit of a play on words, but it is also my auto license plate number too. It all has to do with my penchant (read that-obsession) for golf. It also raises a few eyebrows until the golf connection is made. Hopefully I am not offending anyone with that name, it is all very innocent, really. If it is offensive to anyone, I will remove it, post haste.
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chrisj
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Status: offline | Posted - 25 Jan 2004 : 17:53:09
| ive never heard the expression ressies, but then I finally found our what rents meant
this morning when I aksed my daughter. Its short for parents according to her |
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