Monday, September 19, 2011

The UK Is A Lot More Different Than I Thought!

I'm finding out a bunch of differences! I surely can't remember all of them now... but specifically in language... here goes nothing!

American                                           British
TJ Maxx                                            TK Maxx (I know. Why.)
Sick meaning any unhealthiness       "Sick" specifically refers to stomach illness, while "ill" is like a cold
Movie theater                                    "Theatre" is for live entertainment. "Cinemas" are where movies are!
Football                                             Gridiron, or American football
Soccer                                               Football (sometimes rugby is called this, too)
Chips                                                 Crisps
Fries                                                  Chips (this was probably the hardest one to master!)
Band-Aid                                          Plaster
Weekly planner                                 Diary
Major                                                Programme
Class                                                 Module

... I know there are more! But I can't think of any at the moment. It really is like another language!

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