Ok, so a lot of you have asked what new words and phrases I've learned over here. I'm thinking I will start a little list here and when I remember more (or learn more!) I will continue to add to it!
- when asking for the restrooms, however weird it sounds, ask for the toilets (or "the loo" of course!)
- to take a short "kip" is equivalent to a little nap
- a "spag bowl" is short for a bowl of spaghetti
- a "nappy" is not a nice rest but a baby's diaper :P
- a "trolley" is not something you ride in but that your groceries do; a grocery cart!
- "zed" is how they call the letter "z" ('ex', 'why', 'zed')
- a "cuppa" is simply a cup of tea
- a "pie" is not a dessert here and may come with strange meats buried inside! (kydney, steak, chicken...)
- don't say "pants" around English friends (to them it means what's under your pants); here we say "trousers"
- gas station is a "petrol" station because that's what goes in your car, petrol (I've found the British to be much more literal than Americans)
- "quid" is the slang for money (pounds), like how we would use "bucks" instead of dollars
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