Antipodean Antics
My mate back from the time i lived in Oz decided to finally see how much better a country we have; i mean come on; densely overpopulated, permanent grey skies and rain.. cold, cold, cold rain.. gotta love it *sigh*
Aaaanywho... when she arrived here i did what any sarcastic bastard would and proceeded to explain to her differences in English culture, there were many but two of the golden ones are; the first is that we DO call Police "The Fuzz" over here due to an act passed in Parliament in 1801 (That got her in touble while asking for directions on Oxford Circus!)
The second, and i would argue the best is telling her that in England we call Televisions "Electric Light Boxes"; so imagine my shock when she starts announcing to my flat mates that she is just watching "the electric light box, could you keep the noise DOWN!" and even tries to buy an "Electric light box" in the local Currys.. the staff just looked at her baffled thinking no doubt that in Australia they don't call Televisions TVs... That must have gone on for soooooome months... didn't have the heart to tell her, altho she got her own back when, on a previous years birthday, produced a working pair of police handcuffs, cuffed my arms behind my back onto one of the vertical bars in a nighttime tube carriage bound for Nottinghill, pulled my trousers down and left me to it... bitch!
(SteroidPigOhurugu, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 8:56, Reply)