Across the Pond Crossed Wires
Everybody knows that in the US they call it an elevator, whereas Blighty calls it a lift, they have fries, we have chips, tomato tomato (doesn't work as well in print, does it?) etc etc.

There are some things you have to learn for yourself.

Religious Friend 1: Oh, I really miss being home
Religious Friend 2: Yeah, me too. We have this really cool Rabbi, he wears red suspenders...
Me: Um, wtf?!?
( Hampster Squared has stuff at www.tilla.co.uk, Fri 13 Jun 2008, 0:04, 6 replies)

Hurrr
I had to look up what the UK definition of suspenders was, but then I lol'd. I hate being American sometimes.
( trintrin has jam for blood, Fri 13 Jun 2008, 0:13, closed)

I just had to look up the american for suspenders
I love being British!
( JimmyD I let my best ideas go to waste, Fri 13 Jun 2008, 1:12, closed)

I just had to look up the american for suspenders
I love being anything but american
(BS_5711 is posting a comment on, Fri 13 Jun 2008, 1:17, closed)

What is your friend doing looking at his suspenders?

oh...
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Fri 13 Jun 2008, 2:31, closed)

I just had to suspend looking up Britain and America,
it was driving me mad.
( Sir Pigeon Nipples Did you sit in some sugar?, Fri 13 Jun 2008, 8:14, closed)

You think you guys have it bad?
I have a largely visual memory, so I automatically get updates, live, in glorious mental image technicolour. Mind you, the fishnets did suit him...

I love being able to imagine people starring in the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the drop of a hat.


(For those of you who can't be bothered to look it up, In America suspenders are the kind of braces you use to hold your trousers up, whereas in the uk it's a girdle aka kinky underwear)
( Hampster Squared has stuff at www.tilla.co.uk, Fri 13 Jun 2008, 10:46, closed)