Truth.

Beer can = bacon.

I do wish we lived in a world where Canadians sounded like Jamaicans though.

They would definitely seem more interesting, that's for sure.

In my imaginary world most Canadians would sound like Jamaicans except Québécois, who would sound like Haitians.

And every man, woman, and child would have their own bobsled.

And those Hatian-sounding Canadians could emigrate to New Orleans and start voodoo shops to attract tourism and bolster my dying state's revenue influx. I'm game, Canada.

I'm imagining Rick Moranis and Michael J. Fox with Jamaican accents now.

:laughing:

;)

Why did you bold the 'colors' but not 'criticize' and 'favorite'?
I made an effort to make my post overly American :(

And I didn't even notice until it was pointed out to me...twice.

Oh no, am I becoming American?

You didn't even notice what?

Z is the only thing about American pronounciation I like.

Z - Zee = American
Z - Zed = British

Jay Zee, Zee Zee Top.
Jay Zed, Zed Zed Top would sound retarded.

Take the piss - make fun of (English)
Take a piss - urinate (American)

:laughing:

I agree, it's a load of bollocks.

That your post was AmericaniZed.

:laughing:

I didn't notice those. :o:

I think that's more of a class thing than an anglo/american thing.

People I know say both.

We can laugh and joke at the cultural differences with spelling and pronunciation between our two countries, but I'd never seriously criticise American's for it.
The way I see it is the common language we share simply developed, or not in your case ;), separately.
One language, taking slightly different directions from way back when, to present day.
Nowt wrong with that.
Why some people feel it necessary to mimic Anglo/English or certain Americanisms is beyond me.
One of the most attractive traits an American has is the way they speak/type...because it's different.
Why lose a strong and attractive identity characteristic for one that isn't yours? :confused:

Vive la différence!

Heh heh...you wouldn't happen to be talking about AwwSugar, would you? I'm always giving her a hard time for writing "favourite." I think it's kind of cute, though.

I didn't know this! I thought "fall" was universal in English.

Maybe in England you don't use the word "fall" for autumn because everyone would think you're talking about The Fall and get all confused.

Conversation:
Person A: "Isn't the fall great this year?"
Person B: "No, their music is atrocious, as always."
Person A: "Huh?"
Person B: "What?"

;)

You say "mam" instead of mom?? I thought you British people say "mum" or "mummy."

I always wondered, if you *do* call your mother "mummy," what do you call a mummy (dead person wrapped up in cloth)?

So women don't wear "panties" in Britain? Huh.

And if I talked about a man's pants over there, they'd think I was talking about his skivvies? Odd.

And what DO you say for "biscuit" to mean an American biscuit rather than a little cookie? Do you really say a boot of a car instead of the trunk of a car?

"Mam" is commonly used in the north of England, particularly among the working classes. "Mum" is used and acceptable.
No-one I know above the age of 5 ever says "mummy".
There are exceptions to this rule, especially if you're looking to get your head kicked in.

"Mummy" is typically southern and upper/middle class and very gay.

I use "mum", "mam" always sounded too common.

I say immortalise that by making it his avatar.

Here's a short list of Americanisms that can really grate an Englishman's sensibilities.
Taken from The Telegraph;

1. “Happy Holidays.”
Translation: “Merry Christmas but I realise you might be Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Bahai, something even more exotic, agnostic or Godless and I don’t want to offend you.”

2. “Have a Nice Day.”
Translation: “I would like you to have a pleasant time today” or “I hate you” – or anything in between.

3. “You’re welcome.”
Translation: Meaningless Pavlovian response to thank you.

4. “Do the math.”
Translation: “Work it out yourself, stupid.”

5. “Let’s visit with each other.”
Translation: “We should spend time together.”

6. “How are you today?”
Translation: “We mean nothing to each other, but let’s pretend.”

7. “Good luck with that.”Translation: “You have no chance at all.”

8. “Oh my gosh!“
Translation: “I fear you may feel that taking the Lord’s name in vain is blasphemous.”

9. “Can I use your bathroom?“
Translation: “I would like to use your lavatory.”

10. “Not so much.”
Translation: “That’s completely wrong.” Used on me in classic fashion by a Clinton aide back in February.

Maternally related jokes over here are either "your mom" or "yer ma", but generally people would refer to their mother as mum or mam, depending on where they're from.

Unless you're my sister, who refers to our mother as Parental Unit 1, cause she's a bit weird like that.

A lot of this is just sarcasm...something I'm sure isn't foreign to other fellow humans. I've never said let's visit with each other once in my entire life, nor has anyone ever said it to me. And just what is wrong with saying you're welcome? People in other countries don't have some kind of response to thank you?

I'll give you happy holidays, though. That's annoying as hell.

Yeah, I've always found it... well... ironic that British people often seem to not be able to grasp American sarcasm and irony.

And you're right, who the fuck says "Let's visit with each other"?

Why does this bother people? New Year's and Christmas are a week apart, hence the plural "holidays".

I'll clear everything up for you guys:

What's the difference between jam and jelly?

You can't jelly your **** into a bitch's ass.

Yeah! really, that statement or text used in a sentence sounds Queer. :rolleyes:

Or "wheres your crapper?" for the more common among us. I've heard people ask this in peoples homes and it always makes me laugh but of course you aren't likely to hear this from many people at all.

PS I'm common too, if that came across as a little snobbish on my part.

...excuse me?

Jam=forcefully insert

Haha, i'm clearly not awake enough for this today.

I can see how that list might irritate for it's inaccuracy, because every time I see an American trot out the stereotypical English toff, or attempt a cockney accent, I cringe inside.

"I say", "what ho" etc and "Cor blimey guvnor" etc are seldom said, if at all these days.

it's obviously just guv.

Regarding the Toilets thing, do they say the Jacks in America at all?

I like the phrase "blimey" RT, you get it and the others mentioned alot in WWII movies from the 1940s & 50s. I noticed Brits use the word (C)"Kunt" alot, that word doesnt go over very well with American:mad:women.

I assume Americans take it much more harshly?

"The Jacks"? Not that I'm aware of, I've never even heard that term before.