US v. UK

This might be fun. Just a place to post similarities, differences, or to rip on each others countries. I'll start.

In the UK, pissed means drunk.
In the US, pissed means angry.
In the US, mad also means angry.
In the UK, mad means insane.

In the US Hood means car engine cover
In the UK Hood means waterproof head cover

In the UK, a boot is car trunk.

In the US, you wear a bonnet on your head. (Well, I don't)

In the US, we have a President.

In the UK, they have a silly Queen. :affraid:

Take that!

in the UK they drive on the left side of the road

in the US they drive on the right side of the road

in the UK the steering wheel is on the right

in the US the steering wheel is on the left

in the UK "bugger" means frustrated

in the US "bugger" is something you pick out of your nose

in the UK pounds is money

in the US pounds is something we all weigh too much of



i am going to have a lot of fun with this tread

until Dirge or Rumble or another Brit tells me to

BPP

The queen doesn't rule here, thats the prime ministers job!!!

In the US Dive means jump into water

In the UK Dive can mean the shitty part of town

in the US, a Fag is a homosexual

in the UK, a Fag is a cigarette

in the UK, Tom is a prostitute

in the US, Tom is that pervert that peeks at the prostitutes

Dirge wrote:

In the UK Dive can mean the shitty part of town

Means that here, too.

Galvatron wrote:

in the US "bugger" is something you pick out of your nose

That's a booger. Bugger means butt secks.

I spent a lot of time on this site laughing my arse off!
http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml

Oh man, I'm gonna waste half a day reading that. I'm gonna start saying "ass over tits" instead of "ass over teakettles" from now on.

does ARSE ABOUT FACE kinda mean the same as ASS FACE ( ! )

Arse about face means the wrong way round.

You're doing that arse about face = You're doing that the wrong way round.

UK Bird = female

US Bird = a creature with feathers.

So, a quid's a pound, right? Like a 'buck' is slang for a dollar here?

Yup

Not to mention a lesser used term for a quid is 'bob'.

10 'bob',

20 'bob' etc.



To the USA fellows, any idea on what the word 'Skint' means?

i have not idea what Skint means

is that 1/2 pound?

Is a skint a woman of loose morals by any chance?

a cross between a skank and a c*nt

Ok just to put you out of your misery, I will tell you what it means.

The word 'Skint' means that you have no money, so I believe you would call it 'broke'?

Broke is what happens when I mount a tractor.

Err Galvy...

Dirge wrote:mount

:lol!:

Oh my God! Where's Galvatron!?!

my mind has overloaded with funny remarks to Dirge's post.

UK tractor - US Hooker? I end up broke after mounting a Hooker (although I have never mounted a hooker)

What's the Deal Dirge, Sheep not good enough now you are going after the tractors? Keeping it on the farm

A vision of Dirge trying to shag with a constructicon came to mind

How the hell do you mount a tractor?
Why would you want to mount a tractor?

Is it because of the vibrations of the engine?

FOOLS!!!!!!!!

In the UK mount is also used to mean get on something ... scratch that ... *Sees Galvy giggity remark in the pipeline*

I'm gonna shutup now!!!

in the US... "mount" means to (get on) also. Gotta get on in order to get it on.