in my area at least gadz (thats the phonetic spelling) is used to describe food we don't like. We also use ugh

Other americanisms, im not sure if they have been pointed out, british folk call the yard the garden. And while in america the first floor of a building is the 1st floor, in britain its the ground floor, with the next oen up being the 1st floor and so on.

 

I usually just say food is shit, if it tastes disgusting.
Although I have got a mouth like a toilet at Glastonbury .

I'm not usually bothered by americanism's in fic's, but I will get pissed about outdated stereotypes.

The tea thing is one that bothers me, same as the jell-o thing. It's probably that most of the English for Hogwart's is supplied in canon. Also the films show a fairly standard middle class estate, so I find it puzzling where people come up with wooden houses.

Also apartments are called flat's unless they are multi levelled, in which case they are called a maisonette.

I think the c-word was probably cunt, which is a rude word for a ladies privates.

Litha

 

Really? That is interesting, if you have to pay some of it back, why is it not just added directly onto tuition when you first pay?

But thanks for telling me this, that was something that I had not come across yet

 

Its because only those who actually graduate with a degree are required to pay it, and also, its at a time when they are getting a good job (hopefully) so they can afford to pay it back, it would be much mroe difficult to go to Uni if you had to pay £2K upfront wouldn't it.

 

Thanks alot. Can you please reffer to what British people don't say?

 

I have never heard someone say somethign like "Oh jeez" here, unless they were obiovusly imitating americans.

Another thing thats quite popular to say where I live is "In the name of...." then just leave off any name.

 

How often do y'all say bloody hell? I'm sure that almost every time it's been used in fanfiction it is in excess, so what is a true Brit's (or Scot's) perspective?

 

bloody hell, is moderately common, but its not overly common. If someone is frustrated they are more likely to say bloody hell than most other things in my opinion, btu thats about it

 

I only use bloody hell when my mothers listening, when she's not I use shit.

Bloody hell's a polite way to swear.
I think putting something like fuck in a story brings up the rating.

Litha

 

SOmething else I jsut picked up on in a fic i just read, was that British folk do NOT eat waffles for breakfast. in fact, I want to know, what in the hell are waffles? The only waffles I have ever had are grilled mashed potato things that I had with my dinner.

Another thign is that biscuits in britain are what are called cookies in america. I would like to know what the things you lot call biscuits look like, so I know what we call them.

 

American biscuits are rolls. And waffles are pancakes with little squares in them, as shown here:

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:nS_EYmWR0FbviM:wheylow.com/waffles.jpg

(Underline was just for Sire Raven )

 

Biscuits are rolls? Since when?

Biscuits, for us anyway, look like this:

They are crunchy and taste darn good. Though we don't say darn here. Some people dip them in tea or drinks.

 

Aren't there any waffles in Scotland? We have them down here in London at Sainsbury's/Tescos/Asdas etc in the frozen food section. Maybe you miss them when you go shopping?

 

I suppose I must, but would you agree that they are an american import MS?

 

The idea is American, but I would suspect that the waffles are made in the UK...would be too expensive otherwise.

 

I was meaning, the idea was an import from the US.

 

How much does it cost average to fill up a car with gasoline?

 

my dad jsut works it out as about £1 per litre you put in. Its not exact but its fairly accurate.

 

Wow that is expensive over $2


Also, does anyone know why the British pound is worth so much, it is worth more than the euro and the american dollar, why? As far as I know, Britain does not have exceptional manufactuaring, natural resources or anything else, so why is the currency so high?

 

Actually, a pound is ~$1,85.

Originally, a pound was worth $4, because the dollar stemmed from the 5 shilling coin used in the colonies. (Prior to 1971, a pound had 20 shillings.) Since WWII, it has fallen to as little as $1,05 in 1985.