Your Quick Reference Guide: English to English

George Bernard Shaw said:  "America and Britain are two nations divided by a common language." So true, and for your information and enjoyment here are a few words and expressions translated:

American                 British                 
Bathroom/Restroom        Loo/Toilet
Yard (Front or Back)     Garden
Dessert                  Pudding
Cotton Candy             Fairy Floss
Cupcake                  Fairy Cake
Zucchini                 Courgette
Eggplant                 Aubergine
First Floor              Ground Floor
Second Floor             First Floor
Third Floor              you get the idea…
Flashlight               Torch
Bangs (hair)             Fringe
Truck                    Lorrie
Raisins                  Sultanas
Cilantro                 Coriander
Ground Beef              Mince
Cookies                  Biscuits
Biscuits                 No such thing!
French Fries             Chips
Sausages                 Bangers
Pacifier                 Dummy
Sweater                  Jumper
Tennis Shoes             Trainers
Umbrella                 Brollie
Hey! How's it goin'?     Hiya. You alright then?
Excuse me.               Sorry.
Can I help you?          How can I help?
Thank you.               Cheers.
Bye.                     Cheers.
Cheers.                  Cheers.

We will no doubt remember more and will post them at a later date.  For now, here is one of our new favorite jokes:

A Pilot flying into Heathrow makes an announcement on the intercom:  "Ladies and Gentlemen, we are making our final approach into England.  Please set your watches back 100 years."

(The photo above was taken when we returned from our December-January trip to the U.S.  We came back to a broken boiler...............so no heat for 5 days...........it sucked!)

CHEERS! CHEERS! and CHEERS!