Same Thing - But Different

12-Feb-25 21:28pm
APB
Jock....in the US...college sports team members.....in the UK it means they are Scottish
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10-Feb-25 22:21pm
AngieBOO (BC,Can)
🩴 Flip Flops
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10-Feb-25 14:56pm
Somebody Kinda Loopy
Truck (Aus) Lorry (UK).... also just about every vehicle is called a truck in the US.
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- 13-Feb-25 01:47am
  Emma
  Not every vehicle is called a truck the only vehicles called trucks are the actual trucks
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10-Feb-25 00:29am
Josephine WA
Sellotape when I lived in Scotland and when we arrived in Australia it was Durex
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09-Feb-25 23:15pm
APB
"Oi John" in London...."hey Jimmy" in Scotland... "hey Mate" in Australia .."hey Bruh" in NZ? Edited 09-Feb-25 23:16pm
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09-Feb-25 22:55pm
APB
Persil...in the UK it is a washing powder...in France it is a herb (parsely)
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08-Feb-25 13:13pm
The ghost
Durex in NZ, Franga in Aus, thongs in Aus, flip flops elsewhere. Vegemite in Aus, who cares what others think.Edited 08-Feb-25 13:14pm
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08-Feb-25 05:31am
Zena 1539369
US has cigarettes, in the UK they are fags...
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- 09-Feb-25 13:22pm
  Somebody Kinda Loopy
  In (Aus) they are called Government Funding.
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- 10-Feb-25 16:13pm
  just me- NZ
  We call them smokes. You got a spare smoke Bro ? lol
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- 12-Feb-25 21:48pm
  Liane H just me- NZ
  In Canada they are called a dart .. ln Aus a nail ( another nail in ya coffin) . In my house they are called " oh you really don't want me to run out of these ....!" Edited 12-Feb-25 21:49pm
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- 13-Feb-25 11:41am
  just me- NZLiane H
  lol
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07-Feb-25 22:27pm
Holly Cat
South Indians call a restaurant a hotel. It's important to know this when coming to the US because it has a completely different meaning in the US if you ask someone to meet at a hotel versus a restaurant lol.
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07-Feb-25 17:12pm
Pat C 618241
John in US, dunny in Aus (pre- sewerage).
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- 10-Feb-25 15:35pm
  just me- NZ
  Toilet here lol
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07-Feb-25 15:56pm
just me- NZ
Dooner (Aus) Duvet (NZ)
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- 09-Feb-25 22:57pm
  APB
  Duvet nearly everywhere else too as far as I know (outside of America perhaps) Edited 09-Feb-25 23:01pm
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07-Feb-25 15:55pm
just me- NZ
Bar be que here and Grill in the US I think?
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- 09-Feb-25 23:11pm
  APB
  BBQ in Oz?Edited 09-Feb-25 23:12pm
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07-Feb-25 15:50pm
just me- NZ
Dairy here in NZ, elsewhere Corner Store or Convenience Store?
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07-Feb-25 15:46pm
just me- NZ
Tin foil (NZ) Aluminium foil (Aus) Aluminum foil (US) Am I correct? I am only sure about our NZ Tin foil :)
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- 09-Feb-25 23:00pm
  APB
  Its normally called Aluminium foil because it is a foil made out of Aluminium....The Brits used to call it tin foil too...if it was made of tin it would cost a fortune!
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- 10-Feb-25 15:31pm
  just me- NZAPB
  Yes I dont know why we call it Tin foil lol
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07-Feb-25 14:16pm
Somebody Kinda Loopy
(Aus) Chips (UK) Crisps (NZ) Chups
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- 07-Feb-25 15:50pm
  just me- NZ
  lol
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07-Feb-25 13:22pm
Marion 1616632
Jif In Australia it's a cleaning product. In USA it's a peanut butter brand (at least according to the book I read)Edited 07-Feb-25 13:26pm
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07-Feb-25 11:37am
Steffi 1419059
Esky is a chilly bin in NZ. Doona is duvet in NZ. Durex is not cellotape in NZ. Raw prawns are both raw prawns in both countries.
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07-Feb-25 11:28am
Dada WA
aussie - she'll be right and no worries, Not sure elsewhere. sheila in Oz, Lassie in Scotland, girl others or maybe not Edited 07-Feb-25 11:29am
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07-Feb-25 02:48am
Katrina 1633128
How about the “boot” and “ bonnet” of a car?! I still like hood and trunk 😊
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06-Feb-25 23:46pm
PEN15
Fanny. Back bottom in America, front bottom in Australia. The TV show ‘The Nanny’ had a theme song that had a line ‘she was out on her fanny’ it always made me giggle. I also overheard an American father telling his daughter to get a move on or she would get a slap on the fanny. Not cool man.
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- 07-Feb-25 04:59am
  Holly Cat
  Oh my! In the US, we also use a fanny pack lol. It might be a bum bag in Australia.
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- 09-Feb-25 23:05pm
  APBHolly Cat
  There was an American all female punk bank band called Fanny....when they toured in the UK for the first time they realised that was a BIG mistake....
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06-Feb-25 17:29pm
Josephine WA
Scottish to English Bairn. Child Cry. Call Foosty. Mouldy Haud. Hold.
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06-Feb-25 16:44pm
Joe B 288252
Americans have Biscuits……….for breakfast, with gravy. Scone like things that are really nice. We have biscuits with a cuppa and Americans call them cookies. Same same but yum yum……lol
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06-Feb-25 16:41pm
Robert F 1161011
US: Chutes & Ladders Rest of the world: Snakes & Ladders
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06-Feb-25 15:02pm
boy blunder
sick, im told, means awesome. I dont use fast food much, but I called in once and asked for a thick shake he said we don't sell them we sell frappes. I said I don't want a coffee, how bout a milkshake we don't sell those either, I asked what soft drinks do you have, and he said, what is a soft drink, I went to the deli, then you have diapers v nappies,,, car trunk v boot, i know they call it wheres Wally in oz but wheres Waldo in america
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06-Feb-25 13:59pm
Grommie
Shrimps in NZ are ...shrimps. Prawns are way bigger. Our crayfish are actually lobsters.
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06-Feb-25 13:57pm
Grommie
Gas..... petrol.in NZ gas is used to fire heaters and stoves,barbecues.
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06-Feb-25 13:55pm
Grommie
Mate. Cobber, oppo
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06-Feb-25 13:54pm
Grommie
Mince...ground beef, but we do minced chicken, lamb, pork too in NZ
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- 09-Feb-25 23:08pm
  APB
  We do Roo too!!
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- 10-Feb-25 13:14pm
  GrommieAPB
  and salties? understand they can taste a bit like chook, and then you have camel, emu, snake, such a massive choice...
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- 10-Feb-25 15:33pm
  APBGrommie
  Yes croc is good! ...eat them before they eat you... Edited 10-Feb-25 15:33pm
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06-Feb-25 12:49pm
Somebody Kinda Loopy
Isn't there any NZ Kiwi same but differents ?
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- 06-Feb-25 12:52pm
  Somebody Kinda Loopy
  Oh I know... .. . . Jandals
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- 06-Feb-25 13:52pm
  GrommieSomebody Kinda Loopy
  drug store .. in NZ ,chemist
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- 06-Feb-25 16:47pm
  Joe B 288252Somebody Kinda Loopy
  Jandals is corruption of Japanese Sandals, too subtle for some……..lol
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- 07-Feb-25 11:24am
  Dada WAGrommie
  Here Pharmacist
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- 07-Feb-25 15:48pm
  just me- NZDada WA
  Here Chemist.
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- 09-Feb-25 23:10pm
  APBjust me- NZ
  You can have a Chemist shop...and that normally has a pharmacy inside it...that's the business end of the shop!
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06-Feb-25 02:00am
APB
Cross walks...subways..garbage cans...hoods...diapers...sidewalks...it just goes on... trucks...trash..Edited 06-Feb-25 02:04am
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06-Feb-25 01:54am
APB
I am pissed...in America it means you are angry....in the rest of the world it means you are drunk...EVEN BETTER...DON'T take the piss!...America has no translation...the nearest is "don't make fun of me!"....how GANGSTA is that?...very sad Edited 06-Feb-25 01:55am
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- 06-Feb-25 14:29pm
  Von
  Australian....Gangster Scottish........Ned I thought you might know that one...
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- 06-Feb-25 15:18pm
  APBVon
  No that's news to me!....I know that what an English man would call a yokel...or a bumkin ...is a Chuchta in Scotland Edited 06-Feb-25 15:19pm
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- 06-Feb-25 15:29pm
  VonAPB
  I didnt know the word Chuchta but I do know yokel and bumkin...my Father was English
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- 06-Feb-25 15:51pm
  Josephine WAAPB
  Never heard the word Chuchta and I’m Scottish 🤔
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- 06-Feb-25 16:48pm
  APBJosephine WA
  This was covered by Billy Connelly...."look ma...a hoose wi' wheels!"..."no son that's a bus"
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05-Feb-25 23:15pm
Holly Cat
Thongs in Australia are known as flip flops in the US. Thongs are a type of underwear in the US.Edited 05-Feb-25 23:15pm
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- 06-Feb-25 13:52pm
  Grommie
  Jandals in NZ
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- 06-Feb-25 16:28pm
  Robert F 1161011
  Canadians use both.
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05-Feb-25 22:50pm
Somebody Kinda Loopy
Drug Store (US) Chemist/Pharmacy (Aus)
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- 06-Feb-25 09:34am
  Chosen
  Trunk - Suitcase, Trunk - Elephant
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- 06-Feb-25 12:44pm
  Somebody Kinda LoopyChosen
  Yep
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- 06-Feb-25 14:06pm
  APBChosen
  Also called a Porte in Queensland....I assume that is an abbreviation of the French Porte Manteau...
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- 06-Feb-25 15:04pm
  Chosen
  Cock - Rooster, Cock - Ummmmmmm
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05-Feb-25 22:04pm
Von
American.......Australian Shrimp......Prawns Gas Station.....Servo Afternoon......Arvo Friend......Mate Erbs......Herbs And last but not least, the other night while playing Bongo...I said, I'd had a snake in my backyard and no it wasn't a trouser snake. An American girl asked 'What's a trouser snake?' ....I told her I wasn't explaining it on here, Google it. She did and said 'LOL Von !!....that's not what we call it here', but didn't tell me what she called it....so I don't know the answer to that. Perhaps other Americans know the term trouser snake, but she didn't and me being young and innocent...I still don't know what Americans call it. Perhaps someone can tell me ?Edited 05-Feb-25 22:38pm
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- 05-Feb-25 23:16pm
  Holly Cat
  Lol! 🍆? Eggplant :)Edited 05-Feb-25 23:17pm
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- 06-Feb-25 08:48am
  VonHolly Cat
  🤣 🤣
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- 06-Feb-25 09:46am
  Lyn 78550
  Wish I could help Von but I am rather innocent. lol. Have a great day. x 😂
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- 06-Feb-25 12:44pm
  VonLyn 78550
  Well it's obvious Holly isn't.....so that makes two of us. You have a great day too, Lyn.😁Edited 06-Feb-25 14:03pm
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05-Feb-25 21:00pm
Holly Cat
The word rubbish is not used in the US. I'd say garbage is the equivalent word used.
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- 06-Feb-25 16:45pm
  Robert F 1161011
  Or trash.
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- 07-Feb-25 12:22pm
  GrommieRobert F 1161011
  the navy term/word for rubbish is gash to ditch gash is when you tip rubbish over the side.
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	Same Thing - But Different
	Somebody Kinda Loopy	05-Feb-25 08:26 pm
	Hi Dudes & Dudettes In different countries, sometimes things are known as or named differently. .For example, Torch (Aus) and Flashlight (US). .Anyone like to share some of these... for a bit o' fun. .Might uncover some we haven't heard of too !