Translations...some I knew, some are totally new to me
American = British
pants = trousers
underwear = pants [ I learned this one the embarassing way]
The O.C. = Florida [actually, this refers to only one girl who, when I told her I was from FL, asked me if I lived in the O.C....whhhaattt??]
hot/physically attractive = fit
movies = cinema
slut/ho = slag
stupid woman = cow
school = grades 1 - 10
community college = college
college = university
trunk = boot
gas station = garage
cart = trolley
tests/finals = exams [they get offended if you call them tests, because apparently exams sound MUCH more difficult]
and finally.....
sport utility vehicle [SUV] = what's that?
pants = trousers
underwear = pants [ I learned this one the embarassing way]
The O.C. = Florida [actually, this refers to only one girl who, when I told her I was from FL, asked me if I lived in the O.C....whhhaattt??]
hot/physically attractive = fit
movies = cinema
slut/ho = slag
stupid woman = cow
school = grades 1 - 10
community college = college
college = university
trunk = boot
gas station = garage
cart = trolley
tests/finals = exams [they get offended if you call them tests, because apparently exams sound MUCH more difficult]
and finally.....
sport utility vehicle [SUV] = what's that?
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