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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy
I'm a MA native, and never heard anyone say "mal" for mall ... then again, I've never heard anyone say "tonic" meaning soda pop either.
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Soda pop! You are showing those Eastern US roots again!
Lemonade is a drink that is different. It's a carbonated beverage in the UK (sort of like Sprite). A popular drink in England is a shandy which is beer + lemonade, whereas a popular drink in the US is an Arnold Palmer which is iced tea + American lemonade. I have one English friend who refuses to even try iced tea.
We also think of milk and cream differently. My English colleagues have a difficult time with half and half. They cannot believe that it's really milk
and cream. You should have seen the looks of horror that I got when I explained about flavored creamers that are popular with coffee here.
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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy
I'm assuming we've exported Seinfeld for the delectation of our U. K. friends? I wonder if the humour might be too Noo Yawk though?
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Humor is very different between the US and UK. I find it amusing that when my British colleagues come here they complain about how there are no good shows on tv at night in the hotel. I was also asked once how the American remake of The Office could possibly be funny, and I explained that it is indeed quite funny and very popular. It is also interesting that often at work in England everyone will be talking about the previous night's big program on tv. Like
everyone will have watched the
same show, and it might be something like an ordinary documentary. That doesn't happen as frequently in the US unless it's something really big and special. Maybe we have more channels here? Another thing I have observed is that English humor is very subtle but everyone gets it. In America we often add "I'm just teasing or joking". They don't feel they need to clarify; it's just understood.