Where I'm From...

[Tamara George]

Ok so I'm completely bored because some people apparently don't know anything about time keeping...not that I can talk but still.

So I was thinking the other day...well actually this morning but some other days too, about how different, different cultures etc are. And I don't mean the kind of 'find it in the guide books when you go to that country kind of way', I mean like how even though there are so many places that speak English, there are so many different ways of speaking it and sometimes, let's face it, we have no idea what they're saying XD

So I thought why not start a thread where people can add stuff in, like America's huge right? Things must vary from state to state, because Britain's some little midget island and in England alone there are loads of different things.

That probably didn't make any sense so I'll give some examples...

- Sod = Really minor swearing...or can be used in conjunction with other words i.e. you sodding arsehole. XD

- Twat = Another insult...not particularly hurtful or harsh.

- Prat = Another insult...for some reason it's mostly used for a guy, again, not particularly hurtful.

- Wanker = Insult, I think it's used in loads of places but basically it's a person (usually a guy) who touches himself up (i.e. wanking)...it's probably mostly used to describe a number of prats whether they do so or not. Use with caution. XD

- Slag = A slut, use as often as possible! It's a great word! XD

Other crap...

- Whatever any guide book tells you, THE CREAM GOES BEFORE THE JAM on scones. It differs where you go in England but still, I say I'm right!

- Scones is pronounced like con...only with an s on the front so scon. Not s - cone. I don't know whether that made sense but ah well.

- When an English bloke calls you 'darlin' ' he's probably just forgotten your name...or doesn't know your name at all. It's usually one of those ones where random guys come up to you and are like 'hello darlin'' which means they're going to try and chat you up...or by market stall holders...the East End kind.

- When he calls you 'love' you know as in 'you alright love' it's usually a term of endearment...or he just doesn't know your name.

- Sarcasm is your friend. Use it.

- Black pudding is disgusting. It's vampire food!

- Not every British teenager is like something out of Skins (seriously those kids should have been arrested a very long time ago XD).

- Don't go and harrass the guards at Buckingham Palace. They may not do anything but the policemen (who's probably standing by) will.

- I'm sure there'd be a drop in the population if tea suddenly disappeared.

- Seriously, it'd be a national crisis.

- Yes, moaning is a national past time. If it was an Olympic event, we'd win hands down every year. If we're not moaning; We. Are. Not. Happy.

If you ever go to London...

- You have to go to Brick Lane and Spitalfields Market...oh and possibly Petticoat Lane Market if you really want to get a feel of the place, forget Camden, it's overhyped.

- While you're in Bricklane there's this bagel bakery, it's the grottiest looking place but the food is soooo good.

- Oxford street has the normal chain stores for ordinary people, Regent's street (which is further along) has the expensive and the designer stuff.


So feel free to comment and add anything, even really small things! It's just a bit of fun, nothing too serious so just throw it all down! XD




Edit: I take back everything I said about Camden! It's an amazing place! xD

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[Dodger Moore]

If any of you plan on visiting Oklahoma, I've got some tips for you.

- Do not, under ANY circumstances listen to the weather forecast. If you don't like the weather, wait a couple minutes. The weather has been diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder.

- Summer, More Summer, Ice Age, Tornado. Those are our seasons. Not always in that order too.

- When it comes to football, you either like Oklahoma State or Oklahoma. There is no in between. Also, nobody likes the Texas Longhorns.

- If you can't handle a humid heat, don't come here in the summer. You'll die.

- Miami, Oklahoma and Miami, Florida are pronounced two different ways. Seriously guys, we're so weird. It's MY-AM-UH.

- Don't even TRY to pronounce the names of cities and towns. Most of them are all Native American, heck I can't even say them right.

- If you've never had Braum's ice cream, YOU MUST DO IT! IT'S DELICIOUS.

- Visit the OKC Bombing Memorial if you get the chance, it's depressing but definitely worth checking out.

- On that note, Sonic Drive Thru has the BEST sodas and slushes ever.

There you have it! Noly's guide to the Galaxy. Or at least a small part of it.

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*Im glad you guys say S-Con and not S-Cone. Annoys me something epic D:

*It is not Tom-ATE-toe, it is Tom-AH-toe.

*Many of us do actually say g'day.

*myself included :S

*sorry to shatter your illusions but no i do not have koalas in my backyard or kangaroos hopping down my street. If there is a kangaroo on the street its dead. Dont touch it.

*Everyone thoguht Steve Irwin would get done in by a croc. Yeah, that didnt happen. Stingrays are the ones to watch out for apparently.

i'll add to this later

[johnny]

I'm from New York!


+ whatever you do, don't fly a Confederate flag. Unless you'd like for your house to be burned down.

+ people from Jersey shore have New York accents, not Jersey accents.

+ if you're a guy and you don't sag your pants, its presumed you're gay

+ the word "mad" is interchaneable with very or incredibly.

+ people say anyone who lives outside the city lives upstate

+ nyc is just "the city"

+ the my little pony Ferris wheel cart in the time square toys r us is the best one. Period.

+ pizza is eaten folded in half. Watch out for the grease drip.

+ everyone hates kids who go to Burke (its a high school)

+ swimming in the Hudson river will result in genetic mutations

+ Jersey is a dirty knockoff of New York

+ people drive to Jersey for gas cause its cheaper and full service.

+ most high school parties go down in the woods.

+ NEVER WEAR A RED OR BLUE BANDANA. in all honesty, no color bandana is safe.

+ walking on subway grates in the city is bad luck

[Tamara George]

@ Dodge - Will so do! I'm an ice cream junkie I'll come in winter...not summer...me and humidity, we're just not friends.

@lyssa - Hahahahahaha seriously?! I thought 'g'day' was just a cliché XD Haha I literally burst out laughing at the kangaroo bit, seriously, you crack me up XD...I also thought Steve Irwin would be mauled by a crocodile...apparently not.

@ Johnny - Depends where you are...people do sag skinny jeans...and there are loads of people who have low rider trackies...but half of them are what we like to call 'chavs'.

I've come up with more...and a few questions.

- Who has yearbook? Because at my school we just get jumpers and a few class photos.

- If you've had prom, what was it like? Was it really as hyped up as it supposedly is in the movies (because you know thousands of British girls want to be American just because they have better prom...which we do have but only in some places).

- David Attenborough is a credit to the Britishkind...and is THE best nature bloke out there.

- I'll grudgingly accept the the above comment may have a lot to do with opinion...

- Football (as in FOOTBALL...ok so if we really have to we'll call it soccer), is HUGE in England even if our football team is now full of seriously over paid mamby pamby twats who spend more time rolling around on the floor in 'unbearable pain' than actually playing.

- Rugby is a great sport...more because they have rather short shorts...yum

- If you meet an English guy who plays rugby, JUMP HIM! Why you ask? Because I swear, everytime I've met a guy who plays rugby either he or at least one of his mates are 1. gorgeous 2. the stereotypical view of an English guy, you know the gorgeous gentlemanly kind.

- I can't always guarentee the above comment is true. Rugby is a violent sport, they may have messed up their faces. Broken noses are very common.

- I've been trying to force persuade my boyfriend to start it up but he's a coward.

- ...he's not happy with that comment...but it's MY computer and he shouldn't have eaten MY chocolate egg...and he should have gone by now anyway (yeah I said it!).

[Bear Keeni]

Welcome to North Carolina, USA. :D I, Semper, shall be your tour guide for the next few minutes of your life as you read this wimpy and completely-not-thought-out post.


- If you're ever in Asheville (or Ash-Vegas, as we sometimes refer to it as) GO TO MELLOW MUSHROOM OR I WILL MURDER STALK AND THEN MURDER HAUNT YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. Seriously. That place has the BEST pizza everrrrr. <3 even better than in New York lolwut?

- If you're in downtown Ash-Vegas, head over to the drum circle. There's plenty of drugs love to go around and you'll leave there happy. x3

- We have a very good deal of rednecks here (and I will admit I am part redneck xD ). It's not unusual to see Confederate flags, camoflauge everything, Carhartt, boots, things of that nature.

- The school board down in Raleigh has absolutely no idea how to run school here in the mountains. NO idea.

- DUKE IS PUKE! Though their college is <3 Their basketball team is <////3

- You either want to go to collage at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke, or somewhere else. xD

- Organic things are HUGE in my part of town.

- Sweet tea is considered as much of a neccissity here as tea is in Britain. Unsweet tea is frowned upon.

- Bojangles & Chick-Fil-A. Enough said. <333

- Krispy-Kreme is better than Dunkin' Donuts, I don't care what you say. xD

- You either like Coca-Cola or Pepsi, or you're weird like me and love both.

- It's all about football here. And I can't tell you how many high school football games I've been to, and I still can't tell you what goes on. D:

- Steve Irwin DD':

- Larry the Cable Guy xD <33

- Don't ever go to this Voo Doo resturant downtown. xP Tis very awful in my opinion.

- No matter where you go, there's very rarely any flat land other than the roads. And all the roads are curvey beyond belief. xD Bring your sedatives.

- The state fair is the schizz, yo. <333

- The Biltmore House really isn't all that it's jazzed up to be, though it is very interesting the first time you go there. Also, the Grove Park Inn is awesome and has the BIGGEST FIRE FREAKIN' PLACE YOU WILL EVER SEE IN YOUR WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE. :DDDDD

- Every picnic you have better have BBQ and Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce or it's not a picnic. D:

- Country music is pretty big here, though not everyone listens to it.

- If you don't know what Sweet Home Alabama is, you're weird not from here. xDD

- uhhh......

- Goodwill is an excellent place to shop. :D

- And duct tape is an absolute must. <3333

- Camoflauge hats are epic.

- I had another thought but I lost it. D:

- Oh, and we don't have outhouses. xDD We actually have indoor plumbing all the way out here. :O And electricity! WE BE HAVIN' A SHINDIG ON THE GREEN! IT'S A HOOTENANY!

- No one actually says "yee haw" down South, though I dunno if that's a southern or western thing. x3

- Ford trucks are better than Chevy. Just sayin'. xD <3



And that's all I can really think of right now. I hope I haven't burned your eyes by now with my useless post. xD


And I've not been to prom, though I'm going in about a month with just a group of friends.

Kangaroos <333 I've always wanted to see one. D:

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[Johanna]

So I know Lyssa already posted about Australia, but I wanted to join in on the fun

Terminology...
-Bogan: basically someone who walks around barefoot, usually in a singlet and shorts
-Thongs: these are not underwear, they are something you wear on your feet (flipflops to you Americans)
-Gay: used as a form of lame, etc, but slightly worse
-Deli/milkbar: cornerstore or whatever it is you call the place you can by lollies and fizzy and all that
-Shopping center/plaza: Mall

National stuff...
-Beer is prettymuch out national drink. Seriously, people here drink it more than water :S
-BBQ's are a thing people do with there family on almost EVERY holiday
-Football is AFL (australian football league) here, not soccer. AFL is played by 17 teams from all over Aus and prettymuch everyone watches it (Geelong Cats Rule!!)
-Oprah Winfrey didn't even go to any of the cool places in Aus, like WA
-When driving, don't cut someone off, or you are likely to 1. get sworn at, 2. get your car smashed, 3. both.
-We don't have carnivals here, we have shows. And they only come to big cities like once a year D:
-Aboriginals are prettymuch all related to eachother in some way. You mess with one, you mess with them all (not being racist or anything, but its true)
-In every school in Aus (that I know of) you have to wear a really ugly school uniform
-The boss at school is called the principal
-School starts at 9 and finishes at 3/3:30 generally
-Most Aussies have never left the country; sad, but true D:
-Cricket is a national pastime, great for family get-togethers
-Sarcasm is a form of flattery
-We dont care if what we say is gramatically incorrect, get over it
-Vegemite is yum, despite what Americans say

-Geraldton...
-In Geraldton, you drive for 1/2 out of town and you see kangaroos XD
-Drive 1/2 hour, and congratulations! you just crossed the whole town!
-We have no good shops really, because our town is so small D:
-If you ever come here, go to Jenarlies: best ice-cream EVER!
-We only have 2 shopping centers D:
-Seasons consist of Summer, summer, summer and autumn
-Our beaches are EPIC!!!!
-We only have one cinema, KFC, Red Rooster, Maccas, and no arcade
-(I miss the city, can you tell?)
-Don't touch the windows at our (me and lyssa) workplace, cos chances are we just cleaned them and we will KEEL YOU!
-Bunnings warehouse is the most populated place on a Sunday morning
-If you go to the beach, chances are you will get stung by at least one jellyfish :S

And I think that's about it, but chances are i'll come up with more soon

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Ahahahaha XDD

*On the Vegemite note, you amercians hate the stuff becasue you spread it on five inches think like its peanut butter!!!! ITS A SPREAD! Not a burger patty

*Yes. Touching the windows is bad. Very, very VERY BAD!!!!

*Dont EVER worry about doing your hair here (Geraldton) Why? Becasue as SOON a you step out your front door (not across the yard, or across the street. OUT THE FRONT DOOR) it will be a mess again. I guarantee that it will look worse than it did BEFORE you spent half an hour doing your hair that morning. Geraldton is the windy city. If there is no wind, the whole town wants to know whats wrong.

*On the seasons subject, she's right. THERE IS NO WINTER. ITS A FREAKING MYTH.

*Absolutely no rain. EVER.

No doubt I will think of more things to add XD

[Johana]

Oh! Almost forgot! In Aus, we have yr12 ball's, not proms. And they are nowhere near as cool as in the movies (from what ive heard anyway)

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They are no where near as awesome as the proms that you see in american films D:

[Tamara George]

Ah! No rain? Rain's amazing!

I'll have to make sure my friend doesn't come visiting because 1. She'll try and kidnap kangaroos 2. Windy or not, she'll continue to wear those short floaty skirts...you know the type that fly up in the wind? XD

Go football! The football with a proper ball kind! XD Oh and depending where you go crickets big here *cough*ashesbelongstous*cough*.

Haha a school system I can understand! I mean seriously, sophomores and junior and freshmans and stuff...what are they and what order do they go in? XD

[Johanna]

Yes no rain D: Im surprised we're not all dried up and wrinkly with the amount of sun we get
I made that mistake the other day, giving an unplanned Marilyn Munroe performance :S
*coughs*englandcantplaycrickettosavethemselves*coughs*
I know! I get so confused! Why cant they just have grades 1 through 12 like here??

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I KNOW!!!! THE AAMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEM BOGGLES MY MIND SOMETHING CHRONIC!!!! D:

its like, freshman junior sophomore senior or some shizz. Give me years eight nine ten eleven twelve anyday XDD

[Tamara George]

*Englandwontheashesthisyear*cough* XD

Hahahahaha there've been many instances of Marilyn Monroe flashes on numerous esculators, myself included XD

At my school we have year 7 through to year 13 (12 and 13 are sixth form years...but not everyone does them) then you just hop off to university. Hehe I'm aiming to do medecine in Edinburgh...it's going to take brains and revision though... XD

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ahahha XD

YOU HAVE A YEAR THIRTEEN?! (wth is sixth form??? :S ) Yeah we go to uni after too. if you score well enough in your TEE.