Just for fun, American words for thing you love and hate

[CherryCherries]

Mine are, I love "stroller" as opposed to our "pushchair" and "take out the trash" as opposed to our "take the rubbish out."

I don't like "pants" as "trousers" or "pantyhose" as opposed to "tights." Or "fanny" for "bottom".

What are yours?

Sorry the part of my post before I've responded to @LoveFall was meant to be in bold . It doesn't make sense without. I was quoting a post which quotes a previous post .

wheelie bin

@Feather12

Soda. I don’t even know what to say in the UK anymore.

As a teenager working in a bakery this word led to major confusion.

American Teen (AT): Do you have soda?
Me: Yes. Large or small?
AT: What flavours do you have?
Me: Just brown.
AT:

Eventually I figured out she meant a mineral (Irish term for a soft drink) and explained to her that soda was a type of bread in Ireland. I directed her to a shop where she could buy a mineral and told her what she should ask for.

*I live in Canada only a few miles from the US border and I have never heard this word. Ever. A septic tank is called a septic tank. It is used for waste when there is no sanitary sewer to connect to.

As for the poster who referred to"chink" or "jap". Those terms are far, far outdated and are basically never used. They are racist and unacceptable in Canada and I am sure the US. I never hear them. If I did, frankly I would be horrified.*

Yes I know what a septic tank is. My house has one. I was speculating that when the previous poster used the expression "ignorant seppo" that this was a variation on the unpleasant nickname "Septics" to refer to Americans. Which Americans are expected to find jolly amusing.
I know Jap and Chink are horrible, racist and offensive. They would not be tolerated in Ireland in the way that "Septic" is tolerated (not by everyone of course but I've heard it used liberally in a speech at a wedding in Ireland where one of the couple and thus many of the guests were American. Just seemed really crass and horrible manners towards the guests. ).

Hate the word pinky

@Maggiesfarm

I didn't know that about 'bollocksed'!

I love 'ant' instead of 'aunt'.

Do you mean pronouncing aunt ant? That's Irish too.

I hate "wrote me/write you"

In the Notebook, when Allie is snivelling "you WROTE me? You...you...you WROTE me?

It drives me mad. I had American penpals growing up and even as a small child was gritting teeth as they offered to "write me"
or "I'll write you again soon."

No. You will write TO me. You won't write ME as I am not a fictional character waiting to be created.

I also hate panties and pantyhose. "Adult Rompers" (playsuits/jumpsuits). Vests for waistcoats. Sweaters for jumpers. Jumpers for Pinafore Dresses. Purse for handbag or worse notebook for a small bag.

The whole Juniors, Misses etc in shops confuses me.

I quite like alimony, sidewalk, cart, soda, stroller and restroom.

@lovefall - the poster was referring to rhyming slang - septic tank, Yank. Ie an offensive term for an American.
Like Butcher’s hook, look (let’s have a butcher’s). Except that’s not offensive.

I loathe 'poop' and 'panties'

I hate hearing the term "panties".
Watching a court case and they're talking about a child's panties being missing.

It just sounds wrong

@Feather12 @choosername1234 I like the Glaswegian "ginger" for fizzy drinks (it comes out sounding like "junjuh")

I also love tush/tushy for private parts when potty/toilet training.

I remember hearing a toddler saying

"Mommy, look I cleaned my tushy real good. Mommy did you clean your tushy when you went potty?"

In a loo once in the cutest squeaky voice and my heart melted.

I know this is weird. I was just a bit broody.

@ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba

what do you mean by American? do you mean the North & South America?

or is this a classic ignorant seppo thing of thinking the USA is the whole of America?!
because then here's mine: using the word "American" when you mean "in/from/of USA".

What nationality are people who are born in the USA?

I wondered what slang words Canadians have so looked it up and found this gem:

*Mickey

A mickey is a hip-flask-size bottle of liquor. You can only find these at the LCBO. It fits perfectly in your purse, pocket or hand.

“Just grab a mickey. We’re keeping it low-key tonight.”*

at starting a low key night in Ireland by grabbing a mickey.

I live in the US and am tolerant of everything but 'panties' and the use of "on accident".

Y'all is by far my favorite word/expression and extremely practical, although I sound ridiculous using it with my RP British accent so generally don't.

I always smile at the use of 'a bunch' to refer to things that couldn't possibly form a bunch.

@powershowerforanhour - Just grab a mickey. We’re keeping it low-key tonight

Any mickey or should you know the owner?

Hearing an adult say they are “going potty,” is absolutely gross to me

[quote bakingdemon]**@Feather12* @choosername1234* I like the Glaswegian "ginger" for fizzy drinks (it comes out sounding like "junjuh")[/quote]
Oh yes!! I forgot this. I love the use of ginger. I think I will use that! Also minerals, don’t they still use that on certain airlines?

The way they say Craig and Graham. Grates on me 😟

Do you mean pronouncing aunt ant? That's Irish too.

What? How do you pronounce aunt? Is it awe-nt or something?

I love y'all. We need a second person plural in the language and y'all does it beautifully.

I don't like Zee for Zed. DS says it and I always correct him.

I like stick shift for gears. It's a bit of a family joke, DS and I both like Lee Child's Jack Reacher books and in one episode he comes to the UK and has to drive stick. Apparently many Americans only know how to drive automatic cars.
I dislike the omission of of. He looks out the window.

@powershowerforanhour - What? How do you pronounce aunt? Is it awe-nt or something?

I pronounce it ant but English people pronounce it incorrectly differently as awe-nt

My accent is RP and I pronounce aunt like ahnt with a long a, same vowel as bra (I say awe the same as or). My dad is northern and says ant as well. I think the American pronunciation has the long vowel but more nasal.