The, 'Why do Americans....' thread. (1 Viewer)

[Yurn!]

It's called 'For Love or Money' and not 'The Concierge'. sake.

 

[Mormon Nailer]

only Irish people fall asleep on the jacks in pubs so why do Americans insist on calling it the restroom. That should be our name for it.

 

[rettucs]

Brown sauce should be HP.

that'd be like calling beans 'heinz'.

Heinz on toast please.

what kind of toast sir, we got 'sourdough, wheat, rye............'


ARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

 

[pulk]

are you a woman?
cos that would be really annoying otherwise...

woman - yes
aged granny/member of the royal family - no

 

[Jill Hives]

only Irish people fall asleep on the jacks in pubs so why do Americans insist on calling it the restroom. That should be our name for it.

Toilet sounds rude to me. Loo sounds like I am talking to children ( you know that let's change words so they are kid friendly). Jacks sounds like I am going to pee standing up or on the street. Bathroom sounds like I am in someone's house. Restroom is the best because it's like a breather from the people you are with...not like you are going to sleep. Plus lots of places do have chairs/seats in them.

 

[Jill Hives]

what would you call brown sauce?

I call it gross.

 

[Hector Grey]

that'd be like calling beans 'heinz'.

Heinz on toast please.

what kind of toast sir, we got 'sourdough, wheat, rye............'


ARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

ketchup isn't a brand name..... i heard that over th Tannoy as i was Hoovering

 

[Jill Hives]

sweater? surely the purpose of a jumper is to keep you warm, not make you sweat...

Do you jump while wearing your jumper?

 

[Hector Grey]

Toilet sounds rude to me. Loo sounds like I am talking to children ( you know that let's change words so they are kid friendly). Jacks sounds like I am going to pee standing up or on the street. Bathroom sounds like I am in someone's house. Restroom is the best because it's like a breather from the people you are with...not like you are going to sleep. Plus lots of places do have chairs/seats in them.

and it's where one lays their brown babies to eternally rest

 

[Squiggle]

Toilet sounds rude to me. Loo sounds like I am talking to children ( you know that let's change words so they are kid friendly). Jacks sounds like I am going to pee standing up or on the street. Bathroom sounds like I am in someone's house. Restroom is the best because it's like a breather from the people you are with...not like you are going to sleep. Plus lots of places do have chairs/seats in them.

The Ladies room? The little girl's room? Excuse me for a minute? I don't see why we have to specify where we're going at all really. Restroom it ain't.

Do you jump while wearing your jumper?

Well, I normally call it a pullover or a geansai.

 

[HMD]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargghh


Its ketchup!

KETCHUP!


damn your eyes!




but i take your point

no, i've had red sauce in a lot of places where the so called ketchup has never seen a tomato.

 

[rettucs]

The Ladies room? The little girl's room? Excuse me for a minute? I don't see why we have to specify where we're going at all really. Restroom it ain't.

the coke room

Well, I normally call it a pullover or a geansai.

yeah, or top. 'I got a new top so I did'

and track suit bottoms. Everyone knows exactly what you mean when you say that.

 

[Mormon Nailer]

Toilet sounds rude to me. Loo sounds like I am talking to children ( you know that let's change words so they are kid friendly). Jacks sounds like I am going to pee standing up or on the street. Bathroom sounds like I am in someone's house. Restroom is the best because it's like a breather from the people you are with...not like you are going to sleep. Plus lots of places do have chairs/seats in them.

Could you not just get up from the table and say "jesus lads i'm bursting for a slash" like a normal person.

 

[Squiggle]

yeah, or top. 'I got a new top so I did'

and track suit bottoms. Everyone knows exactly what you mean when you say that.

Always track suit bottoms, always... 'sweatpants' sound so unsavoury. !bog

 

[Mormon Nailer]

or you caoud say "guys I have the run the mouse's snout is out of the tunnel"

 

[Jill Hives]

Why do they all want to be Irish?

I think American's just want to identify with something. It is such a new country when you thing about it and especially now I think there is a sense of wanting to connect to something on a more human level. I could be totally bullshitting here but I think there's a some kind of truth to it.

I would have to go back at least 5 generations before I could reach somewhere over seas in my family tree. Even then it's all over the place. I am an American mutt. Hell, there is even Native American in me...not that I am going to try to get some casino royalties from a reservation any time soon.

Yeah, it might be annoying but so is everyone here thinking New York State is just New York City. Or everyone assuming we are all loud and obnoxious idiots who voted for Bush.

 

[Mormon Nailer]

Hell, there is even Native American in me...not that I am going to try to get some casino royalties from a reservation any time soon.

you could get us all cheap cigarettes though.

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

MOST native american indians are alcoholics. Fact.

 

[Squiggle]

MOST native american indians are alcoholics. Fact.

As are all Irish men, everyone knows this.

 

[rettucs]

you could get us all cheap cigarettes though.

and cheap iPods