10 Things You'd Hear in the U.K., but not Atlanta

OK, so I had to try to get Nigel back. The key word here is "try". Nigel's a funny guy, and I can only offer this weak attempt at his level of humor. If you have any more, feel free to add them in the comments below:

1. Man, our currency rocks!
2. I tried to get tickets to the soccer game*, but it was sold out.
3. I went to church this past Sunday, and I had a whole row to myself!
4. Would you like sweet or salty popcorn?
5. Yes, we have sweet tea. Here's your tea, and there's sugar on the table.
6. No, we don't have free refills.
7. What? You want more than three cubes of ice in your drink?**
8. Can't we all agree that Oasis is the greatest band on the planet?
9. Are you having a laugh?
10. Georgia? What part of Texas is that in?

*Yes, I know it's called "football" over there, but I had to call it "soccer" in the interest of my lame joke!

** For the record, I'm not a big fan of ice in my soft drinks...

Comments

[rr4jcgomer]

Mark,

Here are some more I found on the net:

In the UK "cigarettes" are called "faggs!" That has the potential to become an interesting situation when looking to feed your habit here in the US. Another one; in the UK an "eraser" is called a "rubber" so you could see the dilemma of a kid from the UK asking his US teacher for an eraser. There are tons more you can have some fun with..."chips" in the UK are "French Fries" here in the US. "Crisps" in the UK are our version of "chips." Here's another one..."Knickers" are "Underwear," and a "Tosser" is their version of a "Fool or Idiot," Here's a quote I found that kinda sums things up nicely... "The keynote of American civilization is a sort of warmhearted vulgarity. The Americans have none of the irony of the English, none of their cool poise, none of their manner. But they do have a friendliness. Where an Englishman would give you his card, an American would very likely give you his shirt."
Raymond Chandler words/sayings

Peace and blessings,
Reg

[Joel Stapleton]

very funny, mark.
i added you to my blogroll. check it out. i think you would excel at my "movie quote mondays"
take care,
Joel

[adam riggins]

no free refills? What is this world coming to?

[WTD]

"Your teeth are positively dreadful!"

[Joan Young/Godgrl Gomer]

Hmmmm Australia must be more British than we would like to admit. lol
I identified to ALL of those sayings!!! Scary.

And Praise The Lord....We are starting to get to a point where there are no unused rows in our church. woohoo...

BTW...it is a HUGE decision...salty or sweet popcorn....I cant decide!!!

[Chad Jarnagin]

DUDE. I am coming back to ATL in May for like a week... doing a Braves / Reds game and shizzle.

Hope you are around.

C

[Melanie]

Glad to see you have a sense of humor. :) Good top ten lists are harder to put together than it seems sometimes. :)

I love #5. LOL

And my reaction to #6 was:
"What, no refills?!!" LOL

[Emily aka EmmoGomer]

Very funny Mark!
You have to know we English folks wouldn't ordinarily use the term that something 'rocks' unless we are refering to Third Day!!
Third Day most definately ROCK!!

[Murthen]

Ha ha!!! Had a good laugh at both of those lists. I love #10 - cos all intelligent Brits know that Georgia is part of Russia... right??!

[Tabitha (lucy77gomer)]

#5 and #10 are funny. Nice job, Mark!

[anon4him]

lol! I love the last one!