What words do the U.S.'ers use that the UK'ers think is strange?

Question

We speak the same language but it's still quite different. I've heard, slag and a few other words I can't remember right now but what words do you british folks think we use that is strange?

Answer 1

U.k - U.s
flat - apartment
underground - subway
icebox - fridge
ground floor - frist floor
crisps - chips
chips - french fries
biscuit - cookie

Answer 2

Try moving from America to Europe. It took me 4 weeks just to figure out the British pronounciation of aluminium. I had no clue what they were saying. Maybe it was the same for them regarding me!
I also had no clue what nappies, prams, prawns, chips, crisps, blokes, etc. were.
I felt embarrassed that I was not as worldly as they were in vocabulary.

Answer 3

There are some that you (Americans) use that we (Canadians) don't generally use in our speech as well.
You say 'soda' we say 'pop'
You say 'candy bar' we say 'chocolate bar'
You say 'vacation' we say 'holiday' (though this has been interchangeable more and more in Canada the past few years)
You say 'sneakers' we say 'runners'
You say '12th grade', we say 'grade 12'
I know everyone says Canadians say "eh" a lot too and I will readily admit to that one. I love all the little differences between cultures it keeps things exciting and lets everyone have their own distinction. Cheers eh!

Answer 4

Your chips are our crisps
And i wouldn't feel comfortable saying i wanted to smoke a f*g in the US
F*ck is the same here

Answer 5

F*** is known as bloody in Britian, or so I've heard.
Fags are buggers and bummers there too, or so I've heard.

Answer 6

I'm sure they think it's strange we use f*g to mean gay since they use it to mean cigarette.

Answer 7

wan you say thank you thay always say yup or no problem.you don't say your welcome??