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Something funny I found in the UK

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Robin-Graves:
The term cigarette means two very different things to the US and the UK.
 In the UK,, you say your going to go smoke  cigarette,, your going out to have a quick smoke.
In the US,, you say your going to go smoke a cigarette, your threatening to commit a hate crime . lmao
It cracks me up to hear people talking about fags here lmao

indie180:

--- Quote from: Robin-Graves on October 30, 2009, 01:27:03 PM ---The term cigarette means two very different things to the US and the UK.
 In the UK,, you say your going to go smoke  cigarette,, your going out to have a quick smoke.
In the US,, you say your going to go smoke a cigarette, your threatening to commit a hate crime . lmao
It cracks me up to hear people talking about fags here lmao

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When I worked for Digital, I used to travel a lot and was over at plants in the US a lot. The Scot guys I was over with would say 'indie's in the bushes having a couple of fags' (I was out having a smoke) but the looks and laughs that would get.

I would come in from having a smoke and everybody would be looking at me. ???

Nice guys I worked with.  ;D

chekovsulu:
I remember the first time I heard the word cigarette in its American context whilst watching Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.  They hugged and then called each other fags, I had no idea what cigarettes had to do with any of it.

knownassociate:
^^ ;D

Robin-Graves:
Its allright, since being here Ive pretty much gone native.
People back home arent going to understand a word I say now. My fiance is now my lartner, a smoke is a cigarette.
Something messing with you is Doing Your Head In.
A store is now a Shop.
What America calls chips are crisps, and what they call fries are Chips.
Gas is now Petrol, a highway is a Motorway, down the street and now Down the Way or Down the Road.
I dont do coffeee anymore, now its Tea ( yeah,, the word cigarette in america will definitly take a new meaning to me now lol).
Yeah, and the accent I had when I came has now all but disapeared.
Bad thing is, I didnt get Americans when I was there, now i REALLY dont get them.
 Damn,, Gee is right, assimilation is almost complete lol.
I even know how to tell your coins apart just by feel. damn!

Sooooo,,, raise your hand if you want me to come back to the UK? lmao

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