Dialect and culture: UK vs USA

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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:10 pm

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@Bart Fargo When I was doing a search for Wickles Pickles recently I found a group called Wicked Relish. Maybe they are from your part of the US

Never heard of them. On their website they look like they are from Los Angeles. I'm originally from NEAR Los Angeles (but not quite)

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:23 pm

I visited a bar in Huntsville Alabama 40 years ago. I took a sip from my beer on the way back to my table, and was politely told by the barkeep that "You cain't stand up and drink in Alabama". Since I'd just proved that I did have the required coordination, I took it to be a legal prohibition.

Master of Master Baiters Joined: 27 Dec 2010 Posts: 586

Sorry but I have to be honest. I was a long haul trucker for seven years and Ive been all over the country. Ohio, Indiana, and Southeast Michigan have got to be some of the most depressed areas of the US. Victim of the US steel and automobile industry gone down under.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Posts: 57

I have another question:

Is American football really popular over there?

And I just thought I'd repost this incase you missed it on the previous page

I came across this video of an Northeastern Ohio accent, would you say this is typical Ohio? To me it sounds very basic American, but as I said before, I shouldn't really judge as I am not from America

Ohio accent:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpoKkAijqv8&feature=channel_video_title

Not quite a Newb Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Posts: 57

How about Montana... if its anything like films depict it to be, it seems somewhere I'd like to visit just once

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:43 am

mr.scissorkick wrote:

I live in Utah.
It's sort of a watered down version of everywhere else in America.

Oh, we have fry sauce Cool

: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fry_sauce ,
and you should too, wherever you are. You limeys may call it "chips" sauce if you'd like.

Fry sauce is also called "Thousand Island Dressing" in other states, "Cocktail Sauce" in Iceland, "Ketchup Mayo" in Germany, etc, etc.

Utahns like drop the "t" sound and replace it with a glottal stop.
Mountain becomes "Mow (glottal stop) EN" and well as our one and only slang word: "Sluff"

Noun: Sluffer
Adjective: Sluffing
Verb: To sluff

Example of usage: "Don't sluff class!"

(Jag vill flytta bort härifrån! Herregud! Jag hatar Utah!)

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 4:08 am

Sold_Me_Out wrote:

How about Montana... if its anything like films depict it to be, it seems somewhere I'd like to visit just once

I live in Montana at the foot of the Continental Divide. There is a lot of diversity on the landscape here from the beauty of the Rocky Mountains, the badlands of the Missouri Breaks to near desert in far Eastern Montana.

I love living here, we often say we pay a scenery tax to live here though Smile

Not quite a Newb Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Posts: 57

In the UK, we call fry sauce Burger sauce, and it is usually in kebab shops, etc.

I actually quite like it

Not quite a Newb Joined: 11 Jan 2012 Posts: 61

Sold_Me_Out wrote:

I have another question:

Is American football really popular over there?

You betcha! I am a die-hard Baltimore Ravens fan. Our rival team is the Pittsburgh Steelers and fans from both teams have an unhealthy hatred towards one another when it's football season.

As a matter of fact, we have nasty little names we call each others' teams. Being totally in support of the RAVENS, you might seem me "accidentally slip" and call the steelers some other name Twisted Evil

Now that the squeelers (oops there I go) are out of the play-offs, I'm sure their fans are going to be Texans fans today since they play the Ravens this afternoon.

Needless to say.... I WILL be watching the game so you all will only get my partial attention - like during the commercials ha ha ha ha.

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:57 pm

^^^ Seconding that "you betcha"

My favorite teams include:

Pro- NOLA Saints
College - Ohio State
College - Any team that plays and can beat U of Michigan!

There are die hard ice hockey fans in the US also!

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:58 pm

The Craptastic Goddess wrote:

You betcha! I am a die-hard Baltimore Ravens fan. Our rival team is the Pittsburgh Steelers and fans from both teams have an unhealthy hatred towards one another when it's football season.

As a matter of fact, we have nasty little names we call each others' teams. Being totally in support of the RAVENS, you might seem me "accidentally slip" and call the steelers some other name Twisted Evil

Now that the squeelers (oops there I go) are out of the play-offs, I'm sure their fans are going to be Texans fans today since they play the Ravens this afternoon.

Needless to say.... I WILL be watching the game so you all will only get my partial attention - like during the commercials ha ha ha ha.

It is indeed very popular and I have been a Pittsburgh Steelers fan since I was an infant. I also love nothing more than to see the Ravens loose when they are playing the Steelers. That plan did not go so well this year.

Even though they are our biggest rivals I still would like to see our divsiion win it all and I will find myself secretly rooting for them to move on because they may the only way to stop the cheeseheads. (Green Bay Packers)

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:26 pm

Sold_Me_Out wrote:

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In the UK, we call fry sauce Burger sauce, and it is usually in kebab shops, etc.

Hmm, that might be a regional thing. I'm in North-East England, and I've never heard of 'burger sauce'. We usually have a choice of 'brown sauce' eg HP, or 'ketchup' eg Heinz tomato ketchup. Some places will also offer mayonnaise or salad cream (note, NOT the same thing - mayo is thick and creamy, salad cream is runny and vinegary). That pink stuff looks like cocktail sauce, usually found on prawns (Marie Rose).

BTW that's 'ketchup', not 'catsup', for the benefit of our colonial cousins. Wink

Not quite a Newb Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Posts: 57

Cougar wrote:

Sold_Me_Out wrote:

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In the UK, we call fry sauce Burger sauce, and it is usually in kebab shops, etc.

Hmm, that might be a regional thing. I'm in North-East England, and I've never heard of 'burger sauce'. We usually have a choice of 'brown sauce' eg HP, or 'ketchup' eg Heinz tomato ketchup. Some places will also offer mayonnaise or salad cream (note, NOT the same thing - mayo is thick and creamy, salad cream is runny and vinegary). That pink stuff looks like cocktail sauce, usually found on prawns (Marie Rose).

BTW that's 'ketchup', not 'catsup', for the benefit of our colonial cousins. Wink

I am in London, where their are kebab shops on nearly every corner.

Kebab take aways normally have three main sauces, Chilli sauce (totally different to American chilli), or Garlic sauce to put on kebabs

Burger sauce to put in , (surprise, lol) a burger or maybe a wrap

I looked up the fry sauce on wikipedia, and it lists the different names by country, and in the UK it says its called Burger sauce, but they add mustard aswell

I love mayonnaise , but I absolutely despise salad cream, I think its sickly.. I just read on Wikipedia, that it was introduced in the UK in the 1920's as a cheaper alternative to mayonnaise.

Cheers

Not quite a Newb Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Posts: 57

The Craptastic Goddess wrote:

Sold_Me_Out wrote:

I have another question:

Is American football really popular over there?

You betcha! I am a die-hard Baltimore Ravens fan. Our rival team is the Pittsburgh Steelers and fans from both teams have an unhealthy hatred towards one another when it's football season.

As a matter of fact, we have nasty little names we call each others' teams. Being totally in support of the RAVENS, you might seem me "accidentally slip" and call the steelers some other name Twisted Evil

Now that the squeelers (oops there I go) are out of the play-offs, I'm sure their fans are going to be Texans fans today since they play the Ravens this afternoon.

Needless to say.... I WILL be watching the game so you all will only get my partial attention - like during the commercials ha ha ha ha.

That sounds like proper loyalty there!!! lol, good to see you are on fire for your team

Soccer is the biggest sport here, and I support Chelsea... but I wouldn't say I am a die hard fan.

I tried to watch American football once on the telly, and I must say I found it confusing, maybe I'll have to give it another go

How about Canada, do they have that same sport, or do they have a different variation of it? I know Ice hockey is ther main sport

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:43 pm

^ I saw that entry on wikipedia. I was surprised!

Mind you, I don't frequent kebab shops much these days - not after experiencing the effects of a bad doner a few years back. Shocked

Not quite a Newb Joined: 11 Jan 2012 Posts: 61

johned wrote:

It is indeed very popular and I have been a Pittsburgh Steelers fan since I was an infant. I also love nothing more than to see the Ravens loose when they are playing the Steelers. That plan did not go so well this year.

Even though they are our biggest rivals I still would like to see our divsiion win it all and I will find myself secretly rooting for them to move on because they may the only way to stop the cheeseheads. (Green Bay Packers)

Johned,

Yeah, I'd say keep that secret to yourself. As you well know what can happen as a Steelers fan if word got out that you were rooting for the Ravens Wink

I have many friends are Steelers fans - not die hard a fan with their team as I am with mine, but last night I tried to mention the Steelers losing against the Broncos and what a shame it was, but they didn't want to hear it lol

Just goes to show how serious the rivalry is. It's a balmy 32 degrees at M&T Stadium. Hopefully the Texans won't play well in the cold weather Very Happy

I'm still in shock that the Broncos only got 10 points in Saturdays game. WOW. Seems they didn't bring their "A" game. Anyone know where the Colts currently stand? I hate them too. For Obvious reasons. (If you don't know the history of the Colts, I'm sure someone here will be happy to explain)

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:14 pm

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Now that the squeelers (oops there I go) are out of the play-offs, I'm sure their fans are going to be Texans fans today since they play the Ravens this afternoon.

nope...steeler fans still hate the Texans...I dont know why...The Texans are the best and the cravens suck peeler <censored>

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:21 pm

i like how you guys call a 'bum bag' a 'fanny pack'. You'd think even across the pond people could tell the difference between a fanny and a bum....... not that it makes much difference in my case lol

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:30 pm

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I'm still in shock that the Broncos only got 10 points in Saturdays game. WOW. Seems they didn't bring their "A" game. Anyone know where the Colts currently stand? I hate them too. For Obvious reasons. (If you don't know the history of the Colts, I'm sure someone here will be happy to explain)

I've never been a football fan,but having lived here for most of my life I think the answer is who the hell cares about the Colts ? Laughing

Yes,I remember the Mayflower vans skulking their way out of town.

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:44 pm

Sold_Me_Out wrote:

I came across this video of an Northeastern Ohio accent, would you say this is typical Ohio? To me it sounds very basic American, but as I said before, I shouldn't really judge as I am not from America

Ohio accent:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpoKkAijqv8&feature=channel_video_title

This young lady's accent was typical midwestern with some exceptions. The T sound in "water" and "theater" came almost like D, common in the midwest. But "wash" came out more Middle Atlantic; in many parts of the midwest it sounds almost like "warsh."

Her speech is very close to most of Ohio and maybe western Pennsylvania.

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Is American football really popular over there?

"Popular" doesn't describe it in many parts of the country. "Religion" is more appropriate. For example, I lived in Texas for six years where the two most popular sports are football and spring football.

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:29 pm

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How about Canada, do they have that same sport, or do they have a different variation of it? I know Ice hockey is ther main sport

Canadian Football is almost the same thing as US Football (which a lot of people on the forum call hand-egg) The field is a bit longer and there are some other rules which I don't remember at the moment. They have their own league, Canadian Football league. If I understand right NFL (American Football) is more popular in Canada than the CFL (Please correct me if I'm wrong)

I'm not a football fan personally, but love baseball!!

Not quite a Newb Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Posts: 57

lakeside77 wrote:

This young lady's accent was typical midwestern with some exceptions. The T sound in "water" and "theater" came almost like D, common in the midwest. But "wash" came out more Middle Atlantic; in many parts of the midwest it sounds almost like "warsh."

I found her to be quite pretty aswell Rolling Eyes

lol.

I can tell a New York Brooklyn accent, probably because of Hollywood movies, and also other ones that stand out, like the deep south, etc. But I don't think I would be able to tell the difference between accents like, Ohio, Maine, Michigan etc. Even the Canadian accent to me sounds the same as American, as it does to most Brits

I have never seen a baseball game, but I have seen a Basketball game when I went to NYC for a holiday in 2002.

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:28 am

Kokomeister wrote:

our one and only slang word: "Sluff"

Oh my heck.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 11 Jan 2012 Posts: 61

@ Deadking,

I'm glad SteAlers fans hate the Texans. Another one bites the dust Wink

Now all the Ravens have to do is pound the NE Pasties and we're off to the Super Bowl!!

On a side note... SEVEN of the Ravens players are going to be playing in the Pro Bowl. I wonder what other team has that many or more players playing the Pro Bowl.

@ Bart,

For one year there was a franchise in Baltimore. The team was called the CFL's but if you went to a game, the announcer would say "Here's the Baltimore CFL.... " To which the crowd replied "Colts". They were only there for the 1993 or 1994 season, if I remember correctly.

@ Doc,

Yes... that was and still is a very sore subject especially for those of us old enough to remember when it hit the news the very next day. Many Baltimorians are still jaded over that which is why we have such a strong devotion for the Ravens.

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:12 pm

The Craptastic Goddess wrote:

Now all the Ravens have to do is pound the NE Pasties and we're off to the Super Bowl!!

On a side note... SEVEN of the Ravens players are going to be playing in the Pro Bowl. I wonder what other team has that many or more players playing the Pro Bowl.

Was nice to see the g strings win yesterday, now I can relax for the SB and won't find myself in a position of needing to possibly cheer for Baltimore Smile

The Patsies have 8 players named to the pro bowl, so do the 49rs.

"SEVEN of the Ravens players are going to be playing in the Pro Bowl."

Glad you are coming to terms that they are going to be playing there instead of getting ready for another game Smile

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