To the Brits...

[Helm]

Larry, this is 'Football' (Soccer)! some people like it. Others do not.

Mark.

Football is a game fairies play, real men play Rugby

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Football is a game fairies play, real men play Rugby

You wil need to translate the meaning of fairies Steve

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Football is a game fairies play, real men play Rugby

Like this then! Lol.



Mark.

 

[pmfs]

One day in London, at the underground, a guy passed me down the stairs and gave me a shove and then very politely said: Cheers mate!

Pedro.

 

[DEL]

I've been Cheering myself up all day
Cheers
Derek

 

[Huw63]

Now another one often heard in Wales is "Love". When I've paid at a shop I alway so "ta love" meaning thank you my dear, not love of my life. If I said it to a male doing the same job I'd start a fight. Equally in Wales the driver of a bus is always called "Drive" and when you alight said bus you always say "ta Drive". Everyone confused now? If not my next post will be in Welsh which is absolutely and totally not related to English which is related to German.

Cheers

Huw

 

[peedee]

At last a sensible contribution.
there are parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire where the very old in the community used to call each other 'Luv' regardless of which of the three genders they where adressing !

Take care Luv.

Paul.

 

[JonH]

I've been told "thanks duck" by a butcher in Huddersfield.
Jon

 

[peedee]

He could have been saying grace to save you doing it....what where you buying

Paul.

 

[Huw63]

I've been told "thanks duck" by a butcher in Huddersfield.
Jon

I've a good friend in the East Midlands who often says " 'ello me duck" - heard it many times.

 

[billyturnip]

Right then Niebs time i guyed oot o this thread , god only knows what the quinies and loons use

Bit of a mixture of Fife and NE there Ron.

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Bit of a mixture of Fife and NE there Ron.

I knew you would know those words

 

[billyturnip]

I knew you would know those words

I'm the official interpreter onboard the ship for our Poles and a Lithuanian, coz I speak t'poshest.

 

[Helm]

"If you're daft enough to come down here on your way home your tea will be spoiled"

 

[Joe55]

I've always enjoyed the verbal interchange, in particular the banter, that goes on between my fellow English speakers from across the pond. There are many times however, that I flat out don't understand what the hell you guys are talking about ! Hope this thread continues, as its most certainly an education .

Joe

 

[mick3272]

Us chaps have to be very careful when going down to the West Country When ladies say to you " Hello my lover." followed by a dig in the ribs from OSWMBO because she who thinks she knows every thing has never come across that terminology before.
mick

 

[JonH]

"If you're daft enough to come down here on your way home your tea will be spoiled"

Bostin'

 

[billyturnip]

Bostin'

Oh God not another one.

 

[Huw63]

I've always enjoyed the verbal interchange, in particular the banter, that goes on between my fellow English speakers from across the pond. There are many times however, that I flat out don't understand what the hell you guys are talking about ! Hope this thread continues, as its most certainly an education .

Joe

Thanks butt. Now for "pumps" and daps.

Try and see what I'm referring to and what regional variations are to butt in the UK then you'll know you'd be safe in the UK.

 

[peedee]

"If you're daft enough to come down here on your way home your tea will be spoiled"

When you showed me this sign over the display table at Valiant's show today Steve.
I didn't have my reading specs on.........

Or I would have had to comment that like the best soda pop in the world the sign was made in Scotland...from Girders.

Dyerknowarramean arrkidder?

Paul.