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The differences are many and humourous.

Why do we call it gas and in England they call it petrol? That is pretty silly.

Why do we park in our driveways and drive on our parkways?

And the way we write the date is completely back-asswards.

Oh yeah; and PAY TOILETS. That's the stupidest thing I ever heard. What do you mean I gotta pay to take a piss? There's a perfectly good sidewalk right here!

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Originally posted by player420
The differences are many and humourous.

Why do we call it gas and in England they call it petrol? That is pretty silly.

Why do we park in our driveways and drive on our parkways?

And the way we write the date is completely back-asswards.

Oh yeah; and PAY TOILETS. That's the stupidest thing I ever heard. What do you mean I gotta pay to take a piss? There's a perfectly good sidewalk right here!
color? it's colour, people!

and mom? it just sounds so-well-teenagerish πŸ˜›

the english don't have they're own government. interestingly enough, all those american's that think that britian is england and vice versa...well now-england is the only part of the UK that doesn't have it's own government...scotland...wales...N.Ireland...even the isle of man! but not england...

erm-just thought i'd let you know...

(incase you didn't understand...britian is not england, and england is not britain. england is part of britain, as is scotland and wales. not N. ireland. that's part of the UK (UK=teh united kingdom of great britain and N. Ireland). rep. of ireland's part of the british isles though?

but yes-get it right next time!πŸ˜ πŸ˜›

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Originally posted by player420
The differences are many and humourous.

Why do we call it gas and in England they call it petrol? That is pretty silly.

Why do we park in our driveways and drive on our parkways?

And the way we write the date is completely back-asswards.

Oh yeah; and PAY TOILETS. That's the stupidest thing I ever heard. What do you mean I gotta pay to take a piss? There's a perfectly good sidewalk right here!
And speaking of 'asswards', an 'ass' is a donkey like animal, whereas an 'arse' is your rear end! Surely some confusion exists on this front (back)?

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Oh yeah, and then there's the metric system! It's so organized and intelligent. None of that for me! Give me the good ol' U S of A system. It makes no sense at all and that's just the way we like it!

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Amaricans are largerπŸ˜€

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Originally posted by player420
Oh yeah, and then there's the metric system! It's so organized and intelligent. None of that for me! Give me the good ol' U S of A system. It makes no sense at all and that's just the way we like it!
Actually, the English are still not entirely comfortable with the metric system. That's Europeans. We only use it in shops because we have to under European Union law (to ensure transparency of measures across the common market).

Workers rights and access to a (just about) functioning health system are nice things about England compared to the U.S.

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Originally posted by player420
Oh yeah, and then there's the metric system! It's so organized and intelligent. None of that for me! Give me the good ol' U S of A system. It makes no sense at all and that's just the way we like it!
I thought the British didn't use the metric system??!!??
They're always on about these arcane measurements like feet, hands, pricks and pints.

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Originally posted by shavixmir
I thought the British didn't use the metric system??!!??
They're always on about these arcane measurements like feet, hands, pricks and pints.

Who doesn't love a pint?

(Trust the Irish guy to say this...)

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Originally posted by CaptainDangerous
Who doesn't love a pint?

(Trust the Irish guy to say this...)
I love a pint of guiness as well, but I don't mind it being half a litre either.

And let's not dance around the wine glass on this one, the amount of guiness I consume doesn't go by the pint load anyway...we're safe to use "Buckets full" as far as I'm concerned.

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I actually don't drink Guinness...

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Originally posted by Brother Edwin
Amaricans are largerπŸ˜€
Is that what the English "Birds" say?....he..he.. πŸ˜‰

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Originally posted by player420
What do you mean I gotta pay to take a piss? There's a perfectly good sidewalk right here!
Footpath! 😏

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Originally posted by chancremechanic
Is that what the English "Birds" say?....he..he.. πŸ˜‰
This has inspired me to take my favourite joke out for another run.




What do you do if a bird poos on your windscreen?





Don't take her out again.





*Wipes a tear from his eye* I love that one.

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Originally posted by player420
Oh yeah, and then there's the metric system! It's so organized and intelligent. None of that for me! Give me the good ol' U S of A system. It makes no sense at all and that's just the way we like it!
oh for feet an inches back yes im 6ft and 15stone sod the other.

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Originally posted by chancremechanic
Is that what the English "Birds" say?....he..he.. πŸ˜‰
english birds dont say anything just like birds around the world usually dont say anything, they tend to just make a cheeping and singing kind of noise whilst looking for worms. though a parrott can say stuff. πŸ˜€

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