couldnt help but ask...

Express · 12-20-2009, 06:33 PM

hello,

im american!

i was watching wheeler dealers today and i was fascinated by the use of monetary terms.

you all use pounds, but what is quid?

also, whats a gritter?

TIA,

mike

AlanQS · 12-20-2009, 06:44 PM

Quid is slang for a pound.

A Gritter is a lorry which drives along the road spreading grit, or road salt, when it snows or is icy.

Lorry is a truck.

Express · 12-20-2009, 06:46 PM

so like we say paper in the US to refer to dollars, you say quid? but we dont use paper and dollars in the same sentence..

also-

what does arse over tits mean?

why do you call the hood/trunk bonnet/boot?

and why do you call a sedan a saloon?

Martin 335d · 12-20-2009, 09:23 PM

I guess the quid/pound thing is equal to you guys in the states with buck/dollar

I personally can't answer the bonnet boot question other that that's just what they arecalled over here.

Express · 12-20-2009, 10:42 PM

another question hahahaha

im looking to take a visit to the UK soon. wheres the good golf at?

xenon · 12-21-2009, 02:40 AM

Why do you call a saloon a sedan?

Good golf courses all over the UK, you won't be far from one. Try the Brabazon at The Belfry, past Ryder Cup venue.

creepy coupe · 12-21-2009, 02:44 AM

Why do you call Trousers Pants?

xenon · 12-21-2009, 02:45 AM

Why do you call "Denny's" food?

This could go on forever

NFS · 12-21-2009, 02:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by express705

so like we say paper in the US to refer to dollars, you say quid? but we dont use paper and dollars in the same sentence..

also-

what does arse over tits mean?

why do you call the hood/trunk bonnet/boot?

and why do you call a sedan a saloon?

Quid is used like Buck

Arse over tits = Head over heels

Bonnet and Hood are both items of clothing which cover the head. They make equal sense as terms for an engine cover and probably evolved separately in the US and UK

Same with Sedan and Trunk.

I think boot probably came from a 'boot box' which is basically a 'trunk'. We also had 'Saloon Carriages' on the railways, which were enclosed with windows.

creepy coupe · 12-21-2009, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xenon

Why do you call "Denny's" food?

This could go on forever

Irnbrukid · 12-21-2009, 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by express705

another question hahahaha

im looking to take a visit to the UK soon. wheres the good golf at?

Scotland of course...

Googlyamnesiac · 12-21-2009, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by creepy coupe

made me chuckle this one!

Express · 12-21-2009, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xenon

Why do you call a saloon a sedan?

because when i offer to drive, i drive my friends in the sedan to the saloon. saloon is a western bar.

Quote:

Originally Posted by creepy coupe

Why do you call Trousers Pants?

pants, shorts, khakis, cargos, whatever. but trousers??

Quote:

Originally Posted by xenon

Why do you call "Denny's" food?

This could go on forever

i dont!!

this could!! i love it.

when americans go to the UK do you think they have a funny accent?

creepy coupe · 12-21-2009, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by express705

when americans go to the UK do you think they have a funny accent?

Only when they speak.

Not really, some states have an unusual twang, no different to some counties in the UK though

AlanQS · 12-21-2009, 08:03 AM

Trunk/Boot. The Americans kept the original name for this part of the car and the British changed the name. Very early cars did not have an enclosed space for luggage so a large box case, known as a trunk on both sides of the Atlantic, was lashed to a framework at the rear of the car. When enclosed spaces were introduced, the Americans kept the term "trunk". Why we changed to boot, I have no idea.

"Fanny" in this country does not mean backside, and applies only to the feminine gender.

"Rubber" in this country can mean the same as in the States but it's commonest usage is the name for what the U.S.A. calls an "eraser".

Coat - Jacket
Overcoat - coat
Pants - trousers
Underwear - pants
Elevator - lift
Sidewalk - Pavement
Freeway - Motorway
Traffic circle - roundabout

There are lots more but I can't think of them right now.

Express · 12-21-2009, 08:05 AM

ive never heard of traffic cirlce.. we call them roundabouts too.

why do you drive on the wrong side of the road?

crazy brits!!!

creepy coupe · 12-21-2009, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by express705

ive never heard of traffic cirlce.. we call them roundabouts too.

why do you drive on the wrong side of the road?

crazy brits!!!

We don’t, if you had a much heritage as us crazy Brits, you’d have rode on horse back with a lance or pike in your right hand and in order to knock you opponent off his horse, you would have needed to be on the left side of the road/track, offside to offside, pike to pike.

AlanQS · 12-21-2009, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by express705

why do you drive on the wrong side of the road?

Wikipedia is your friend.

There is no sound justification for either side being the "wrong" side. Part of the reason the States went for right side of the road is because Britain used the left and it was a symbolic additional split from Britain.

dxb335d · 12-21-2009, 10:22 AM

its arse over tit, not tits. and that means falling over... Liek stacking it.

SiKkBaSs · 12-21-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by dxb335d

its arse over tit, not tits. and that means falling over... Liek stacking it.

In before he asks what "stacking it" means.

Googlyamnesiac · 12-21-2009, 10:30 AM

Express ... Can you send me some apple jacks? Man I loved them. Infact I love most things American to be fair. I especially loved the convertible ford mustang I drove while I was over there a few years ago. Sadly only had it for two days but I don't think I stopped driving in that time!

Express · 12-21-2009, 11:08 AM

paypal me some cash and ill send you apple jacks.

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Express Major General 369 Rep 8,693 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Promise Land iTrader: (17) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [8.30]	so like we say paper in the US to refer to dollars, you say quid? but we dont use paper and dollars in the same sentence.. also- what does arse over tits mean? why do you call the hood/trunk bonnet/boot? and why do you call a sedan a saloon?
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Martin 335d First Lieutenant 22 Rep 302 Posts Drives: E91 335d M Sport Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Aberdeen iTrader: (1)	I guess the quid/pound thing is equal to you guys in the states with buck/dollar I personally can't answer the bonnet boot question other that that's just what they arecalled over here.
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AlanQS Colonel 244 Rep 2,811 Posts Drives: Jaguar XE P250 HSE Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 430i m-sport G ... [0.00]	Trunk/Boot. The Americans kept the original name for this part of the car and the British changed the name. Very early cars did not have an enclosed space for luggage so a large box case, known as a trunk on both sides of the Atlantic, was lashed to a framework at the rear of the car. When enclosed spaces were introduced, the Americans kept the term "trunk". Why we changed to boot, I have no idea. "Fanny" in this country does not mean backside, and applies only to the feminine gender. "Rubber" in this country can mean the same as in the States but it's commonest usage is the name for what the U.S.A. calls an "eraser". Coat - Jacket Overcoat - coat Pants - trousers Underwear - pants Elevator - lift Sidewalk - Pavement Freeway - Motorway Traffic circle - roundabout There are lots more but I can't think of them right now.
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