Canada/Meme/Maff Vs. Dave Hair Update...
Tomorrow is my last full day in Canada. I'm loving it over here, but kinda looking forward to going home too. I'm used to having my own independance and doing things my way, and living with other people and always doing what they want takes a bit of getting used to. haha. I'll probably post a much longer piece about Canada, complete with illustrations when I get back, but for now here's a meme:
Language meme
Stolen from sacreddesire (the lj user link is not having any of it today lol)
Age: 23
Where did you grow up: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK
WHAT DO YOU CALL:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
lake? pond maybes?
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
trolley
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
snapbox/lunchbox
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
frying pan
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
settee
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
gutter
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
porch
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
fizzy pop, more recently fizzyfeelgood
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
pancakes. But we don't really have them in the UK to be fair.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
Baguette
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
Swimming trunks. For girls - swimming cozzie
12. Shoes worn for sports.
trainers
13. Putting a room in order.
tidying up
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
firefly
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
woodlice/woodlouse?
16.The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down.
seesaw
17. How do you eat your pizza?
with my fingers. My grandma uses a knife and fork though, which annoys the hell out of me.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
We don't usually have them in the UK. Closest thing is a Carboot sale or a jumble sale.
19. What's the evening meal?
tea
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
no basement in the UK. Closest thing is a cellar I guess.
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
Water fountain? Again not a UK thing in general.
Maff is re-considering DaveHair. How can I persuade him it's the way to go?
Language meme
Stolen from sacreddesire (the lj user link is not having any of it today lol)
Age: 23
Where did you grow up: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK
WHAT DO YOU CALL:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
lake? pond maybes?
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
trolley
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
snapbox/lunchbox
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
frying pan
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
settee
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
gutter
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
porch
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
fizzy pop, more recently fizzyfeelgood
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
pancakes. But we don't really have them in the UK to be fair.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
Baguette
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
Swimming trunks. For girls - swimming cozzie
12. Shoes worn for sports.
trainers
13. Putting a room in order.
tidying up
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
firefly
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
woodlice/woodlouse?
16.The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down.
seesaw
17. How do you eat your pizza?
with my fingers. My grandma uses a knife and fork though, which annoys the hell out of me.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
We don't usually have them in the UK. Closest thing is a Carboot sale or a jumble sale.
19. What's the evening meal?
tea
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
no basement in the UK. Closest thing is a cellar I guess.
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
Water fountain? Again not a UK thing in general.
Maff is re-considering DaveHair. How can I persuade him it's the way to go?