Americans call them parking lots? Sheesh, been here for 13 months, have not noticed!
Its funny actually, some times I feel like I'm not speaking english, some American's don't seem to understand me and I don't know if its because I call things different things or its the awesome Australian accent ;)
Yep, they're parking lots! "Car park" really does sound funny to American ears. We have city parks, amusement parks, dog parks... all of which are more fun than car parks. ;D
It could be the accent. I had a conversation with an Aussie once that went as such:
Him: "There are sharks in the water." Me: "What kind? The sort on cars? Why would they be in the water?" Him: ".... What?"
See, to Americans like me, R's tend to sound like H's. Therefore, I thought he said shocks, like shock absorbers on cars. Since we were in a pub he sort of wrote me off as a drunk American, I think.
It's sort of a real product. The Colgate Wisp is a disposable toothbrush with a mouthwash bead, but it has a toothpick on the other end rather than a cotton swab. I thought something you use on your mouth and your ears was funnier. XD
You are indeed right. I thought, when reading that, "Why would it be on the ground in a used car lot?"
Though car park would have actually sounded fine to me. I blame it on the (possibly unhealthy) amount of British television programs I watch. I even had a British proxy at one point so I could livestream BBC. (Though, thanks to the time difference, prime time British TV started at 2pm here. Or maybe 3pm. I can't remember at the moment.)
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Its funny actually, some times I feel like I'm not speaking english, some American's don't seem to understand me and I don't know if its because I call things different things or its the awesome Australian accent ;)
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Him: "There are sharks in the water."
Me: "What kind? The sort on cars? Why would they be in the water?"
Him: ".... What?"
See, to Americans like me, R's tend to sound like H's. Therefore, I thought he said shocks, like shock absorbers on cars. Since we were in a pub he sort of wrote me off as a drunk American, I think.
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Though car park would have actually sounded fine to me. I blame it on the (possibly unhealthy) amount of British television programs I watch. I even had a British proxy at one point so I could livestream BBC. (Though, thanks to the time difference, prime time British TV started at 2pm here. Or maybe 3pm. I can't remember at the moment.)
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