US / UK / Aussie English Vocabulary Differences [KoreanBilly’s English]

[@drhandle]

Australians shorten everything because if we take too long to say something we have an increased chance of a swallowing a fly.

[@cerisejaxel9636]

I like the way you think. You win!

[@BunnyRea13]

😂

[@cloakinghawk]

This is pure gold!

[@lil-jp4lt]

Smart.

[@billko4342]

It's funny and sad because it's true lol

[@pk_lo4638]

New yorkers: Saying things faster to save time Australians: Shortening every word to save time

[@tassiasalinas2214]

Pk_Lo yeeeerrrrr

[@fillettru]

Aussie here

[@Mark-JPLac]

@@fillettru im not Australian but lets go mate.

[@mightypurplelicious1625]

we don like wastin time

[@tanklessbread5355]

bottle-o and bottle-shop have the exact same amount of syllables.

[@tommyvan4582]

100 years later, Australia will have they own separate language that is completely different than English.

[@Trainspotting_Trips]

Tommy Van Du you really think?

[@secrets737]

MarsPotato Ye ve yill mayt.

[@Trainspotting_Trips]

Secrets What do you mean?

[@secrets737]

MarsPotato English: Yes, we will mate! Sorry Australia already has their own language, you just write like the accent.

[@greatnorthern2520]

Secrets Ye na fuggin ae

[@afirr520]

Australia will evolve its own language called 'Engo'.

[@kkkkmee1750]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@abgjiwa]

*MENACINGLY*

[@hesoyammy9438]

I can imagine a kids show called "Engo the Dingo".

[@ADAMZzzism]

Righto!

[@markanthony2440]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dorothy8686]

British: Hair American: Hair TOTALLY EVERY ENGLISH: Hair Australia: Head Fur

[@onewiththeearth]

What? 🤨 For real? 😂

[@dorothy8686]

@@onewiththeearth that's not true but uhh just making comedies •-•?

[@onewiththeearth]

@@dorothy8686 oo..I thought it was real.😂😂

[@annieterri6182]

But like they shorten it to heaf

[@therealCamoron]

Heado

[@momosneglectedwatermelon43]

If an American person asked me where a Subway was I’d direct them to the Restaurant Subway not the tube.

[@carlos9438]

ikr

[@myjams7180]

Lmao

[@kaylaisyou]

So would I and I'm American lol

[@jeffgreen3376]

Well, Subway restaurants were named after the New York subway (tube) system. In an American city without underground trains, yes, you would be directed to the restaurant. However in downtown New York City they'd look at you like you're a dumb tourist, because the subway (tube) entrances are virtually everywhere. lol

[@melioras_pheonoraptor8936]

If a British person asked me where the tube was I’d just be scared

[@jellosapiens7261]

When she said "Why would you get crisps with a sandwich" my brain actually exploded

[@jawadulkabir9120]

She's right though. Why would anyone?

[@hydroanky]

Crisp sarnies are amazing!

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@jawadulkabir9120 Crisp sandwiches are eaten regularly in the U.K. The Queen loves them.

[@sword1066]

@@hydroanky chip sandwich

[@laram5891]

I'm an Aussie and this annoyed me

[@shantonoyona5687]

Americans: Flip-flops British: Flip-flops Australians: Thongs And here's me spent all my life calling them: SANDALS

[@itsyourmumsgf]

Nonono Sandals and Flip flops are two different things.

[@BenjiThomaz]

I'd say "sandals" is the more generic term for summer footwear that doesn't completely cover the foot, while flip-flops are that specific type of sandal... probably because that's the noise they make when you walk in them.

[@joesanchez9050]

Why don't you just call 'em slippers? That's the way we Asians do.

[@banishbaral146]

And me chappal

[@lauriel2276]

Me: Slippers?

[@TnseWlms]

An American tourist in Australia was in an accident. The next day he woke up in the hospital and asked, "Did you bring me here to die?" The orderly said, "No, mate, we brought you here yesterday."

[@N3TIC]

This deserves more likes

[@MrNobodyMoto]

what?

[@Ricalloo]

"To Die"... it's kind of how Australians pronounce "Today".

[@ghostharvest636]

TnseWlms stealing this 🤣

[@everburn]

now i get it

[@mraaronhd]

*America and Britain sit apart* *Britain and Australia sit next to each other* 🇬🇧“The empire still lives!!!”🇬🇧

[@tumptybumpty]

Idk why I laughed so hard at this

[@soobindoll9767]

Lol

[@mark5420]

If you ignore the first 17,000 kilometres!

[@skyla-idiot]

Mark Ritchie 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@silkaverage]

then you find out that AUS has a longer friendship with the US than the UK......aussies have been cheating behind our backs

[@stanbtscowards874]

The thing about us Australians is we could ask another Australian: “do you wanna go get some chips?” and we know exactly which ‘chips’ we’re talking about, despite the lack of context.

[@disk0553]

You might say "hot chips" if you want to make it clear.

[@jeffgreen3376]

Well, nobody goes out of their way to get potato chips (or crisps) here in the USA. So yeah, in that context it would mean french fries. Nobody in the USA asks you “do you wanna go get some chips?”. They would ask "do you wanna go get a burger?" and a side of french fries would pretty much be a given. Chips and french fries are both side dishes here in the States. We normally have fries with a hamburger or chips with a cold sandwich.

[@greatestever8825]

Lol something only us Kiwis and Aussies understand..

[@BigMarquise]

Bored Wolf If you’re Australian you just automatically know what we’re talking about.

[@arnadiskristinsdottir9704]

This is so different for me

[@F_K_1]

US: cookie British: biscuit Aussie: biscuit Indians: biscut/biscoot

[@bloxburgreports7704]

Strn FK In Australia I say cookie and biscuit we in Australia use UK & US words

[@ThePastard_I]

I thought some aussie say “bikkie” or something like that

[@mhirtomas198]

Philippine beskwet🤣

[@viditjain2653]

lmfaoooo bruh my dada and dadi say it lol

[@giin2641]

Nepalese too😂

[@Misseggy24]

The Aussie represented us well. I’m proud of her.

[@jonathanedward1642]

Same😂

[@TheOriginal_Unaleska]

Somethings I disagreed with. Such as sanga and the lift/elevator bit.

[@ihopeyouenjoyedreadingthis2030]

TheOriginal Unaleska you must be from the city then mate.

[@JohnJCCollins]

Sanga isn't a sausage in bread? Like head to Bunnings for a sanga?

[@SIK-555]

@@JohnJCCollins that's a snag

[@anookishexception7234]

"Icy pole" "Icy pole? aww that's so cute" omg his reaction was precious

[@SmileyAussieGirl]

@sean mcdermott I think I'm smitten - with him not Bella haha. What a cutie *sigh* ^.^

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

A Bookish Obsession awww 😭🥰

[@howboutno465]

Honestly I just call it an ice block

[@VoxStoica]

Off-License = You can sell alcohol to take off-premises (liquor store) On-License = You can sell alcohol but it must be consumed on premises (pub/bar)

[@Federico84]

INTPWorld can’t you just buy alcohol in a supermarket?

[@brittraveller6338]

@@Federico84 Yes you can but everywhere that sells alcohol has to be licensed to be legal, so as you can't consume alcohol in a supermarket it would still be off-license (licensed for consumption off the premises).

[@sweetbeeurbanpottery4423]

In Australia, alcohol can’t be sold in supermarkets. It must be in its own building.

[@brittraveller6338]

@@sweetbeeurbanpottery4423 Oh wow, thats a major difference from here in the UK, I'm surprised considering Australia is known for its love of BBQ's, which of course is usually complimented by alcoholic refreshments.

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

Just make your own?

[@juliaannacojedo9219]

Them: Flip-flops and Thongs Philippines: Slippers

[@wnelive11]

Indians : Chappals

[@eelei3179]

Wait, “ slippers” is an exclusive Filipino thing? As a kid my family called them slippers too and we’re Filipino, but we live there in the US. I always thought “slippers” was an American thing and everyone says it.

[@TakahashiTakami]

We say slippers here in Hawaii too.

[@saintsfps5348]

in aussie slippers are similar to thongs but theirs no gaps and they are soft and comfy, and not to be warn at night, typically warn with a dressing gown in the morning, they keep u warm

[@izzahdion9499]

Indonesian: Sandal

[@oscarmuffin4322]

Just to clarify something here. An Off-Licence is a shop permitted to sell alcohol for consumption off of the property. An "On-Licence" is shop permitted to sell alcohol that can be consumed on the property. Also known as a pub.

[@oliver7901]

Thank you. It's embarrassing to me that he didn't know that.

[@steve_jackson9933]

For the American vocabulary for the "liquor store", if you go in the North East, it is "Package Store" or just "Packie" (note, not the offensive slang for a person from Pakistan). In the state of Virginia, it is just an "ABC Store".

[@gravitasfailure]

And if you're from Michigan, it's called a Party Store.

[@templarkiller2926]

Who calls people from Pakistan Packies? That's dumb I just call them dirty. That was a joke

[@InvestmentJoy]

I think it might be regional - In Ohio a liquor store is one that sells hard/high proof alcohol (Typically they're pretty limited, my county has ONE), while many other stores sell beer/wine and other lower proof alcohols.

[@zim6622]

The British guy looks American and the American guy looks British

[@prime1555]

You are right

[@kaylanozawa4798]

I mean.. America was colonized by Britian😂

[@PresidentNat]

Literally most of the people look like American people in UK because they are HUMAN. Us humans look same, we have few differences tho.

[@lukesampson3294]

He does'nt . Hollywood is not representative of Americans in general.

[@zahrasaid7137]

American isn't an ethnicity meaning there's not a specific look, so tell me how does one look American? Same goes for British I'm British myself and I couldn't point out a British person.

[@lil-jp4lt]

Best way to explain why Aussies shorten everything; we're lazy when it comes to words.

[@Mr123pandas]

STOB IT yes, we're lazy in general too

[@averysavory7409]

STOB IT and the accent just makes it difficult to actually just pronounce some words so we just make it sound lazy XD

[@SMATF5]

I've always liked the Aussies, and now I know why.

[@gamergirls6042]

We just shorten everything and add a vowel to the end of everything,but we mainly add O to the end, Ambulance - Ambo Bottle Shop - Bottlo McDonalds - Macca’s Avocado - Avo Afternoon - Arvo Biscuit - Bicky Australians - Aussies We’re real lazy Edit: after I finished writing this then I realised they already said this

[@forgivemenot1]

The better way to explain it is we hate a lot of syllables, if it has three we'll shorten it to two if it has two we'll shorten it to one if possible, but we'll also make a one syllable words two syllables because we also seem to love vowels particularly O.

[@almanotolrado7744]

No one: Australia: hi, but if you wanna shorten it, *I*

[@xoqioc]

ikr 103 likes 2 comments i mean like what......

[@beeandmoon6143]

Frick theyre onto us

[@zm3375]

or just 👋

[@DarwinskiYT]

American: Subway Britain: the tube Australian: the train??!! Me: Metro?

[@maiatongue9075]

INNIT I SAY METRO

[@andrewvaldez1710]

Same, just cause of the books and the game

[@andyoconnell4821]

Idk I say all of them depending on my mood

[@she_came_down_in_a_bubble_6160]

Chicago it's the train or the EL

[@F15ElectricEagle]

Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco: Mobile homeless shelter.

[@lenalee5516]

American : *Cotton Candy* British : *Candy Floss* Australian : *Fairy Floss* Meanwhile in french i call it *BARBE À PAPA* which means *Dad's beard* or *daddy's beard* 😂😂

[@bubu_118]

American: Cotton Candy*

[@luigiromanor8633]

hahhahahaha barbe à papa?, 🤣🤣

[@lenalee5516]

@Roy Gidding Oww! Thats interesting

[@paulbowen3686]

I think a German friend called candy floss a spiders web or something weird like that lol

[@vulbvibe]

Sigmund Freud has entered the chat

[@cherylanderson3479]

America: Flip Flops Australia: Thongs New Zealand: Jandals

[@feralbluee]

love that - jandals (i actually really don't the idiom flip-flops) sandals with the thong/strap between your toes were also called thongs before thong underwear came along.

[@xlaythe]

[@cynsini9211]

AZ - we call thongs thongs, sometimes flipflops, but mostly children call them that.

[@kvtsteel7212]

Fiji:taxi *cause if you leave it lying around carelessly,someone else will come and take it*

[@Iiquidme]

Isn't it called slippers ???

[@aaronvargas2550]

I thought us Americans had alot of slang Australia: *Hold my sanga*

[@efisgpr]

Sammich

[@massimooneill2784]

*Hold me sanga is how we would say it

[@gswcooper7162]

A Brit: Hold my sarnie please! :)

[@ablockbathrooms8304]

ive never heard anyone say sanga we always say sandwich

[@Dafadec]

@@gswcooper7162 nobody says sarnie here unless maybe a bacon sarnie

[@NJDJ1986]

@2:22 American: Flip Flops British: Flip Flops Australia: Thongs me: I call them Slippers

[@jugalyadav3719]

Me too 😂😂

[@schmittyinthecity5586]

Sleepers are bed shoes you know that

[@NJDJ1986]

It's what we call it in our country. It can be used indoors & outdoors or anywhere you want to take it.. Still I wear them anywhere I go. Of course I wear shoes too when we're going places

[@shutdahellup69420]

i call them "mommy's lethal weapon"

[@sofiasam6242]

@@shutdahellup69420 lol😂😂😂😂

[@Thespartan19]

My british gf once asked me to buy her chips on the way back home, and got mad that I brought potato chips instead of fries. And thus the 2nd US-British war began. *Spoiler alert I lost. 😅

[@tommo123456789000000]

as a brit i argue that chips and fries are different things anyway so it could have been a trap. as in if i went to miccy D's and asked for fries but they gave me chips like in a fish n chips shop i'd refuse it. same if i were given fries in a chippys if i asked for chips.

[@noahcody2655]

You only lost because you didn’t have the full weight of lady liberty behind you

[@diabolus9466]

@@oscarhudson1565 You, alright man? Sounds like someone pissed in your cereal this morning!

[@Thespartan19]

@@noahcody2655 I apologize, I have failed our forefathers. :(

[@oscarhudson1565]

@@Thespartan19 Are you fck. Stop eating dog

[@movedaccount2596]

American: Where's the nearest subway? Me: I'll take you there *At the restaurant Subway* American:

[@inspiringer6418]

Me as an American: 👁👄👁

[@movedaccount2596]

@@inspiringer6418 yup

[@Lexispicebaby]

Unless you live in New York...then no lol

[@movedaccount2596]

@@Lexispicebaby nice replying 1 month later

[@SternLX]

Unless you live in L.A. then you ask for the Metro.

[@saidafrhn]

I love how Sam was like “That’s so cute” when Bella said “Icy Pole”

[@wowee5334]

Saida Farhana I’m Australian and I call it an ice block

[@zaniac100]

Icy pole is a genercised trademark, that is 'Icy pole' is a brand name. Here in Melbourne we say Icy pole for a water based frozen thing on a stick but it is not used for an actual ice-cream on a stick. The term icy pole is not so common in all parts of Australia.

[@saidafrhn]

@@zaniac100 That makes sense but I've never really been to Australia so I wouldn't have known. Thanks for the cool fact though!

[@jembozaba4864]

@@wowee5334 I too am an Aussie. I’ve always called it an Icy Pole.

[@shoyo_hinata8640]

@@jembozaba4864 Same

[@BookishDark]

I love how respectful everyone was with each other - this sort of video usually becomes a mash of people criticizing each other. I love that it didn’t happen here.

[@vjapple3083]

This is hilarious seeing the differences. America is completely different 99% of the time while the UK and Australia are pretty close until they shorten something.

[@taeuber4444]

English is English no matter what accent you use and whatever way you spell words. It is all English whether you like it or not. French speak French, Germans speak German, England, the English speak English as do Americans, Canadians, Australians etc, they speak English!.

[@thatoneawkwardgirlonsocial4535]

@@taeuber4444 your comment made me feel drunk!!

[@sullaqt8981]

I mean back in the time British people send their prisoner to Australia. That's why Australia is so close to British English.

[@TodaysSpecialMinis]

Well, I think, historically England and Australia were tied together. They may still be a British commonwealth nation -not sure. So they honor the Queen as their head of state (someone can correct me here if that isn't true any longer). Naturally they will share the same language as their mother country in the same way that Puerto Ricans speak American English since they are an American territory.

[@r.fairlie7186]

Yes, your comment is correct and we're still part of the British Commonwealth. The percentage of UK migrants here is the highest of all groups. I also think that we use similar words because our spelling is the same. Noah Webster wanted to eliminate European language influences from the USA. (My pet hate is what was done to "aluminium". Did Pierre and Marie Curie discover "radum"???) Here's an interesting article about the differences: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences

[@davmeg]

Genuinely once had the following exchange with an American friend (I'm from England): HIM: You don't call it an elevator?? ME: Nope, we call it a lift (though we know that it's known as an elevator in the US) HIM: But how can you just call it a lift? It doesn't just lift... it goes down, too! ME: ...what do you think "elevate" means?

[@PiousMoltar]

Haha that's gold.

[@Kayenne54]

Seriously laughed out loud!! Ha ha ha!!! What a crack up!

[@cjkavy2299]

Canadian and general American English are nearly identical tho

[@TnseWlms]

I saw a commercial where an American standup comedian gets a gig in a British pub and says, "So I stepped out of the elevator and said, 'What is this, the seventh inning stretch?'" Everyone in the pub is silent and confused. Of course I don't remember what they were advertising, either.

[@phoebejennings3775]

David Meghnagi lmfao 😂😂😂😂

[@louisls12345]

In French for Cotton Candy we say “barbe à papa” that means “dad’s beard”.

[@pidgeholt3996]

Lol i was wondering, because in Algeria it's a mix of Arabic/French, and they call it barbe à papa but they kind of mashed it up so it sounds more like BabaPapa😂

[@alolisa113]

Haha in Israel we call it "grandma's hair" which if I say it to you will sound horrible but say it in Israel and it will be totally normal hahaha

[@D-M-J]

@@alolisa113 lol

[@charliemellarong3375]

@@alolisa113 lmao

[@inas2542]

@@pidgeholt3996 Hahah ..That's true 🤣

[@nyctouae]

American: Food British: Food Aussie: Food Korean: Food Me: True love has been found

[@kilIstation]

Im Aussie and I call it fuel I’m weird OK

[@rajivmurkejee7498]

Aussie: Tucker

[@schmittyinthecity5586]

Grub

[@brandonle6236]

Since when is food a Korean word

[@davidblauyoutube]

Fun fact: off-license just means you can take alcohol "off" the premises, unlike a restaurant or bar.

[@insideoutsideupsidedown2218]

David Blau in the US it means it is made out in the woods near Uncle Johns farm....and the people who live there look at dark blue cars with caution and disdain....

[@reb0118]

Off Licence - with a "c" as it is a noun. As opposed to the verb license with an "s". Also advice/advise & practice/practise.

[@ghalone]

I was wondering how far down in the comments this would be.

[@JohnOConnor65]

Close. It's not that you can take it off the premises but you must. Their license only allows them to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises which is why it's called an off licence.

[@ChristinaChrisR]

License - both the noun and the verb is spelled like that in the United States, I think?

[@martinallan5331]

In the UK an 'Off-license' is a shop which is licensed to sell Alcohol 'off-premises' to be consumed away i.e off the premises vs. on-license which are all bars and restaurants licensed to sell Alcohol on-premises, they, in turn, are not allowed to sell alcohol to be consumed away from the the Bar or Restaurant.

[@TonyBittner1]

'Off-licence' is the way we spell it in the UK.

[@taylore7177]

Thank you for the info! I wanted a longer explanation for that in the video😂 Now I know!

[@craigjones7794]

we dont say bars we say pubs

[@martinallan5331]

Two different types of establishment, I omitted the 'Pub' term for the benefit of international audience. Still, we absolutely call them bars when they are; www.timeout.com/london/bars-and-pubs/the-best-bars-in-london

[@martinallan5331]

Correct, however, when you apply to be a licensee (I am an ex Bar owner) there is a distinction in the Alcohol license 'on and off premises'.

[@kooyahkim724]

🇺🇸 McDonalds 🇦🇺 Maccas 🇬🇧 McDonalds 🇵🇭 Mcdo

[@isaachartsell3574]

Micdees

[@kotomkaa]

In Russia we call it McDuck😂😂

[@Rachel-zf2wm]

It's like Pokemon evolutions

[@peepeetrain8755]

the french called it Macdo.

[@joshpalao6466]

Damnnn 🇵🇭my country

[@Prideofthepacific808]

The British guy looks more american than the american

[@benfranks3015]

Um how?

[@johnnyboy3390]

because he does

[@Millsynineoneone]

Agreed, he kinda looks like Captain America before the serum.

[@wanoman99]

nah american has a longer looking jaw because americans are loud af

[@swicheroo1]

Americans have a lot of looks. It's a country built around immigration.

[@TheWamma7]

Just to clarify, potato chips on your sandwich is amazing

[@saffroonoconnor5]

DatBoi7 the. best.

[@chriswalford9228]

Get yourself two slices of white bread spread with a generous helping of butter then add salted crisps between and crush. Dates back to 1960's as there were only salt crisps then and the salt came in a little blue bag. Working mans low cost sandwich.

[@princessmimithepug6719]

@@chriswalford9228 yess i used to love the salt & shake crisps

[@foodiebeauty6738]

We called them a chip butty when I was a kid.

[@chriswalford9228]

Yes Smiths crisps. If you were lucky enough to be allowed to go to a pub with our Dad in those days, you would sit in the garden with a packet of them and a lemonade to keep you quiet. Pub sometimes had a set of swings as well !

[@calebunga7271]

Lol Canada in the corner: “b-b-but but I speak English” *raises hand slowly*

[@tallaganda83]

New Zealand too, but we are talking about proper countries here.

[@raneetdhillon4219]

lmaoooo but honestly we use the same vocal as the American. like the exact same

[@lastbreathsigh]

Canadians speak the same as Americans.

[@janaejones2927]

r d There are differences in the way Americans and Canadians talk but its only a few words. It is noticable if you're American or Canadian.

[@jaredpoon5869]

For instance, have you ever heard of a toque? Or a bunny hug? Or what about bagged milk?

[@anonymously-mysterious3812]

She said “why would you get a sandwich with chips” *me continues to eat a sandwich with chips*😭💀!! Y’all Need To Stop making me feel like I’m living wrong😭💀

[@NaomiMae36]

in Britain crisps are often eaten with a sandwhich too.

[@irisg7575]

The first time my aussie friend told me to eat chip sandwich (as in two bread pieces put together with chips, ones in packets not fries, in the middle) i was like hUh wHat? But then i actually liked it so uh...YE INNOVATION

[@Wondering..]

I tried it, it's actually nice 😂

[@deaddead698]

Nobody: Australians: We say “Jimmy”, but if ya wanna shorten it say “Jimbo”

[@DarwinskiYT]

What’s the long version of jimmy though? Jimothy?!

[@deaddead698]

Darw¡n 42 Jimothy

[@DJogdog]

@@DarwinskiYT James.

[@ericmowrey6872]

The Scots will say "Stich that jimmy" when they're well pissed off at you.

[@indiandoritos]

Darw¡n 42 Jimothen

[@holdawn9538]

This should be called a korean a british and an american making fun of aussie english for 7 minutes straight

[@RR-qv8uz]

Snot chunk what’s new-we always cop it am sure you’ve noticed 🙄nice being different but not “so” different that you mutilate the language”“USA” 😂

[@no-dq1vz]

@@r0tgut honestly though 😂

[@xlaythe]

@@r0tgut I am having the same experience. What does it mean to "cop it?"

[@j5689]

@@xlaythe It's Black American slang for taking/getting/receiving something. He appears to be speaking from the perspective of an Aussie though I think, so I'm not sure if that meaning is still exactly the same or not.

[@xlaythe]

@@j5689 i only think of "copping a feel"

[@imjustacamel4190]

_Why would you get crisps with a sandwich?_ *Anger Irishly intensifies*

[@Nuka0420]

I have that for lunch A LOT!

[@imjustacamel4190]

@@Nuka0420 Same. My favourites are (call me weird) are walkers prawn cocktail, cheese and onion & doritos chilli heatwave. It's delicious, Especially on a fresh baguette.

[@Nuka0420]

@@imjustacamel4190 sounds delish....might try that sometime

[@imjustacamel4190]

@@Nuka0420 Yeah people always judge me but it really does taste good.

[@jeffgreen3376]

Yeah, potato chips on the side of a cold sandwich is very common in the USA.

[@user-zc9gb2nn4s]

American: liquor store British: off-license American:Wtf what's on license? British: we don't have any 😂😂 Australian: should I say bottole O 🙄

[@bloxburgreports7704]

SOUMYADIP BHUNIA As an American this was funny 😂🤣

[@Twannnng]

Off-license: a license to sell alcohol consumed OFF the premises (ie a shop). On-license: a license to sell alcohol consued ON the premises (ie a pub). Simple!

[@hlund73]

@@Twannnng Upvoted, but it's a licenCe.

[@auhrousankhseram2530]

@@Twannnng thanks.. now i get why he said 'we don't have one'..

[@BlameDavid]

I've been so Americanised from the Internet I don't feel British anymore, I feel *dirty*

[@Graeme_Lastname]

Perhaps you are. ;)

[@doggo1098]

*come to the dark side*

[@jeffkim9816]

How does freedom feel 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@NoNameAtAll2]

filthy*

[@PureBreedInnovator]

H E R E T I C

[@bligblungus8421]

Damn they didn’t want to start a fight with “football”

[@coreyschulz6873]

lol

[@gameboy3d943]

Everywhere else: Football USA: Soccer

[@DefMettle]

The word "Football" is quite a generalisation when speaking in global terms. there is Association Football, Rugby Football, Australian Football, Gaelic Football, Gridiron Football and probably a lot more around the world (which are all called "Football" in there respective countries)..... when football and rugby were in development they both existed as different variations of the same sport called "Football". To differentiate between the two variations of the sport they were unofficially named "Soccer" and "Rugger" then later officially named Association Football and Rugby Football (Rugby Football has now been split into two variations of the sport, Rugby Union and Rugby League). In the U.K the word "Soccer" was popular and widely used until the 1970's (in the late 70s the sport started to get more popular within American culture and the British for whatever reason didn't like this and therefor stopped using the word soccer).......... ...............anyway my point is that Soccer is and English word that Americans have adopted to be clear as to which sport they are talking about, so you cant really blame them.

[@JealousBishop]

@@gameboy3d943 They say soccer in Straya too

[@fun_ghoul]

@@gameboy3d943 Canada says soccer, because we also have (gridiron) football.

[@joe9832]

Shoulda got an English guy from up North, you woulda got some funnier slang.

[@TheRealMadpaddy]

Yeah like sandwich= buttie. Mcdonalds= Mac Ds.

[@hahawell.4913]

Or midlands, either or to be fair. But he was too posh to have any slang.

[@lockenessmotorsports818]

@@hahawell.4913Birminghum lol I'm from near there not directly in it

[@floydlooney6837]

Joe A Scottish guy with a heavy accent would be entertaining. We'd need a translator

[@joe9832]

@@floydlooney6837 Haha, you're not wrong. I'm surprised they don't have one on hand for the Ozzie though, I was bracing myself for em to call the shoes "foot sleeves" or somethin

[@killerlamp982]

Can we get a British person who isn't from london for once, northern slang is completely different to the south.

[@Name-xk9vx]

Trav ward Exactly!

[@pressaltf4forhax802]

I'm from the south and I agree.

[@Morgazmz]

my Dad from Liverpool called a sandwich a botty .. ahaha I am the classic lazy aussie .. sanga

[@footscorn]

@@Morgazmz it's butty not botty.

[@thetrashmaster1352]

That'd just confuse everyone. It's like getting an Australian without a middle class Sydney accent.

[@kensuke5033]

"Candies, Sweets, L O L L I E S"

[@sargentr.a.t5468]

HOIYA

[@DrewPeabaws]

Kensuke Rivas loli......

[@anzack2551]

RAVIOLI RAVIOLI

[@brokenchiz9345]

Dude seeing Australian offensive "memes" are starting to make me annoyed

[@DrewPeabaws]

KayNine kOalaS r gHai lol - every 10 year old who has ever seen an Australian ever

[@pentagramyt417]

When you speak the same language but you speak the different language. ROFL

[@lemniscatefortunecanfinall2707]

Slang and regional (colloquial) as well as street terms.

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

Cept for Strayan. That's a different language.

[@malaysiandeadpool7671]

I just witnessed a person using "ROFL" Unironically In 2018

[@ursosexmachina]

Alcohol

[@sweetdarsh3981]

RRRRREEEEEEE

[@Glus95]

The biggest things that I, as an Australian, found embarrassing when I went over to live in the US for 6 months were the following: What they call 'outlets', we call 'powerpoints' or 'sockets' (like the office program). and more embarrassing. Asking someone for a rubber, which in Australia is usually what we call erasers. Not uncommon to see a 6 year old boasting about how he used a rubber at school.

[@MCDexX]

One of my big stumbling blocks was just asking for water. When we say it, it sounds nothing like their "woh-drr".

[@coba7t]

Well I also hear sockets here in California and rubber i feel like i heard that before but i think its really rare

[@midshipman8654]

Glus95 yah I’m from the north east of America and we call them either outlets or sockets.

[@SarahJay55]

As a Brit, I'd say (plug) socket, definitely. And also rubber. Although I might say eraser these days because American is creeping in so much that I'm mindful of possible misunderstandings!

[@Alderak1]

a plug-in, socket, and outlet are all commonly used in the US, though I'd say outlet is the most common.

[@eggleon869]

I love how these people say things in very calm voice.... it's literally healing..

[@ramiel01]

She was polite enough not to tell everyone that people often refer to the bottle shop as a piss-shop.

[@RR-qv8uz]

ramiel01 in the bogam dictionary haha 😂 houso suburbs lmao where I grew up -I know!!

[@gaflgon3115]

Never heard that in my life

[@AntAciieed]

Never heard anyone call it a piss shop ever

[@OLICIT]

Never heard anyone call it that

[@finalmasquerade]

I’ve never heard it either 😂

[@gracerobinson11]

Oof. I’ve heard all three growing up. Joys of growing up in America with a dad who’s from Britain and grandparents from Australia

[@lmbarak]

That sounds so awesome! :)

[@andrewbulock]

Regardless of what your native country really is, I read that in an Australian accent.

[@chasevaughan6541]

I'm glad I dont have to listen to all that

[@keisha.3885]

Hunter deja Hunter what are you even talking about??? ?

[@avavt06]

Hunter deja I’m aussie and people don’t normally just say cunt

[@lunarblitz9742]

did any other Aussies just watch this to see how others react to what we call things

[@arthurshort4017]

Lunar Blitz Yes entertaining watching the reactions😂

[@sasha.s]

yes! but i never heard anyone call cookie biscuits 😵😵

[@Alphasixnova]

100% 😂

[@tauai9493]

Yeh brahz

[@phia6862]

Yeh mate.

[@gswcooper7162]

US: McDonalds UK: McDonalds Aus: Macca's My British co-workers: Macky D's xD

[@theletterh6011]

My godmother: Mickey d’s

[@lbran5534]

Aussies also say Mickey Ds

[@glennoconnor1130]

We called Maccas here in England too

[@elliotprice9421]

i mostly hear mackies in the uk too

[@Jessifiy]

I loved having an Australian included too. American culture is so pervasive that as a British person, i've either heard all these in American media, or i've seen videos on this same topic. But i don't get to know much about Australia, so it's really interesting to hear the differences.

[@bink2011]

As an Australian I was glad to see an australian too, I hate almost all australian slang tutorials online because most of the words said aren't actually commonly used or said at all here. The girl in this video was good

[@visorm6789]

LibertarianDude I do agree! We need our own accent or better yet, our own Language aha :D

[@Jessifiy]

LibertarianDude I mean, not to be picky but technically, wouldn't British be the correct pronunciation? Since America and Australia were colonised by the British? xD

[@yowie7169]

LibertarianDude lol settle down, i'v heard American hillbillies speaking in a southern accent even English speakers have trouble understanding, wasn't boring at all either, never laughed so hard.

[@laurenkristine3890]

Jessifiy actually the American accent was the original British accent but the brits changed their accent after colonizing in the Americas to distinguish themselves :)

[@RMBlake007]

McDonalds is also called "MickeyD's" in the USA

[@LuxLoser]

We also have “Sammich” for a Sandwich.

[@JohnTCampbell1986]

Also called Macca's in English. In Essex, at least.

[@isabelmunro4690]

I’m English and I call it Maccie’s

[@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming]

My kids call it “Maccie D’s” or straight forward “Maccies”

[@nowdragon-youtube5813]

R M BLAKE where i live in england we say mackie D’s

[@konraarthursson7217]

This really makes it seem like learning Australian is harder than learning English lol

[@2157AF]

Not really, if you can speak basic English, you should be ok in Australia.

[@revelations108]

It should be easier,but I know whatcha mean, it's kinda like me trying to learn cockney, were similar like that.

[@fun_ghoul]

@@2157AF _"Not really, if you can speak basic English, you should be ok in Australia."_ Swap "English" for "French", ans "Australia" for "Quebec", and it's still true.

[@avocadosfrommexico7530]

Not really, I live in Australia and Australians basically cut the word down and make it short

[@djfourbar7953]

Australians just shorten everything you can talk normal. I'm from nz

[@qbepchelp5440]

In india (one of its metro city : kolkata) we have underground railway system. We call it 'metro rail'.

[@giantsquid2]

In the U.S. we also say "Mickey D's" for McDonalds. Or maybe that's just a Pacific NW thing.

[@chlaco8739]

I’ve heard people in the south say it too.

[@lilyc9722]

Micky D's is one of those words that I'm fully aware of, but never actually hear, yet it still feels like natural vernacular

[@douglei4413]

Never heard anyone saying it before but did heard it s couple of times on TV commercials.

[@alsolos3120]

Why though? Nobody in Kansas says that. I feel so left out

[@kaylinsmith6921]

Midwesterner, here. Some of us say it, too.

[@yazgeb85]

Australians are crazy but I don't blame them. When you have a lot of deadly species, you don't have time to pronounce the whole thing. Ambulance = Ambo lol

[@giprinivoeli8522]

YAZ GEB hauahauahahaha

[@thynisia396]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@daurenadl]

2 ambo please P.S (love Kazakhstan)

[@CeeJayDee94]

the shortening of worlds isn't universal here, like I'll say arvo but not ambo. But everyone here will know what the shortened slang means even if they don't use them.

[@fitzroy_spark3879]

@Tim Heckerd - Good point Timmo'

[@AdiSneakerFreak]

Nice vid, ‘off licence’ means a shop licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises, as opposed to a bar or pub which is on premises.

[@한정일-h8d]

So you mean it is separated by you can drink alcohol beverage in or not?

[@josiemoonnn]

right!

[@Ron.S.]

You don't need a license to sell alcoholic beverages for..... It's much simpler - you need a license in order to serve alcohol(on license) - you learn the legal amounts, the act of 1872, when you're not allowed to serve anymore etc. Normal license is until 11. .....Hence off licence

[@disoriented1]

In the U.S. there are at least 50 different 'spirit' laws!..and even more so..in some states, the 'counties'..subdivisions of states, can decide whether selling alcohol is legal or not. It's tricky, alcohol laws can differ by county and state..Washington has very little to say about it, except to withhold Fed money when they don't approve!

[@recklessrex]

In the state of Maryland, you can't sell alcohol on a Sunday.

[@paintbokx]

The “subway” thing is actually regional. In DC we call it the metro! In paris they try to translate it to us as the underground or subway, but really metro is perfectly understandable to someone from DC.

[@XUZY831116]

you can find three people from different places in England, they can not understand each other also

[@matthewlewis2072]

Yup. A Geordie, a Cornishman and Glaswegian...

[@comanchio1976]

I think it's a bit of a stretch to be saying that they cannot understand each other. This might have been true a hundred years ago or so. Or maybe if they were from the older generation, have done pretty much no travelling and were speaking in purely regional colloquial terms, but otherwise people usually know how to communicate effectively with 'outsiders' with little difficulty.

[@thynisia396]

Yeah same in Australia bc we have the indigenous people too so obviously the white Aussie won't understand that Torres Strait bala (brother) or the Abo even if he speaks in broken english

[@BusbyBiscuits]

Glasgow isnt in England...

[@livedandletdie]

King Croft, Geordies are by far the easiest to understand. Of course Scouse is easier though, but it wasn't mentioned.

[@michaelshort2388]

When talking to someone outside of Australia I still say thongs, just because it's funny hearing their reaction.

[@juliec9556]

Lux Fuzzling Where?

[@serenesunsets9650]

Haha yes it's amazing

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

Michael Short ooo

[@disk0553]

Top work.

[@jeffgreen3376]

When I was a kid in Miami, we called them thongs or sandals. After I moved to Central Florida, they called them flip flops and called string bikinis "thongs". I still get confused when I hear the word "thongs" though.

[@SaurabhSingh-ow1rg]

US :- cotton candy UK:- candy floss Aussie:- fairy floss we call it "Buddhi ke baal" ( old woman's hair ) and believe me I am not kidding here

[@enthusiasticvoyager6110]

we called it that as bombay mitai in hyderabad

[@MuhammadAwais-YesB]

Buddhi ni pud... never mind

[@viditjain2653]

bhai bhai bhai bhai bhai bhai

[@rudyramadhana4127]

we indonesian call it 'rambut nenek' literally means old lady/granny's hair

[@x_itzliana_x4324]

Are u from India?

[@JonnyBoyOfficial]

6:07 "We just say alchohol", forgot about grog. -_-

[@Nemophilist850]

Canadians absolutely fuming. And people in the UK do call McDonalds "Maccy D's".

[@xcallisto_]

Well I don't and I'm from the UK

[@Alldayanyday1OnThePS4]

Im American and call McDonalds Micky D's

[@Nemophilist850]

Oh.

[@matthewworgan1925]

Nyctohylophiliac we call it maccies (Mack-ees) , but also say that

[@ayanamjad5751]

canadians call it mickeys right

[@georgianabney7616]

"Why would you have crisps with your sandwich?" MATE. MATeY. HAVE YOU NEVER LIVED?? CRISP SANDWICHES ARE THE *BEST*

[@Tony-nl6pf]

Right? They add crunch to a sandwich.

[@lorenzomagazzeni5425]

Are you American ? crisps with mayo - between 2 slices of white bread is a classic

[@georgianabney7616]

lorenzo magazzeni nope I’m British!!! My favourite crisp sandwich is mayo and prawn cocktail crisps lmao

[@dj105284]

Yeah but would you go to a restaurant and order chips on the side and mean a packet of chips? Odds are you would mean hot chips so there's no real need to specify.

[@hollyh6230]

I know like prawn cocktail?

[@dracodm1239]

I'm offended the Aussie said biscuit ITS A BICCY

[@ayperosia]

Scotland agrees with you! Its a biccy here too

[@Kt-cn2rq]

😂 well she could given the shorten name of it them wouldn't be offended.

[@steve8567]

True, but spelt bikkie i'm sure.

[@dracodm1239]

Steve I'm pretty sure it's spelt biccy

[@mianatrawoods6965]

We say Biccy in England too

[@g2024_]

Re: "Off License" ?? It means they have a licence to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises, i.e. take away. Pubs have a licence (usually on a board over the main door) for consumption on (or on & off) the premises.

[@januwary3506]

We use "off license" because the alcohol bought would be for consumption *off* the premises

[@thefiftyfour]

Spot on, also there is a On-licence, you need one to serve alcohol for consumption on premises ie a Pub/Club

[@sinenomine8101]

Was just about to say that - thanks!

[@FirstLast-fr4hb]

thanks

[@emarin2006ftw]

so why the word license? that's the confusing part i imagine you still do in fact need a license to run the business/sell alcohol?

[@Anxiou5Panda]

I have the same question as emarin2006ftw after reading this comment.

[@SophiemWalker00]

My grandad use to live in Australia. About 10 years ago, when I was 8, my older brother and I were going on a trip with my grandad and step nan to a caravan park to see my cousins and step aunt and uncle. He turned to me before we left the house asking if i remembered my thongs. I was horrified. My step nan clarified that he meant flip flops. He still hasn’t lived it down to this day.

[@nissangtrsunni]

You are at fault not your grandad, he showed respect and spoke the style of the country where he was living, he is a good man.

[@SophiemWalker00]

nissangtrsunni I never said I didn’t respect him. I just said how when I was 8, he asked me if I had thongs. I live in the uk where thongs mean something completely different. I love my grandad to pieces. He’s one of the only living family members on my mums side of the family. I have mad respect for Australia, being half Australian myself. It was just something that happened when I was 8.

[@nissangtrsunni]

@@SophiemWalker00 Yes, I know the other meaning, but originally was called thongs everywhere until g strings were invented, than other countries changed, not us though. :)

[@disgruntledunicorn007]

I'm still stuck on trying to figure your family out.. the irrelevant step and step. Visiting fam would of sufficed lol

[@jamesoakley5742]

It's called an off licencse because it's not a licesnsed premiseis to consume alcohol IE. a Pub or Bar. Pub is On Licsense, Liquer Store is off licsensed

[@KJ110813]

In the UK do pubs/bars sell alcohol in addition to serving it? By sell it I mean do they sell bottles/cans or fill growlers. Laws in the US can vary dramatically depending on the state for selling and/or serving alcohol, just curious what it's like in the UK.

[@butchdeloria5582]

@@KJ110813 yes we sell bottles and cans but not in packs. You will buy it at the counter like any other beverage and will be asked if you want it in a glass or not. You wouldn't buy alcohol to walk out with, you drink it there and then.

[@shezzor]

@@KJ110813 Pubs and bars in the UK can and do sell bottles and cans but are 'on-licenses'. Which means they have a license to sell alcohol for consumption 'on' their premises, customers should not take them away with them... basically the opposite to an 'off-license' which can only sell alcohol to be consumed 'off' premises.

[@KJ110813]

@@butchdeloria5582 duh lol. That's what I meant to ask, if you could buy it and leave with it (been so long since I've been to a bar that serves bottles/cans I forgot lol)

[@KJ110813]

@@shezzor got it. So are growlers a thing over there? (~2 liter jug with a tight seal that you fill with beer... in my state of Michigan you can get one filled at breweries, brewpubs, and some grocery stores)

[@RJ-vs9nb]

When you are talking about chips in Australia, or 'French fries', generally you would call them hot chips. That's how we differentiate them

[@steedeleven4353]

i asked for a burger and chips at KFC in the US and they said we don't sell chips. I usually distinguish the difference between the 2 as, you wouldn't be asking for "crisps" at a burger joint. but who knows what you'll get if you ask for it in the US. You would think they would have smartin'd up by now and know what we are talking about but i think it's just their ignorance in thinking they are the leaders of the world and refuse to acknowledge anybody else's existence. Metric system. use it. I by no mean want to offend anybody or put everyone in the same basket, just a observation.

[@lurategh]

@@steedeleven4353 Or you could've, you know, made an effort to use the vocab of the country you're in like a decent person especially when you know it'll actually make a difference in understanding? Instead of getting mad when they give you a perfectly accurate answer, as that restaurant doesn't in fact sell chips as we know them in the US? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@mazzy305]

In my house (when the context isn’t so cut and dry) we tend to differentiate between hot chips and a pack of chips by saying ‘chips’ (hot chips) and ‘chippies’ (pack of chips). But yeah in general context is what helps to differentiate.

[@warehog3000]

the most Aussie thing i've ever heard was. Quote ''Afraid of spiders? Naw tho's i can swat with a news paper. Its my wife finding out who left the seat up the night when she fell in. That i'm afraid of"

[@Justin-wk9bz]

Well, I guess they are Afraid of Birds as well xd

[@shiftygirl6434]

well i'm not here to fk spiders

[@shiftygirl6434]

he's got spiders on em!

[@shiftygirl6434]

what's with australians and their spiders

[@blahblahblah7716]

“icy pole, that’s so cute”

[@DarwinskiYT]

I’m so confused ive always called it icecream

[@DjinnRummy]

they were all so charmed by that!

[@MrSupdup]

@@DarwinskiYT Icecream is like creamy icecream, whilst an Icy Pole is specifically the frozen water type icecream (like a zooper dooper). But you could use icecream for both and no one would blink.

[@Morgazmz]

@@DarwinskiYT same if its ice cream based and I have them in the freezer ... or ice block if its cordial or juice based .. or meaning either if at a shop asking a kid or someone do they want one .. of either type.

[@Morgazmz]

@@MrSupdup yeah thats true hey .. those ones with no stick .. in the long plastic tubes etc .. Ive seen them branded icy pole I am sure.

[@tiffanifarrington4039]

Why would you get crisps with a sandwich? SMH why not? Lol

[@maxdeborde6772]

Panera Bread

[@TheSandyKale]

It's actually a thing in India, serving crisps in India with sandwiches. Sidebar - crisps are called wafers in Hindustan / Bharat / India.

[@laurence345]

Crisp sandwiches are a thing in UK 🇬🇧

[@RK-ep8qy]

Tiffani Farrington Tesco meal deal

[@Leecop-et8mb]

Yeah what else would you get with it???

[@josephmcwilliams9533]

This is a fantastic combination of wholesome and educational.

[@carolynlajara]

America has several names for that Sandwich : Hoagie (PA) Hero (NY) Sub (NV)

[@fredfinks]

@Dio Falkner in Australia that would more likely to be called a ham roll, due to shape/thickness of the bread and amount of meat on it. Sandwiches usually are made with sliced bread - no more than say an inch thick. If its round like that its more of a roll. Salad rolls very popular here.

[@randomassortmentofthings]

Excuse me? A hoagie is a cold Sub, A sub is a longer sandwich, and a Hero/Grinder is a hot one (used near philly) Hoagies are never Hot.

[@carolynlajara]

Lmao didn't think this would be such a controversial comment 😂

[@fredfinks]

@@carolynlajara Yo Dawg, dont be calling no roll and sammich

[@ekital191]

Hero refers to the type of bread in NY when you order a sub at a deli, you either get it on a roll or hero. It's usually called a sub or a sandwich in NY.

[@oscara31]

Just when you get used to American English and British English..then comes Aussie English like WTF!!! I like how they shorten the words..so genius

[@Jen.V843]

Thank you, Camille!

[@theharper1]

The opposite of Australian slang. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5uYnqqVmtZ-q8U

[@InvestmentJoy]

I'm just thrilled that there's a country on-record as being lazier than Americans! At least it's something!

[@williambarker1705]

We just do

[@ohhRage]

Off-license is a shop that doesn't allow you to drink alcohol on site, whereas on-license allows you to do so.

[@lilyana0]

Rageey oh wow really I thought it was to do with actual products and licensing 😱

[@chocolatechick729]

Like a bar??

[@ohhRage]

Yeah, bars are on license.

[@mangaanimefan89]

I don't think you can drink in a liquor store in America either. Though I'm pretty sure that doesn't stop some people. :)

[@egbront1506]

Not quite right. An off-licence means that the establishment is licensed to sell alcohol off the premises. Nothing more. It doesn't necessarily mean that alcohol may not be consumed on the premises, since a number of pubs and restaurants are licensed to sell alcohol on or off the premises. One licence doesn't automatically exclude the other. It really depends on what licences the owner/landlord applies for.

[@NickPasley]

There are actually lots of other words for sandwiches in the US. It’s dialectal. Some call them hoagies, some call them subs, some call them heroes. There could be more names as well.

[@GABEJUM]

The English guy called the American weird for having a sandwich with crisps but it’s a common thing in England 😂

[@lucasm4299]

Kadijah Mcdaniel A hint of hypocrisy

[@sameebutt100]

Can tell he’s middle class

[@DRUMAdam91]

Definitely not a boots meal deal kind of guy

[@TheRealMadpaddy]

But not as a meal in one, i think the US guy meant a sandwich with the crisps in it ??.

[@camstar24802]

Madpaddy Watson yeah its good

[@patrickcoleman3]

Australian slang for Biscuit is Bickie.

[@anavybluemystery3486]

yup

[@smuttul2200]

British and aussi is really similar

[@yoonbumsfroggykeychain1972]

Jack PTY most aussies have/are British and I think(?) that the fleets and all that are/we’re from Britain

[@itfan42]

Joe Banks I am from UK and Ive never heard of that

[@EmmWood91]

I say bickie - Lincolnshire UK

[@NoaJasmine]

its like 2am and i'm sitting here laughing to myself at how cute Australian English is

[@seraf6568]

I'm a college student who chooses classes to learn about cultural differences, but your video was covered in the lecture. Your conversation made me very happy and made me understand the differences between countries. On behalf of the people involved in the lecture, we thank you and respect. I'm sorry for three years future I love you

[@smoothz01]

It depends were you live in America every state has there own slang and way of saying certain words

[@shyryTsr2k]

True true

[@bruh-sf4gw]

That's the same for the regions of every country

[@damhnaitcockburn2970]

It’s the same for all countries. Aussies from Sydney and Perth have different accents. And in Canada, the east coasters sound much more British than the people in the prairie provinces when you speak to them.

[@salina5715]

I live in New York and let’s just say, I use little to no “slang” when I’m taking about things. I actually was raised to say things from here in America and other countries (mainly Britain) because my mother ways thought it sounded quite proper compared to normal American “slang”

[@mayabenavides]

smoothz01 v tru, i live in houston and the only slang i say is git r done and y’all lol. but if you move up to like waco or something they sound like cowboys or if you move down to brownsville since it’s close to the border you’ll be hearing a lot of spanish and little slang. but i can’t go one day without saying y’all so yh it’s different in every city

[@junmeow535]

For cookie/biscuit, in Australia it's often called a bicky as well

[@joz1ner.522]

autumnaljun I was just about to comment that

[@OWZasty]

THANKYOU! I was waiting for someone to say this.

[@crystalrose634]

Oh haha i spell it Bikkie and i use that word so so much xD

[@rice8719]

autumnaljun correction: biccy

[@crystalrose634]

We tend to drift between them in Australia sometimes we say biscuit sometimes cookie sometimes bikky depends :)

[@dante3190]

I can think of other words we shorten: Cigarette = Ciggi Good day = G’Day Good night = G’Night Australia(n) = Aussie(s) (Words I can only say in Australian slang) Mate Slab

[@australian1018]

Australia = Straya.

[@petemiller2598]

Don't you guys also refer to cigarettes as "fags", or is that another country? In America, the word "fag" is a slur to refer to homosexual people, so I am always shocked when I hear that word in a foreign movie, but then I realize that it's just slang for cigarette in that context.

[@MCDexX]

"Fag" is more UK English, and it was never very common in Australia. Here you're more likely to have it referred to as a "smoke" (hence the general term "smoko" for "break" or "rest" - i.e. traditionally a smoke break, but can refer more generally to a short break from whatever you're doing) or a "ciggy". Apparently "durry" is used in some parts of Australia, but I've only seen that on the internet and none of my friends or family have ever used it.

[@ZacharyT94]

@@MCDexX A fair few of my mates use the word "Durry" to describe cigarettes

[@MCDexX]

Is it a NSW thing, maybe? I'm in Melbourne and nobody I know says it down here.

[@dizzybunnies]

canada, mixing all 3 of them: am i a joke to you

[@auburnmanR6]

American: candy British : sweet Australian: lollies American: .. LOLIS??! O.O

[@brettarcher8270]

Its definitely Lollies!!! Sweets are a course after a meal. Candy is a song by Iggy Pop. #GottaLoveAustralia 🇦🇺❤🇦🇺

[@Morgazmz]

ahahah lolis ... that made me google ahahahaah .. lollies .. same same different different lol

[@Morgazmz]

@@brettarcher8270 candy to me was like that white based ?? toffee stuff and they'd colour it with bright coloured patterns and or swirls in huge lollipops and similar (youd get them at the show or whatever) or the same white with red actual "candy canes at xmas" etc like boiled lollies even. lol some how those two things were candy.

[@efisgpr]

4:45 Also the Brit!!!

[@gittesamonte3265]

oh my good god

[@hannahbaxter8825]

1.I think off-liscence is a Licence to sell alcohol that will be consumed off the premises . 2.The English guy has a really sexy voice and accent. 3.I didn't know all these Australian words, so this was fun.

[@tmorris7329]

Off-licenses are shops that sell alcohol to be drank elsewhere

[@ayanhart]

IANAL, but from what I know, in the UK you need a licence to sell alcohol. They come in two types: off and on. Somewhere with an 'on' licence is basically a pub. You can buy and drink alcohol on the premises. A lot of restaurants also have them. An 'off' licence means that they can sell alcohol, but it cannot be drunk on the premises. Most shops that sell alcohol are off-licences.

[@Ron.S.]

No... off license = no license to serve alcohol. Simple

[@tmorris7329]

but that just isn't what it is

[@tmorris7329]

Off-licence is a term used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand for a shop licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises, as opposed to a bar or public house which is licensed for consumption at the point of sale (on-licence). google off-license definition

[@yourlocalmomostan1091]

Her: *Arvo* Me: *remembers Felix and Chan from stray kids* WhAt ArE yOu GoNnA hAvE iN tHe ArVo

[@deneisha6400]

Yes lmao I thought of felix and Chan too. I love finding stays

[@yourlocalmomostan1091]

@trix o it means afternoon in Australian

[@frigusium7216]

i'll have another shrimp on a barbie

[@frigusium7216]

but lets be real which aussie uses the word shrimp now

[@chuu8931]

i'Ll hAvE AnOtHer sHrImP ON a bArBiE

[@anub1s954]

American: “fries” British: “chips” Australian: “Yeah let me just copy what the Brits said”

[@Centrifuze]

Something I learned from all my interactions with Australian friends is that they basically don't like any words to be longer than two syllables. Some words that are NORMALLY three syllables, like battery and library, they'll cheat down to two syllables: bat-tree and lie-bree. P.S. I live in America, and definitely say sammie all the time.

[@llddau]

No, that definitely just applies to certain people, not mainstream at all. I wonder where they were from and who they learned from.

[@hahahaha-ow9il]

Centrifuze im british and i do that lmao

[@ianmontgomery7213]

Please read comment above about flies!!!!

[@harvesteroftone5473]

They may be 3 syllable words to yanks. But to us they have always been 2 syllable words.

[@mamaburger4482]

In southern US we add extra syllables to words 😂😂

[@australianbloke3934]

Hey Bella, That's not a sandwich. That's a roll. A sandwich is made from sliced bread. (Victoria)

[@MrJunkieBrewster]

I'm American and would rather have an Aussie meat pie than a sandwich. There's an Aussie bakery in the next town over (good on ya, Dave and Neville) and their pies are GREAT. Like a meat Pop-Tart (breakfast toaster pastry), but full of meat, not jam.

[@theBallisticMystic]

Yeah, true. I felt it was a bit wrong but couldn't put my finger on it

[@chasevaughan6541]

In America, technically that picture was a sub, sliced bread is a sandwich

[@richardferrara1606]

funny thing is here in new york we a sub a "hero"

[@NeoRichardBlake]

@@richardferrara1606 I've heard of sandwiches like this being referred to as heroes, but I don't usually use that. I was thinking maybe he could have called it a hoagie. I generally just call it a sandwich though. I would only say hoagie if someone asked me for another name for it. And hoagies in my mind are specifically sandwiches made with its own roll, like that pictured, as opposed to sliced break. Large hoagie-style sandwiches, like at Subway, could be a sub sandwich. Again... I mostly just hear sandwich in conversation though.

[@SecretAgentPaul]

Aussies shorten every word because we need the time we save to explain to Poms and Yanks why we shorten every word.

[@tarunchy]

Laughed till my side hurt😁😆😆

[@xavariel]

🤣

[@irrelevantunderdog5584]

Secret Agent Paul hahahah this is fucking GOLD!!

[@Last555555555]

would I be right in guessing that a Pom is a Brit? I've never heard that term before

[@xavariel]

Questionmark yeah. Pom=Brit lol

[@Bribreezzzyy]

The American really knows about the difference between a g-string and thong

[@TheMacC117]

Who doesn't?

[@yng_metro]

@@TheMacC117 me