I love hearing my Stewbie friends from across the pond speak. I must admit I have no idea what y'all are saying sometimes, just as I am sure my hillbilly slang confuses some as well lol. I do wish sometimes I could click on some of the words and get the definitions. It's funny how I think we are saying the same things, but it sounds so different.
Hi GrandaddyDayCare, maybe when you or other members need to know the translation of something we can ask in this thread.
GDC, y'all are perfectly clear to me! I recently had to ask what a "chook" was (it's a word for "chicken") and now I'm calling my ladies chooks (love the word!). We not only learn gardening from each other here on the Stew, we also learn!
The thing I enjoy most about the GardenStew forums is being able to see and share stories and pictures from all around the world. While we may use different words for things, I think we all have the same passion for the outdoors and enjoy shareing it with others. I love the fact that a flower can put the same smile on a face in any part of the world. It really does not matter how much plant knowledge one has, it's the fact that someone enjoys planting something and watching it grow that matters most.
I'm glad we all speak English. Otherwise we'd be in serious trouble. How many can understand Norwegian I wonder, bar Frank?
I have learned some UK slang from years of watching British Sitcoms on our PBS station. Sure came in handy way back when, when the company I worked for was bought out by British Cable and Wireless. They sent several of their people over to help in the transition and the guys thought they would be able to make fun of the poor undereducated Texas girl. Fooled them.
Did you watch "Are You Being Served?" and "Fawlty Towers" Toni? I grew up on a diet of British and American programming, which has been quite useful as far as interpreting slang goes.
Yes Frank, we watched those two and Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Benny Hill, The Two Ronnies, Reginald Perrin were first. Then Open All Hours, To The Manor Born, Good Neighbors (which in England was The Good Life), Keeping Up Appearances, Are You Being Served, Dr. Who...with Tom Baker as the Doctor, by far the best of the Drs... Butterflies, May to December, As Time Goes By, Mulberry (My favorite), My Hero (before they changed George's), Vicar of Dibley, Chef, Waiting for God, Are You Being Served Again, 'alo 'alo, Last of the Summer Wine, Goodnight Sweetheart, Only Fools and Horses, Yes Minister, Yes Prime Minister, Black Adder (never liked Mr. Bean), No Job for a Lady, Executive Stress, Sweet Sixteen, Next Of Kin, Coupling and many others we can not remember the names of right now. Not counting Two Fat Ladies, Brother Cadfael, Upstairs Downstairs, I Claudius.
