Did you know...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

The Brits call a band-aid a plaster?

No?

Well, neither did I.


:hi:

[MorningGlow]

1. Why yes, my dear Peggy, I did!

But I am an unrepentant anglophile. So there's that.

I hope you didn't NEED a plaster while in one of my favorite cities, did you?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear MorningGlow!

Alas, I did, and do, need a plaster...

I've done a LOT of walking, and a blister developed on my left heel...

And then I neglected it, and another blister came on top of the original one...

So, I'm now using plasters, and I needed a new one tonight...

So I bought some.


My education continues, unabated.

:hi:

[MorningGlow]

6. Poor you

Blisters are a tourist's nemesis.

Enjoy the plasters, and remember--"pants" means underwear--say "trousers"! Say hi to London for me! :hi:

[1gobluedem]

2. I did!

Welcome back.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. My dear 1gobluedem!

Well, hey, you're smart!

Thanks, sweetie...

Technically, I'm not really back just yet. We're in transit, in London tonight. Tomorrow's New York, and Monday we'll arrive in Los Angeles.

:hi:

[Left Is Write]

3. Yes, in fact, I did know that.

:)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear Left Is Write!

I am surrounded by smart people!

Who knew?

;)

[Mythsaje]

5. Well, "band-aid" IS a trademark name. n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear Mythsaje!

You know, I'd forgotten that...

It's true that it is a trade mark, but it has been so thoroughly assimilated that it's now part of the language...

:hi:

[Call Me Wesley]

8. LOL! Yes.

'Pflaster' in German. ;)

Have a safe travel back! :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. My dear Call Me Wesley!

I guess I was the only one here who didn't know it!

We are very comfortable traveling back!

Thanks, sweetie!

:hug:

[LostinVA]

11. yes

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. My dear LostinVa!

I wonder if being on the Left Coast kept this nugget from me?

Oh well, now I know.

:hi:

[LostinVA]

20. My Dear CAP

I have read ever so much British lit and watched ever so much British TV and movies, that I speak Brit as well as American. I also have a very good English friend whom I became penpals with in the 6th grade.

[Xipe Totec]

13. I'm thinking of getting band-aided tonight

or as the Brits would say...

plastered.

:P

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear Xipe Totec!

I really doubt that they say that, lol!

:rofl:

[skooooo]

15. Nope, never heard that one before.

Those wacky Brits.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. My dear skooooo!

Ah, at last! I am not alone in my wondering!

Now we both know something new...

:hi:

[lildreamer316]

18. Goodness, I loved Britan when I was there. Are you enjoying??

It's the one and only time I've been out of the country, and it was actually sunny for most of the time we were there! I absolutely loved it.
Do tell more!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. My dear lildreamer316!

Actually, I am embarrassed to say we're not visiting Britain...we're just using the hotel at Terminal 5 as a stopping place to help recover from our jet lag...

We have visited here before, and did love it.

Stories and pics to follow, probably Monday, when we get home!

:hi:

[cwydro]

21. Yes, I did.

But my parents are English.

And sidewalks are pavements, potato chips are crisps, french fries are chips. Being pissed is just drunk, not angry.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. My dear cwydro!

Ah, well now, your advantage is built-in!

Nice to see you tonight, sweetie...:hug:

[cwydro]

24. You too.

Are you back from your travels?

I'm due to leave for Fort Myers here in about an hour. Spend the night there and then hop to Charlotte tomorrow for my mom's 83rd b-day.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. Nope, not home yet...

That'll happen Monday. We're stopping over here in London, and tomorrow in NY, for jet lag purposes...

Have a ball with your mom and her 83rd birthday!

:hug:

[cwydro]

28. Thanks!

Have some fish and chips for me!

[madinmaryland]

22. PSA--No "f"-bombs in front of the Brits!

Hope you are enjoying your vacation!

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. My dear madinmaryland!

Ah, no worries! All is going very smoothly here, and I rarely swear in front of strangers!

The vacation's essentially over; we're in transit getting home...

We had a ball.

More on all that later...

:hi:

[madinmaryland]

30. Looking forward to pictures! Have a safe trip home!

[Midniteagle]

26. what ever you do........

just don't ask for a napkin at a restaurant !!! I believe they are called linens

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. My dear Midniteagle!

Thanks for the tip!

We haven't had any lack in the linen department...

But now I'll know what to do if we do!

:hi:

[Deja Q]

31. I had. ("Chef!", 1993, BBC, idea stolen to make "Hell's Kitchen", FOX, 200x)

Oh, they call vests "waistcoats" - such a cooler name.

Between King George and King CEO, why did Americans leave the British again? :evilgrin:

Nice to see you back! :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. My dear Deja Q!

Now, you know damn well why we left the Brits!

I do agree though...waistcoat is such a cool name...

It's good to be back, but I'll be spotty till Monday when I actually arrive at home...

:hi:

[Deja Q]

33. Oh, I know... still, I couldn't pass the opportunity with my outré sense of cornball humor...

:evilgrin:

[latebloomer]

34. Glad you'll be back soon, CP!

The Lounge nearly fell apart while you were gone (seriesly).

All hell broke loose.

Coincidence? I think not.

Hope you had a great trip.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. My dear latebloomer!

It's nice to be missed...

We did have a great trip, and soon there will be pics and stories!

Thanks, sweetie...

:hug:

[siligut]

35. You told me something new.

I have been to London more than a few times and I had never heard that. Calendula ointment is the best thing I have found for blisters. Nice to see you, have a safe transit.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. My dear siligut!

Well, I'm glad I could tell you something new!

Thanks for the good wishes, sweetie...:hug:

[Haole Girl]

36. Here are a couple I learned in a week in the U.K.

1. It is not a shot record, it is a vaccination certificate.

2. It is not a trash can, it is a litter bin.

Hey... you better get back here ASAP! (please) The place has been insane since you left. :-(

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. My dear Haole Girl!

Ah, you picked up a lot more than I did!

Well done!

I'll be home late Monday...tomorrow, I think!

It's good to be back...:hug:

[pokerfan]

40. What is Sticking Plaster?

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-sticking-plaster.htm

[jeff30997]

42. Thanks for the link pokerfan.

"In the United States and Canada, an adhesive bandage is better known as a Band-Aid,"

Over here in Quebec(French Canadian Province) we call it a plaster like CaliforniaPeggy said.

I have no idea why we still use that term. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

43. My dear pokerfan!

Ah, answers to all the questions I was afraid to ask!

Thank you, sweetie...:hug:

[jeff30997]

41. Hello CaliforniaPeggy !

I miss you so much ! :hug:

Oh and now I finally know why most French-Canadians (me included) call it a plaster.

British influence I suppose.Well it's good to learn something new. :)

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. My dear jeff30997!

Ah, sweetie....you may miss me no longer! I'm not entirely returned, but soon (Monday) I will be home...

It is good indeed to learn something new!

:hug:

:hi:

[AllenVanAllen]

45. This I did not know!

Have a safe trip home CaliforniaPeggy!:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

49. My dear AllenVanAllen!

Well, I am glad I could illuminate this for you!

We are having a safe trip, and I thank you, sweetie...:hug:

[elleng]

46. And diapers are 'nappies,' (or are napkins, 'nappies?')

and chips are 'crisps,' and I'll return when I recall more!

[jeff30997]

47. And I believe that...

Fries are called Chips.:)

[elleng]

48. Ah yes,

as in 'Fish 'n Chips!'
(with vinegar!!!)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

50. My dear elleng!

Now, that one I did know...

I guess because I've had children, but who knows?

I look forward to your illuminating posts!

:hug:

[PassingFair]

54. Paper Towel is "Kitchen Squares"...

And Spaghetti-O's are called "Hoops"

:crazy:

[elleng]

57. Don't know that 'kitchen squares' were available when I lived there!

:-)

[DarkTirade]

51. Those silly english.

They just use their own words for everything. It's like they think they invented the language or something! :P

[CaliforniaPeggy]

My dear DarkTirade!

I mean, really! What's up with that?

;)

:hi:

[seaker]

52. Yes, I did.

But it is always fun to learn something new. I was just thinking about you and scanning for your handle. Looking forward to learning about your adventures from abroad.
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

59. My dear seaker!

And soon you will hear!

:hug:

[NJmaverick]

53. Well technically a "band-aid" is a brand name

for an adhesive bandage or dressing

[CaliforniaPeggy]

60. My dear NJmaverick!

Well, yes, technically you're right...

But every manufacturer hopes that the name of his/her product will enter the language this way!

:hi:

[NJmaverick]

62. Yes like Q-tip and Coke

[mwooldri]

55. Hope you have a safe trip home! (or arrived safely when you read this).

as far as I'm concerned Band Aid is all Bob Geldolf. Besides we can't use the branded Band-Aid plasters because of the latex in them, and we have latex allergies in the family. Believe it or not it's the cheap store-brand "band aids" that are the latex free ones (generally) and we buy those. Wish there were more of the cartoon ones with no latex but we can't have everything.

Mark.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

61. My dear mwooldri!

Latex allergies are no fun at all...I'm sorry you have to deal with them...

We are proceeding home as we speak, and will arrive later today!

:hi:

[Brigid]

56. Peggy! You're back!!

:hug: Did you have a nice trip?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

63. My dear Brigid!

Yup, I'm back!

We had a most excellent trip, and I'm hoping that tonight I'll have the energy to post some pics...

Thanks, sweetie...

:hug:

[RFKHumphreyObama]

58. Yes

I grew up using that term

By contrast, I had terrible difficulty adjusting to the fact that Americans used the term "soda" to describe soft drinks in general. In Australia and the UK, as a general rule, soda means this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_soda

This caused me terrible confusion during my first few days in the US when I was asked in a restaurant or at a home whether I wanted a soda and, following my agreement, I was presented with a coke or Sprite

But anyway, welcome back! Hope you and your husband had a wonderful, safe and enjoyable trip with many beautiful and cherished memories

[CaliforniaPeggy]

64. My dear RFKHumphreyObama!

Ah yes...We are divided by our common language!

We did have a wonderful trip, and I'm hoping that tonight I'll be able to post some pics...

Thanks for your kind words... :hug:

[Steely_Dan]

65. And...

a smoke is a "fag" or a "square."

vacations are called "holidays"

"bend the elbow" refers to drinking (down under as well)