How funny is your American?

Not poking fun but how funny is your American spouse/partner/fiance?  When my husband first moved over here he was reading the paper one day and asked me what a bud-gary-gar was? Turned out the word was budgerigar! Anyone else care to share funny stories like that?

OK, I'll bite. As am american, when I first came over here, I asked my hubby why all the stores were called the Evening Mail........ ....Well!!! The way they put up the signs, it's like a store sign in America!!  Needless to say, he laughed at me, then explained.

American here.

When I first came here, I didn't realise that street names were attached to the sides of houses. I thought the arrow signs in the city centre pointing toward attractions for tourists were street signs. So when I saw a sign pointing towards a particular street, which could have been on the other side of town, I thought I was actually on that street, and I kept complaining about how the maps were all f*cked up.

P.S. Budgerigar is an American word, too. We call them budgies for short.

I don't know about anyone eles's area but here sandwich's are called buties.......well I can't say it the way they do and my step son and DH make fun of the way I say it........it comes out butteess and that isn't even close...



I call them parakeets........aren't they the same thing?

I always thought so as well, MeShell.

When I first moved here Richard did his best to convince me that a ten pence piece was called a "pickle".  I almost believed him. The only thing that gave it away was a cashier who couldn't quite control her smirk at a shop one day when Richard told me to ask for a bunch of pickles for change.

When a friend came to visit we were explaining her that "tar" meant thank you---she wanted to know what she should say as a reply. My husband told her "balloon" was for your welcome. She almost believed it!

When a friend came to visit we were explaining her that "tar" meant thank you---she wanted to know what she should say as a reply. My husband told her "balloon" was for your welcome. She almost believed it!

LMAO!!

When a friend came to visit we were explaining her that "tar" meant thank you---she wanted to know what she should say as a reply. My husband told her "balloon" was for your welcome. She almost believed it!

What?!?! It's "tar" ....I always thought people were saying "ta." 

What?!?! It's "tar" ....I always thought people were saying "ta." 

It is "ta." Maybe the person who told HG it's "tar" were just having a go at her for being American!! LOL!

Actually ta is more common--- but here in the northwest tar is used more frequently..appearantly it originally was used in letters to mean thanks and regards. Any shop here you walk in you will get a "tar" as you hand the money.

Actually ta is more common--- but here in the northwest tar is used more frequently..appearantly it originally was used in letters to mean thanks and regards. Any shop here you walk in you will get a "tar" as you hand the money.

Really? With an 'R' on the end?! I've never heard that! What a sheltered life we live down south!

lol yup really---with an R on the end...and the r is quite pronounced no missing it!

...yup...

Is that 'yup'...or A'yup!?

Is that 'yup'...or A'yup!?

Hey guys... i think this thread was set up for British folk to discuss funny things about their American partners... most of us are in the wrong place!!