You know you're living in America and not the UK when...

[Jeraly 4]

..... when you order water in a restaurant you never know what you'll end up with!

I think I remember you mentioning this before!!

"WHEN THE WEATHERMAN SAYS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE LIGHT SNOW, BUT THAT TURNS OUT TO BE 14 INCHES"

God Help the UK if they ever got Snow like we get here..... the whole country would grind to a halt.....

Lol it already grindes to a halt with 1 inch of snow or wrong kind of snow lol .

I was going to say the exact same thing - we don't often get "extremes" so pretty much anything that comes out of the blue totally screws us up

Ok, American guy here!

I don't get the soccer (football), When I was in school I played it all the time and I loved it. But to watch it being played is like watching paint dry. No one ever scores points!

I've never understood what's so exciting about American "football". Takes like an hour to get from one end of the field to the other!! I went and saw the Denver Broncos, never been so bored in all my life.

My mum watched a match and said much the same thing - they keep stopping and a game that is made up of four quarters lasted like three hours!!!

Roundabouts. Where in the states do you get them, if any. I didnt see one roundabout in Louisiana. They would save money on traffic lights at least.

You get them in the northeast - MA especially. They are called rotaries.

There's actually one near where I live in LA - no one knows how to use it though - they just accelerate and hope for the best.

I think Oregon has a couple...

Hehe, there's a few roundabouts in Iowa. I love how they're plastered with signposts to tell you exactly what to do, but folk still don't quite get it ><

Everyone should get sent to Milton Keynes for roundabout training.

Yeah - Bradley Stoke near where I live is pretty bad for roundabouts but nowhere near as bad as Milton Keynes

[Sal and Jay 2]

..... when you order water in a restaurant you never know what you'll end up with!

I think I remember you mentioning this before!!

"WHEN THE WEATHERMAN SAYS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE LIGHT SNOW, BUT THAT TURNS OUT TO BE 14 INCHES"

God Help the UK if they ever got Snow like we get here..... the whole country would grind to a halt.....

Lol it already grindes to a halt with 1 inch of snow or wrong kind of snow lol .

I was going to say the exact same thing - we don't often get "extremes" so pretty much anything that comes out of the blue totally screws us up

Ok, American guy here!

I don't get the soccer (football), When I was in school I played it all the time and I loved it. But to watch it being played is like watching paint dry. No one ever scores points!

I've never understood what's so exciting about American "football". Takes like an hour to get from one end of the field to the other!! I went and saw the Denver Broncos, never been so bored in all my life.

My mum watched a match and said much the same thing - they keep stopping and a game that is made up of four quarters lasted like three hours!!!

Roundabouts. Where in the states do you get them, if any. I didnt see one roundabout in Louisiana. They would save money on traffic lights at least.

You get them in the northeast - MA especially. They are called rotaries.

There's actually one near where I live in LA - no one knows how to use it though - they just accelerate and hope for the best.

I think Oregon has a couple...

Hehe, there's a few roundabouts in Iowa. I love how they're plastered with signposts to tell you exactly what to do, but folk still don't quite get it ><

Everyone should get sent to Milton Keynes for roundabout training.

Yeah - Bradley Stoke near where I live is pretty bad for roundabouts but nowhere near as bad as Milton Keynes

Yeah I live near Milton Keynes, good for tyre manufacturers lol

[catrocks 0]

......... you no longer understand half the jokes on top gear, and they cut them off mid sentence for commercials!

......... people think ####### van ####### has an incredible Cockney accent in Mary Poppins

Edited April 8, 2008 by catrocks

[Sal and Jay 2]

......... you no longer understand half the jokes on top gear, and they cut them off mid sentence for commercials!

......... people think ####### van ####### has an incredible Cockney accent in Mary Poppins

[Eli the Barrowboy 16]

There are roundabouts in Oregon - much to my horror. I still haven't decided if you give way to traffic from the left or right - or if it's like a 4 way stop or ... I just go if no one else is coming either way ... cue beeping of many horns.

[Sal and Jay 2]

There are roundabouts in Oregon - much to my horror. I still haven't decided if you give way to traffic from the left or right - or if it's like a 4 way stop or ... I just go if no one else is coming either way ... cue beeping of many horns.

[The Red Baron 0]

Probably been said already but you both stand by the drivers side door looking at each other in complete puzzlement

[The Red Baron 0]

Hehe, there's a few roundabouts in Iowa. I love how they're plastered with signposts to tell you exactly what to do, but folk still don't quite get it ><

Everyone should get sent to Milton Keynes for roundabout training.

Stu

I had my roundabout training at Five Ways in Birmingham. Actually it was more of a reenactment of that scene in National Lampoons European Vacation only with less exciting landmarks

He he this is a funny thread id love to see the yanks try the magic roundabout in swindon five mini rounabouts surrounding one central roundabout.

[Roselinda 5]

.....a guy comes up to you in a bar and in the politest way possible you say to him ''i'm sorry i'm not interested''

he repsonds with '' ah comment t'aplle tu''? #######?

apparently we English sound French to folk in Dallas! lol

[Sal and Jay 2]

.....a guy comes up to you in a bar and in the politest way possible you say to him ''i'm sorry i'm not interested''

he repsonds with '' ah comment t'aplle tu''? #######?

apparently we English sound French to folk in Dallas! lol

lol

[Toshtishtash 1]

I am amazed that no one has mentioned this one :o

It is almost impossible to find a duvet cover to fit yer duvet!

[Sal and Jay 2]

I am amazed that no one has mentioned this one

It is almost impossible to find a duvet cover to fit yer duvet!

Oh no lol

[Toshtishtash 1]

[Ian + Anne 0]

... you get a refill in your coffee cup or a refill with the soda at no extra charge (shame on UK companies).

... you buy KFC ....... !! Mash gravy and not chips !!

[Jeraly 4]

......... you no longer understand half the jokes on top gear, and they cut them off mid sentence for commercials!

......... people think ####### van ####### has an incredible Cockney accent in Mary Poppins

Doesn't he!?

Probably been said already but you both stand by the drivers side door looking at each other in complete puzzlement

Totally - that happens here as well though when Jeremy comes over

Hehe, there's a few roundabouts in Iowa. I love how they're plastered with signposts to tell you exactly what to do, but folk still don't quite get it ><

Everyone should get sent to Milton Keynes for roundabout training.

Stu

I had my roundabout training at Five Ways in Birmingham. Actually it was more of a reenactment of that scene in National Lampoons European Vacation only with less exciting landmarks

He he this is a funny thread id love to see the yanks try the magic roundabout in swindon five mini rounabouts surrounding one central roundabout.

I've never driven it myself but have been driven around it I doubt it would be that hard if you actually knew how to drive around a roundabout Swindon isn't too far from me