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.

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

.....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''? wtf?

apparently we English sound French to folk in Dallas! lol

I am amazed that no one has mentioned this one


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

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

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

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

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.

Glad to hear this isn't just a Tennessee thing!! It drives me CRAZY!!!!!!

(I'm not sure why you can't find an electric screwdriver, though!)

Oh no lol

You can draw money out of the bank, fill the car up with gas, buy beer, pick up your prescription and wash your car all without standing up.

I don't believe we have electric screwdrivers here, actually. What I know we DO have are electric drills, to which you can attach various screwdriver bits. There's even dinky ones about the size of an overlarge screwdriver, for that authentic feel.

..... you see the crappy way the adverts are done on TV (e.g they cut the advert before it's finished airing or you see a brief 1 - 3 second ad and then a full advert, seems to me that they recycle the tape without erazing it first, a classic case of poor editorial skills)

..... you attempt to get in the wrong side of the car to drive down the shops ! (yep, done it here ... opps)

..... you can not find your fav food in the shops (cream, double cream, thick double cream, weetabix.

..... you can not find an electrical screw driver in the hardware stores ! (all they sell are test probes, wtf !)

..... someone cuts you up on the road without using their indicators and mirrors just to be in front of you !

..... you have a tail gater ..... they tend to sit on your rear as if they are looking through the contents in the back of the car...... wtf .... sometimes I feel like stopping the car in the middle of the road and walking to the back and opening the boot and asking the driver if s/he wants anything from it !

my remedy spray them with the window washer fluid, that gets some people to slow down!

I don't believe we have electric screwdrivers here, actually. What I know we DO have are electric drills, to which you can attach various screwdriver bits. There's even dinky ones about the size of an overlarge screwdriver, for that authentic feel.

............how about.............when you get asked at a local Walmart............why are you acting like you are from England by putting on that accent??? and when my husband said Im not putting it on......I really am from England.........the cashier argued with him and said no your
not your just putting on that accent and its not a very good one LMAO OMG........my hubby was soooo mad

......how does England celebrate the 4th of July..................OMG LOL......

Yep, that works!

The other trick (this only works on a single lane road) is that when they get right up your arse like that, you slow waaaaaaaaaaay down. Say, from 40 (speed limit is 35) to 25 or 30.

It makes them back off, plus it's funny at the same time

..... when you ask for lemonade and get squash lemonade is fizzy i tell you

Lemonade is fizzy????

............how about.............when you get asked at a local Walmart............why are you acting like you are from England by putting on that accent??? and when my husband said Im not putting it on......I really am from England.........the cashier argued with him and said no your
not your just putting on that accent and its not a very good one LMAO OMG........my hubby was soooo mad

Lemonade in the UK is something like Sprite or 7-Up or Sierra Mist here.

Just a word of caution against doing things like this. In the US they will shoot you when they have road rage. It happens a lot. DON'T play games with US drivers. I'm serious.

You can't find an electric kettle that just plugs into the wall. Everyone I know makes tea by putting a mug of water into the microwave. Blecchh!

You can't find an electric kettle that just plugs into the wall. Everyone I know makes tea by putting a mug of water into the microwave. Blecchh!

When people ask me if I'm Irish because I have red hair and blue eyes. wtf?

When they throw your newspaper on the end of your driveway instead of bringing it to your door.

Lemonade in the UK is something like Sprite or 7-Up or Sierra Mist here.

............how about.............when you get asked at a local Walmart............why are you acting like you are from England by putting on that accent??? and when my husband said Im not putting it on......I really am from England.........the cashier argued with him and said no your
not your just putting on that accent and its not a very good one LMAO OMG........my hubby was soooo mad

Hah! This reminds me of when I went to a gas station once to get some cigarettes... The 'young' girl behind the counter asked me for id... I gave her my passport. She looked at it for about 5 minutes every which way she could think of and gave it back saying... No, sorry... This isn't English... She WOULD NOT serve me cigarettes because my ENGLISH passport was not English!

Hah! This reminds me of when I went to a gas station once to get some cigarettes... The 'young' girl behind the counter asked me for id... I gave her my passport. She looked at it for about 5 minutes every which way she could think of and gave it back saying... No, sorry... This isn't English... She WOULD NOT serve me cigarettes because my ENGLISH passport was not English!

We bought one in Macy's Home Store in February! Its our favorite kitchen appliance!

Prior to that we used the kettle on the stove. I don't get the whole microwaving water thing.

What you mean you're not Irish??? I always thought red hair + blue eyes = Irish.

I did not know that!! Guess I never had it while I was over there.

This is a great thread very entertaining, thanks for starting it.

You can't find an electric kettle that just plugs into the wall. Everyone I know makes tea by putting a mug of water into the microwave. Blecchh!

Hah! This reminds me of when I went to a gas station once to get some cigarettes... The 'young' girl behind the counter asked me for id... I gave her my passport. She looked at it for about 5 minutes every which way she could think of and gave it back saying... No, sorry... This isn't English... She WOULD NOT serve me cigarettes because my ENGLISH passport was not English!

you reminded me you can put mail to be sent in your mailbox too, lol no red boxes there lol

Hah! This reminds me of when I went to a gas station once to get some cigarettes... The 'young' girl behind the counter asked me for id... I gave her my passport. She looked at it for about 5 minutes every which way she could think of and gave it back saying... No, sorry... This isn't English... She WOULD NOT serve me cigarettes because my ENGLISH passport was not English!