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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/25/2010 10:56:15 PM
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cherish405
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We have Colorado stores here too.
I've seen the menu as one of my snail mail pals sent me a menu when she was away on vacation with her family. They went to "Outback".
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/25/2010 11:51:07 PM
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When you talk about Coke, do you mean the flavoured drink 'coke' or does that apply to all soda flavours?
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/26/2010 12:09:26 AM
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Speaking for myself and people in this area, a coke refers to only a Coke. Other drinks are referred to "sodas" or "soft drinks." In some parts of this country they will call a soda "pop." The original word was, of course; a "sodapop." Some areas of the U.S. will say soda while other areas will say pop. Means the same thing and in this way you can tell what part of the country someone came from.
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/26/2010 12:10:45 AM
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Down here in the South, everything carbonated is a Coke.
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/26/2010 12:15:06 AM
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We call them soft drinks over here. Nothing soft about them when they accidentally come out of your nose though. LOL!
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/26/2010 1:30:22 AM
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Soft, as opposed to hard drinks like whiskey.
Where are agapetos and manda? They're missing in action here!
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/26/2010 5:08:12 AM
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The Colorado Store :
http://www.colorado.com.au/
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/26/2010 9:54:19 AM
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Nothing soft about them when they accidentally come out of your nose though. LOL! Yeah - I hear ya! Try that with a Vernor's and you will be in trouble....
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/26/2010 10:35:39 AM
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Nothing soft about them when they accidentally come out of your nose though. LOL! Yeah - I hear ya! Try that with a Vernor's and you will be in trouble....
Um, why?
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/26/2010 10:41:39 AM
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Unless we're having a MoonPie, then it has to be an RC Cola!
Oh yeah!! Moonpies are soo good...
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/26/2010 11:05:19 AM
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Yeah - I hear ya! Try that with a Vernor's and you will be in trouble.... Um, why? Clearly you have never had Vernor's.
It is Ginger Ale (the ONLY ginger ale) and most people, when trying it for the first time will inhale to catch a whif of its aroma. This almost always results in a coughing fit because of how strong the ginger is in it. To laugh and send it up thru the nose would be quite painful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernors
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/26/2010 11:59:09 AM
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Unless we're having a MoonPie, then it has to be an RC Cola!
Absolutely right!!!!
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/26/2010 10:24:07 PM
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We call them soft drinks over here. Nothing soft about them when they accidentally come out of your nose though. LOL!
Trish, you are so weird. I mean that in a good way. I like Ginger Ale, but I like Canada Dry. Now, that's the ONLY real ginger ale...I think.
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/26/2010 10:27:54 PM
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Starlight..........that's interesting. Never heard that before. Never been in the south though either...just passed through once on my way to Florida.
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/26/2010 10:50:32 PM
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The "Colorado Store?"
walkbygrace, here in Sydney we have a chain of clothes/shoe stores called Colarado
"Colarado" stores I never heard of. But the "Colorado" store I have heard of. We have one here in town. But it's not clothing at all. They sell stuff to tourists like ashtrays made out of a block of wood from a tree stump. Or picture frames made out of twigs. Then, they have these cassette tapes with music and nature sounds. They have nice women's necklaces out of silver and gold plus some similar rings. And they have a whole bunch of hats and T-shirts that say "Colorado" all over them. Ya know....touristy stuff.
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/27/2010 12:39:37 AM
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Sorry, Walkbygrace, I made a spelling mistake 
It is Colorado. Did you see the link I posted above? I thought you might have known about the store as I think I remember you said you are from Colorado.
All I know about the state of Colorado is that is where the Rocky Mountain is, and I learnt that from a John Denver song. I used to like John Denver.
Do you live near the mountains?
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/27/2010 12:41:56 AM
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OK I'll bite - what is a moonpie?
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/27/2010 12:47:14 AM
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Moon Pies
Yummy marshmallowy, chocolatey deliciousness!
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RE: Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/27/2010 1:18:40 AM
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cuddles
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Thanks Saltlight, does look yummo.
We have something similar called a Wagon Wheel, but it is not as big or thick as your moonpie. I used to love them as a littlie.
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Brit-Yank Understanding Thread - 1/27/2010 8:34:02 AM
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Where are agapetos and manda? They're missing in action here!
I noticed they were missing too.
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