London Lingo
I find that I adapt to the culture in London each time I visit. When I told this to a friend, she said, “Culture? They speak English, too!” I told my friend that there are different cultures all around us, even in the next town over! We all speak variations of the English language, and London is no exception.
~* The London Eye *~
So when you are in London, if you hear any of these bolded words, you’ll know what they stand for:
A-levels = test to get into University (like the SAT)
bin = trash can
car park = parking lot
cashpoint = ATM
cinema = movie theater
cling film = plastic (saran) wrap
coach = bus (not the kind you ride around town; more like a U.S. Greyhound that you take through towns)
CV = resume to apply for a job
grammar school = school until age 11
jumper = sweater
lift = elevator
loo = bathroom
maths = mathematics
mobile = cell phone
post = mail
post code = zip code
notes = equivalent to U.S. $bills (5, 10, 20+ pound notes)
petrol = gas for your car
queue = line you wait in
snog = kiss
wardrobe = closet
washing = laundry
- Posted in Travel Tips, UK on February 18th, 2009
February 18th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
I love this! In Ireland (and maybe in England too) my friends would say, “I’ll collect ye” and to me that meant “I will pick you up” (like in a car).
You definitely don’t have to go to a country that doesn’t speak English to experience a vastly different culture.
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