A cry for help!

[hellzabeth]

Hey, majority of watchers!

You're American, right? /obvious

I'm doing a project at college (what, Pidge, are you actually working? Yes, yes I am) about the differences between British English and American English. I need some stereotypically American phrases and amusing miscommunications. (Unfortunately I can't use the usual "rubber vs rubber" that first came to mind.) Any random help would be appreciated.

Additionally, anyone Australian, similar to the above request?

/feels kind of stupid

/wishes she was at home instead of in this stupid class

orz

Edit: I'm not allowed to include anything naughty in my essay guys, the examiners are stuck up. :| So stuff like the difference between "wank" in American and "wank" in British are not applicable. <3 You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.

Comments

[lovelylurker.livejournal.com]

New Englanders call soft drinks "soda", and everyone else in the country either says "pop" or "soda pop". What do you guys call it?

I CALL IT COKE.

SCREW DIFFERENT BRANDS AND FLAVORS. IT'S ALL FUCKING COKE. WE'RE SO PRO THAT WE CAN TELL WHAT KIND OF "COKE" THE OTHER PERSON WANTS WITH OUR MOTHERFUCKING MINDS.

Yeah, I'm not joking.

[windy-lea.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. My home state is split between "pop" and "coke". I knew about "pop" and "soda", but I was so confused the first time a coworker said they were grabbing a coke and then brought out a sprite.