More Vocabulary

I complain quite a bit about the language barrier I experience here. Today I came across a couple of websites that highlight this problem, and help translate British/Scottish speak into something Americans can understand.

I thought you might find them humorous**:

http://www.rampantscotland.com/parliamo/blparliamo_index.htm

http://www.effingpot.com/food.shtml

A few examples:

"Pardon me - This is very amusing for Brits in America. Most kids are taught to say "pardon me" if they fart in public or at the table etc. In America it has other meanings which take us Brits a while to figure out. I thought I was surrounded by people with flatulence problems!"