Bugger: In Australia it's a general term, roughly similar in usage to fuck but much milder and usually said with deadpan stoicism when, for example, someone drives into you. It's practically a national word it's used so often.

In the UK and elsewhere it means gay sex. It can mean that too in Australia, but it doesn't generally.

"Well bugger me!", for example, is used to express astonishment, not invitation.

There's the chips/crisps/french fries thing.

Hot chips are called french fries in the US.
Potato chips are called crisps in the UK.
Both are just called chips in Australia.

In Australia, articulated trucks are semi-trailers or semis, for short.

We say al-u-min-ee-um

We say garbage, you say trash

"Stop buggerizing around", as my father used to say to my brothers and I when we wouldn't do our chores, would have a whole different meaning in the UK.

Barbie is a doll here, but a grill in Oz.

Yeah that whole chips thing had me a bit confused the first time I ordered fish and chips in an English style joint.

In South Africa a barbeque is a braai.

A light pickup truck is called a Bakkie.

Sausages are called Wors.

Mini-bus taxis are called Zola Budds

French fries are called slap chips.

Beer : Call for a Castle (our famous brew). Like: "I'll have a col' Corsil please."

In the old days we used to call Movie cinema the "Bioscope". Really.

French fries are called slap chips.

Slap chips?  That is funny.

In the south, everything is a Coke... even if it is a Mt. Dew, Pepsi, or a root beer. That's about all I've got.

Canada - USA

eh? - what? huh?
zed - zee
homo milk - whole milk
chesterfield - sofa
back bacon - Canadian bacon
The States - The United States of America
housecoat - robe
washroom - bathroom
pogey - unemployment benefits
serviette - napkin
toque - knit wintertime hat (rhymes with fluke)
poutine - fries covered in gravy and melted cheese

Now that's funny


Keep em coming folks, these are pretty entertaining.

England - the Loo.

Navy - the head

Army - Latrine.

Texas - the shitter.

England -torch, US -flashlight

Texas- virgin, Oklahoma- ugly third grader

Virginia - Cheer leader, North Carolina - Turf muncher