@neil a colleague was working in NYC and asked "does anyone have a pencil with a rubber on the end?" and everyone was totally like "eww why would you put a condom on your pencil"
@julianlawson @neil An American colleague told me of a visiting Brit who surprised the office by announcing he was just heading out to the car park to smoke a fag.
@julianlawson @neil My own story is more mundane: a security lady in an airport kept insisting that I had to check my bag. I had no idea what she was talking about: it was right there and it was just fine 🤷
@mattb @julianlawson @neil
Similar here, arranging a short term let on an apartment & was asked for a business contact telephone number. I rhymed off my company’s number 7-5-5-double 8-1. Puzzled look in response. Tried again, 7-5-5-8-8-1. Repeat.
Was asked, what’s ‘8’?
Now I was puzzled but retorted ‘the digit between 7 and 9’.
Same language, different accents & pronunciation.
