OT how much USA peeps are different
Or if you have made a mistake whilst doing a drawing or writing with a
pencil, ask for, 'A rubber'
Mike
"David.WE.Roberts" wrote in message
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On Sat, 03 Aug 2013 11:50:38 +0100, Broadback wrote:
I have subscribe to "rec.food.cooking", as I think several people who
post here are. It makes you realise what a difference there is between
us and them, foreign in all but language and that differs more as time
passes by. do other here agree, or am I wrong?
Just to add to the various apocryphal tales.
When we were visiting the US on business in the '80s we were (with a very
straight face) advised that smokers should not tell their US counterparts
that they would "like to bum a fag" as it did not directly translate.
Cheers
Dave R
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