On 8/3/2013 7:03 AM, sacha wrote:

A few well-travelled Americans have commented to me that a lot of their
compatriots are very insular in their outlook and really do not
understand others' way of life, choices, or reasons for doing things
different to the USA. Comparatively few Americans have passports. But
when you think of the size of their country, they can do everything
there except enjoy the culture of others. And if they're not interested
in that, why go outside America? Quite recently, I used the word 'tap'
(as in water) to an American who didn't know what I meant. I'd forgotten
that in USA it's a faucet.

Yes, a tap is generally called a faucet - but what comes out of it is
tap-water...