Differences between UK and USA

CatmanV2

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DLax69 said:
I was gonna say something about workaholics here, but most of you seem to have that down. However...your holidays are definitely better!

I like bangers and mash...and fish and chips!...it's just that the name (again) doesn't cross quite as well...

Beyond pub food, what would you say is the UK's most notable contribution to global cuisine?
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Beef Wellington perhaps.

Oh here's one. Your restaurants are nothing like as good as you think they are, your FDA steaks are pretty poor and you put sugar in everything.
What the **** is creamer FFS. Paper cups everywhere at work.
And your light switches are upside down :)

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GeoffCapes said:
This I can relate to. However, their rules about excluding foreign manufacturers is 'interesting' to say the least.

UK manufacturers aren't classed as foreign! :lol2::lol2::lol2:
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They have some very different regs on emergency lighting so you would need to design a fitting from ground up to suit....I work for a UK manufacturer and we partner up with a NA company because it's cheaper and easier for them to plug in the holes from our offer.
 
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The thing that astounds me is how everyone in the US is brainwashed by the government into thinking they live in the greatest country in the world when they have no health care, no holiday pay, no sick pay, no maternity pay and can be fired at the drop of a hat.

The recent walmart shooting brings the number of mass shootings involving four or more victims to 609 THIS YEAR and that was three weeks ago

Doesn't sound that great to me
 
DLax69

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CatmanV2 said:
Beef Wellington perhaps.

Oh here's one. Your restaurants are nothing like as good as you think they are, your FDA steaks are pretty poor and you put sugar in everything.
What the **** is creamer FFS. Paper cups everywhere at work.
And your light switches are upside down :)

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Not trying to represent the hospitality industry here, by any stretch. I rarely eat out, as I agree with you!

Steaks are wagyu; either from my herd (when I had them), another rancher friend; or Australia!

Also, coffee is only imbibed black and strong, by yours truly. But how many freaking teas does one person need???:p

Will reverse all my light switches when you put the pedals on the correct side of the car, Chris!;)
 
DLax69

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Wack61 said:
The thing that astounds me is how everyone in the US is brainwashed by the government into thinking they live in the greatest country in the world when they have no health care, no holiday pay, no sick pay, no maternity pay and can be fired at the drop of a hat.

The recent walmart shooting brings the number of mass shootings involving four or more victims to 609 THIS YEAR and that was three weeks ago

Doesn't sound that great to me
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The guns suck. No lie. Would trade that in an instant. I'm a veteran, and I haven't touched a piece since I returned to civilian life...
 
philw696

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DLax69 said:
I was gonna say something about workaholics here, but most of you seem to have that down. However...your holidays are definitely better!

I like bangers and mash...and fish and chips!...it's just that the name (again) doesn't cross quite as well...

Beyond pub food, what would you say is the UK's most notable contribution to global cuisine?
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Curry Houses.
 
DLax69

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philw696 said:
As a Automotive professional for starters and just waking up here.
Trunk is a Boot.
Hood is a Bonnet.
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Drive on a parkway, park on a driveway...

I can handle the random, extra "u"s inserted in words for no good reason ("colour")...but don't understand the "y" in "tyres." Esp. since "Pirelli" has not one, but two "i"s!
 
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First time in the US for work - the shuttle bus from the NY Office to the NJ Office was full. Asked the driver what I should do - he says "Take the path to Hoboken, there's another shuttle from there". After several exchanges of dialogue, I finally twigged that it wasn't a path that I needed, but rather a PATH and I needed to walk to the station and take a PATH train to Hoboken. Until this point, I'd thought that Hoboken was a short stroll down a footpath, probably through a nice scenic park.

We gave up, went back to the NY Office and ordered a car.
 
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BillyBob said:
First time in the US for work - the shuttle bus from the NY Office to the NJ Office was full. Asked the driver what I should do - he says "Take the path to Hoboken, there's another shuttle from there". After several exchanges of dialogue, I finally twigged that it wasn't a path that I needed, but rather a PATH and I needed to walk to the station and take a PATH train to Hoboken. Until this point, I'd thought that Hoboken was a short stroll down a footpath, probably through a nice scenic park.

We gave up, went back to the NY Office and ordered a car.
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That's a hyperlocal issue. Here, for instance, we have no mass transit...at least not in any meaningful, cohesive manner. We also don't have a ULEZ!
 
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