TheRevanchist Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 It's common here, but I just read the recent studies on it. And, I had no idea that paracetamol is acetameniphen. So, there was the connection to what you were talking about, then the additional information I gained from the studies. Kind of a 2 headed dragon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 I guess this is generalising but it seems Americans are more clued up on drugs than people over here - I think we generally just go to the doctors and take whatever they offer us without putting too much thought in to the fact there may be alternatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 @Revan: Over here you're only allowed to buy so much paracetamol at once, since it's pretty cheap (about 16p a pack...though I usually get ibuprofen which is about 30p) and available way of offing yourself. And paracetamol overdose is generally considered a not so great way to go. @Gerbil: I think the "more clued up" is ultimately due to the advertising thing. Which same goes for the alternatives, generally the same thing just different brands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Normally I'd say that's the better way to do it. I mean sure, if you have some kind of bad reaction to a specific drug or category of drugs then it might be good to ask for an alternative, but otherwise let the doctor do their job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 So here's one that's kind just been at the back of my mind and someone just made the quote so here goes: In america do boxes of chocolates not come with the instructions? e.g Or am I just not seeing the deeper meaning in it and as Forrest is mentally retarded he didn't know to just look at the instruction and not get the really shitty chocolates (though he's American so not much choice there I guess ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Some do, and some don't. Basically, enough don't that it warrants the movie phrase. I think we've all bitten into a crappy chocolate we were hoping was delicious only to want to vomit at the center no one can readily identify, looking as bad as it tastes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Yeah, I've certainly seen ones with maps of which chocolates are where, but it's also not weird if it doesn't have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Also: sometimes the chocolates look so much alike that it doesn't matter when they just throw in a guide to how they look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Heat Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 You'd think at this point, we'd have the technology to print what the fuck it is on the chocolate somewhere too. Or we'll hit D-Day and someone will sue chocolate makers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted April 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 So every now and then I see this "zucchini" mentioned. Now I think "huh, must be some exotic vegetable or something. Anywho turns out it's just a courgette. About as unexotic as you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 I'm pretty sure even the folks across the pond in /r/gardening uses zucchini. I personally never heard of the term "courgette". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted April 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 It'd seem to be a very mixed usage name http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zucchini#Name Some of Europe calls it Zucchini, some call it Courgette, and then Scandinavia calls it Squash. I know when younger you kinda call it a baby Marrow(as it says it's called in Oz), since it pretty much does look and taste like one just..baby sized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 I guess it makes sense we use the French term rather than Italian. I believe we do with most of our food terms, e.g. for meat names. And I'm not sure if it's just stereotyping but there seems to be a stronger Italian-American culture in the USA than French so it would make sense that you use zucchini over there. I'm guessing any Brit that uses zucchini is because they are reading about it on the internet which tends to be America-centric. Brits are exposed to Americanisms a lot more than Americans are exposed to Briticisms. Sometimes they just seep in. I nearly caught myself calling a lift an elevator last week. On a similar note I finally have arugula (rocket) and cilantro (coriander) straight in my mind as I always got the two American terms mixed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 For many Americans, their understanding of French is quite hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 That status thread made me laugh. http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/american-questions-british-people Number 25 cracks me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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deanb Posted April 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 http://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumugam/2012/10/25/why-american-eggs-would-be-illegal-in-a-british-supermarket-and-vice-versa/ Now here's a weird one. Something as simple as eggs and US and UK go about them completely differently. In the UK we vaccinate our chickens and produce unwashed eggs. Means the egg retains the natural barrier against infection, so it'll last longer and doesn't need to be kept in the fridge, as well as drastically reducing the risk of salmonella(150K versus 500/yr). In America where the chickens are left to own devices (vaccination is encouraged but not mandated) and the eggs are washed (it took me a bit to process F v C, I was like "90 degrees?! that'd soft boil the egg!") to remove dirt and shit. No points for working out which system is cheaper. (US hens are also "force moulted", a process where they're starved for 1-2 weeks which triggers a moulting which also reboots egg production. In UK that's not allowed. When they're done they're shipped off to become chicken nuggets.) US eggs also come from a different breed of chicken(leghorn), hence them being white. They're not white from the washing process. Also on topic of salmonella, a few weeks back I found out why rabies came under my same mental list as quicksand as "things childhood books tell you about, but is near mythological". UK is a rabies free nation. Bonus of being on a tiny island I guess. Anyway, yeah. Eggs. Interesting things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 I think Farmers Market ones might be an exception. I haven't asked them though but considering the eggs are fine being left outside during the market and sometimes the eggs appear slighty dirty, I would assume that they are unwashed. Great eggs nonetheless... I should eventually keep backyard chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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deanb Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 So I've known about this for a while(not sure if it's common or uncommon knowledge in UK mind), hadn't known of there being any actually footage discussing it. It was brought up in a Reddit thread, this video got linked, figured I'd share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Just saying... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 In Brazil they speak Portuguese... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 http://s.telegraph.co.uk/graphics/projects/european-elections-the-immigrants/index.html?x This has been doing the rounds on my Facebook of late. Figured I'd maybe give it a share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I'm surprised there's not more Hs at the end of words. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 H is a weird letter which English kinda hates and wishes didn't exist. It breaks a lot of rules and is dropped/ inflects in 95% of contexts. I think it's mainly a relic of pre1600 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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