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The words and phrases that hurt my Australian brain.
That you call the course before your main meal an appetizer and the main course the entrée.
Entrée is a French word and is literally defined as "the act or manner of entering." It's commonly used around the world to describe the first or "entrance" dish to a meal.
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That you call your smallest mattress size a twin even though it can only fit one person.
In Australia we call this size of bed a single, which makes a lot of sense tbh. We then have a double, which is your full size.
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That fanny is another way to say butt or bum.
Where I come from it's another word for vagina. Fun fact: We also call fanny packs, bum bags.
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That you call fuel "gas" even though it's definitely a liquid and not a gas.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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That you use the word restroom as well as bathroom.
This is a minor one, but I've definitely got some ~looks~ when asking where the toilet is in restaurants.
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That you call these bangs.
I was always perplexed by the whole bangs thing in TV shows and movies growing up, until I realized it's what Americans call a fringe.
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That to you, these are biscuits.
To me, biscuits are your cookies!
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And that you can refer to a whole pizza as a pie.
We only call pies, pies.
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That this divisive herb is called cilantro.
That, my friend, is coriander in my eyes.
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That this is a truck, not a ute.
Brrrrrm.
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That these things are called trash cans.
Even after three months living in the US the one thing I can't stop saying is "bin."
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That you wear sweaters and sweatshirts when it's cold.
In Australia we call both of these things a jumper. Idk why??
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And that if you order a lemonade, you WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT get a Sprite.
I have been burned so many times.
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That you call this jelly instead of jam.
I would call out your love for PB&J but I won't because I know Vegemite is probably equally as confusing.
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That you use the word "college" so much, even when you go to a university.
Why not just say "university"?
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And that this is a cell phone.
Calling a mobile phone a ~cell~ is honestly the most American thing I can think of.
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