British Words Americans Don't Understand or Use!

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[umokyah]

I’ve grown up hearing/saying “oopsie daisy” my entire life living in SoCal 🤣

[AlbertMeza]

We have "oopsie daisy" here, in America too. But, it is generally reserved for very young children. And, Heinz, not an American brand? The Heinz shield is a stylized version of the Pennsylvania "keystone" symbol!

[ToniHunterOne]

It means both. It means angry or drunk.

[savary]

Vacation is from when people would leave or vacate the city and work to relax and refresh.
Holiday is based on holy day.

[cjhansen]

I've used "oopsie daisy" before. So I believe that Americans infact do use that particular word.

[abbysmith]

In America the difference in holiday and vacation is this;

Holidays are the days that the government recognizes as national days off. No, not everyone has the day off but most of the country does.

Vacations are days you requested off and you employer granted it.

[theressamiles]

Canadians use pissed for drunk or pissed off for pissed 😤

[tylineburgos]

The fact that y’all started with oppsie daisy when that’s one of the first things we hear in life over here in the US is hilarious lol. It’s common to hear oopsie daisy or woopsie daisy in America from east coast to west coast, north and south

[samh]

America uses Holliday properly. Vacation is something you can do regardless the time of year for no particular occasion. Holiday implies that you are celebrating/getting time off in recognition of an occasion.

[meltek]

We do say "oppsie daisy" too.

[captainpandabear]

Lia's American accent proves to me that no, not every British person can do an American accent. XD

[dennisstafford]

See videos of Laurel and Hardy (Stan and Ollie) where they say oopsie daisy a common phrase in America too which fell out of use after WW2

[LouieLouie]

Oopsie-daisey is indeed corny, but very much heard in America, too. "What does a vacation even mean?" --- it means holiday. Hmmm since you said that, not sure what the sticking point is. Vacation is more accurate than holiday in many senses since it implies going somewhere, and holiday does not. The French use their version (vacances) because they also vacate their normal places for something different.

[stefanieprince]

A bungalow in the US refers to a house built from About 1920-1950 and has 2 stories

[crinkle]

Van Camp's makes the best pork n beans and then you turn them into baked beans. Brown sugar, mustard, ketchup, chopped onions,

[jjoyce]

We do use oopsie daisy in America also. Especially in the past.

[firstenforemost]

I'm American and I'm used to both Whoopsie Daisy for something like a mistake, slip-up, or fall, and Upsie-Daisy for lifting something up, like a child. I've used them my whole life.

[suzettesanborn]

We also have Heinz baked beans in America. The thing most people don't realize is they aren't found with the other baked beans, they are actually in the aisle of international food. There's an entire section of the most common British staples.

[tomhalla]

The US usually uses holiday for a legal paid day off, while a vacation can be any pleasure trip.

[margaretcollins]

South Carolina also has "Oopsie Daisy". Love you guys