Re: UK units (was roasting zucchini)

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Oh, how absolutely fascinating. I'm putting this in my favorite places so I can

reference it as necessary.

I'm presently learning how to use my lovely Farberware Convection Oven. It's

like new and I'm using it every day for one thing or another. Don't use the

microwave like I used to.

That's a good thing.

lol

Melody

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[Guest guest]

Oh, I know all about spotted dick because I worked with many people from the UK,

Scotland and my absolute favorite was a boss I had 40 years ago from South

Africa. I could listen to that man speak all day long. He gave the most

beautiful dictation.

And I once had a date with a 6 foot 6 physician who was visiting from South

Africa. I was 26 and met him while I was volunteering at a telethon. He asked

me to take a dinner break and have dinner with him. I chose Chinese. You should

have seen what happened when the bill came. He opened up his wallet and

exclaimed " Oh my god, I will never understand your currency " . I said " why? " He

said 'Everything is green " . I looked at him and said 'What do you mean

everything is green, what color is your money? " He said 'Well, a twenty is

orange, a 10 is (well, I can't remember but they had different colors for

different denominations of currency.) And he explained the whole thing to me

and as he was talking he held out the wallet and said to me " Please pay the man,

I have no idea how much is what! "

I had such a laugh. Can you imagine a foreigner doing that now with a complete

stranger? lol

Thank god I was honest.

Mel

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Gerry and Melody!

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> > I know one of our phrases in the UK is 'having a root' meaning to dig in a

drawer or cupboard to find something, but in Australia it means something quite

quite different... I got told off for saying it to an Aussie mate.

> > Also, in Turkey you can't greet someone with 'Hiya!'. It means a pair of

male appendages... lol

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