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| | From:  MnMischief (Original Message) | Sent: 9/6/2006 2:17 PM |
| | Cultural Exchange Booth! Words, phrases, sayings, and customs ... many of them are foreign to us!! Post a word, a phrase or whatever, explain its meaning, give examples, or other words meaning the same. The next person give the equivalent from their side of the ocean (pond). Leave the next one! | | |
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My friends at work are co-workers but if there's someone that works there that I DON'T like I don't give them that friendly distinction. they just work there.. ...Among my co-workers there are just a few real Friends..It's amazing to me though..the interaction of people in the workplace. It's an complex network of people who love or hate each other. I have the good fortune of working with some very nice and fun people. If I worked on the second shift..well THOSE people are the lowest riff raff on the planet.. ..and I'm glad I dont' work with THEM..<<<That is a real issue at work..the first shift team against the second shift team..it's a constant conflict with no solution. I do enjoy watching the dynamics of this situation though. |
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heres a question to my American pals. Is the Bronx a nikname for Brooklyn? Ive always thought it was but now i m not sure. Excuse my ignorance |
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The short answer to your question, Donno, is no. New York City is made up of five boroughs; Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. When people think of New York, they usually think of Manhatten, the area with all the skyscrapers. Staten Island is where the Statue of Liberty sits, the Bronx (I don't know why it's referred to as THE Bronx), Brooklyn, and Queens are mostly residential areas, each with their own distinctive accent. |
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Okay... this is mean but - I cannot fight my nature - The Statue of Liberty actually is on Long Island and not too far from Ellis Island. You pass the Statue of Liberty if you are on the ferry between Manhattan and Staten Island - however it may be included in the borough of Staten Island - I am only talking physical situation here. |
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Mea culpa! Statue of Liberty actually sits on a 12 acre island called Liberty Island and is part of the Ellis Island complex. She is located closer to Jersey City, New Jersey than New York City. I just remembered taking the ferry to Staten Island to see it, but that was a long time ago. My facts got confused... sorry. |
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A-ha - you spotted my deliberate mistake in sticking it on Long Island  - I was just checking to see if any one would notice (ahem) |
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so what is Long Island? .Raymond from "Everybody Loves Raymond "lives there thanks for clearing everything up girls |
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Long Island is a long island (hence the name ), and Brooklyn and Queens are on the western portion of it. The eastern part of the island is where the rich folk live. It's populated with bedroom communties mostly, meaning people just sleep there, they commute into New York City to work. |
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| Here's what snow in Western New York looks like. This is my house and it's finally thawing. I don't dare use the front steps because the dripping ice covers my steps with about a foot of hard ice. I took a hammer to the ice on my back porch just so I could come inside safely. Ah the joys of spring..hehe.. 
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I watched Desperate Housewives last week ,,yes I know it is for women but im sad and think its rather fun. Anyway, Susan ( Teri Hatcher) is engaged to an English chap(weirdest accent) Last week his parents arrived as Susan was doing a BBQ The English dad wanders over to her and acts like hes never seen a BBQ before ! " oh " he says "so all you do is cook the meat on those coals?" Do the American tv producers really think the Brits dont know what a BBQ is and never used one?? I know the Aussies think we dont and that is because we have 98% rainfall and we never see the sun, they also think we Poms dont wash either. We have the most wonderful barbies every summer and have done for years |
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Poms, are what Aussies call us English. |
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It's amazing sometimes how ignorant supposedly professional people can be. Wouldn't you think the writers of such a popular show would do a bit of research? |
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P.O.M.E. Prisoners of Mother England. |
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Pommie b - - - - - -ds are what the Australians usually call us ,,in an affectionate way Ive heard a few ideas why we are called Poms : I. from the word Pomegranate because the early Britons went a shocking red after a while in the Australian sun 2: the early convicts to Oz were Prisoners Of His Majesty ( POHM) They had this printed on their shirts |
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