Not in any sense am I trying to make fun of anyone. There are differences in languages that are funny and some embarrassing. Even from one side of the country to the other there are differences. “African wildlife”had some hilarious examples.
My disabled daughter had a worker take my daughter out for lunch. What they got back, I asked what they ate? The worker said,” we had a grinder and a frappe.” The worker was from Massachusetts. I never heard of such a thing. She told me it was a sub sandwich and a milkshake.
Rick Steves was telling about staying at a bed and breakfast in England. He couldn’t believe his ears when the lady that owned the bed and breakfast said,” I’ll knock you up at 8 and and have you laid out by 8:30.” (I hope I quoted it right from memory) she was saying, she would get him up a 8 and have breakfast for him at 8:30.
In the isolated areas of the Appalachian Mountains, they speak more old English then anywhere on earth, I had read. My West Virginia grandmother told my wife, to fetch the poke from the press for her. My wife had no idea what my grandmother was talking about. She wanted my wife to get the bag out of the wardrobe.
Sometimes we just use words a little differently. I told my welder to fetch me the level. A man from Philadelphia laughed and said is he your dog. My Kentucky welder had no problem with what I said. That’s the way we talk.
Oh yea, when you are in Italy, make sure you order, Penne pasta and not pene. It’s a male appendage.
My disabled daughter had a worker take my daughter out for lunch. What they got back, I asked what they ate? The worker said,” we had a grinder and a frappe.” The worker was from Massachusetts. I never heard of such a thing. She told me it was a sub sandwich and a milkshake.
Rick Steves was telling about staying at a bed and breakfast in England. He couldn’t believe his ears when the lady that owned the bed and breakfast said,” I’ll knock you up at 8 and and have you laid out by 8:30.” (I hope I quoted it right from memory) she was saying, she would get him up a 8 and have breakfast for him at 8:30.
In the isolated areas of the Appalachian Mountains, they speak more old English then anywhere on earth, I had read. My West Virginia grandmother told my wife, to fetch the poke from the press for her. My wife had no idea what my grandmother was talking about. She wanted my wife to get the bag out of the wardrobe.
Sometimes we just use words a little differently. I told my welder to fetch me the level. A man from Philadelphia laughed and said is he your dog. My Kentucky welder had no problem with what I said. That’s the way we talk.
Oh yea, when you are in Italy, make sure you order, Penne pasta and not pene. It’s a male appendage.
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