They call it jelly, not jam. If you asked an American for a jam sandwich they wouldn't know what you were on about.
Do you think the whole thing was set up?
Do you think the whole thing was set up?
Americans don't know what a jam sandwich is
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Well I'm British and if I were asked for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich I'd know what that was, so.....
The jar of jam had probably been in the house for a while, I'm sure the American housemates had see it and figured out what it was, that probably wasn't their first introduction to jam.
The jar of jam had probably been in the house for a while, I'm sure the American housemates had see it and figured out what it was, that probably wasn't their first introduction to jam.
One would assume that even if it's their first time in the UK, they'd know.
Just like I know it's called jelly even though I have never been to the US. Just like we know a lift is called an elevator
If they really didn't know if assume they'd ask one of the housemates 'what's jam'?
I'm sure they are not that thick. You could have the same argument over 'what's a bin?', what's a fag? Etc...
Just like I know it's called jelly even though I have never been to the US. Just like we know a lift is called an elevator
If they really didn't know if assume they'd ask one of the housemates 'what's jam'?
I'm sure they are not that thick. You could have the same argument over 'what's a bin?', what's a fag? Etc...
Originally Posted by clippa:
“I can confirm, lived over there for 3 years and jam means "hocked up gob" in the states.”
“I can confirm, lived over there for 3 years and jam means "hocked up gob" in the states.”
So funny
Um, we use jam and jelly interchangeably in the US. True, "jam sandwich" is not idiomatic here, but 99.9% of us would know what you meant if you asked for one.
Originally Posted by floatingboy:
“Um, we use jam and jelly interchangeably in the US. True, "jam sandwich" is not idiomatic here, but 99.9% of us would know what you meant if you asked for one.”
“Um, we use jam and jelly interchangeably in the US. True, "jam sandwich" is not idiomatic here, but 99.9% of us would know what you meant if you asked for one.”
That's what I thought. Just like I assume a lot of people know that a bin is garbage or trash can, lift is elevator and trousers are pants.
However there was a video on Facebook (Lad Bible probably) of a British man asking Americans about UK lingo and a lot didn't know some stuff eg. The fact fanny means vagina here and not a bum
Originally Posted by Salv*:
“That's what I thought. Just like I assume a lot of people know that a bin is garbage or trash can, lift is elevator and trousers are pants.
However there was a video on Facebook (Lad Bible probably) of a British man asking Americans about UK lingo and a lot didn't know some stuff eg. The fact fanny means vagina here and not a bum”
“That's what I thought. Just like I assume a lot of people know that a bin is garbage or trash can, lift is elevator and trousers are pants.
However there was a video on Facebook (Lad Bible probably) of a British man asking Americans about UK lingo and a lot didn't know some stuff eg. The fact fanny means vagina here and not a bum
”
Americans take offence to the word Pu**y for some strange reason.
Originally Posted by clippa:
“I can confirm, lived over there for 3 years and jam means "hocked up gob" in the states.”
“I can confirm, lived over there for 3 years and jam means "hocked up gob" in the states.”
Originally Posted by Wainy84:
“Americans take offence to the word Pu**y for some strange reason.”
“Americans take offence to the word Pu**y for some strange reason.
”
But are very happy with F**ny.
Originally Posted by Salv*:
“That's what I thought. Just like I assume a lot of people know that a bin is garbage or trash can, lift is elevator and trousers are pants.
However there was a video on Facebook (Lad Bible probably) of a British man asking Americans about UK lingo and a lot didn't know some stuff eg. The fact fanny means vagina here and not a bum”
“That's what I thought. Just like I assume a lot of people know that a bin is garbage or trash can, lift is elevator and trousers are pants.
However there was a video on Facebook (Lad Bible probably) of a British man asking Americans about UK lingo and a lot didn't know some stuff eg. The fact fanny means vagina here and not a bum
”
Yeah, I didn't know about "fanny" until I saw this:
https://youtu.be/LDsfzJXGAo8
Originally Posted by Wainy84:
“Americans take offence to the word Pu**y for some strange reason.”
“Americans take offence to the word Pu**y for some strange reason.
”
Tbh that word means two different things in both countries
Originally Posted by Salv*:
“Tbh that word means two different things in both countries”
“Tbh that word means two different things in both countries
”
Just looked it up. Thanks.
i didn't learn about "fanny" until lateysha said she had a sheep tattoo on hers.
i was confused when they showed her ass one night but i didn't see the sheep.
...and we have jam and jelly. jam actually has fruit. jelly is just gelled fruit juice.
i was confused when they showed her ass one night but i didn't see the sheep.
...and we have jam and jelly. jam actually has fruit. jelly is just gelled fruit juice.
It's not as unknown as you think.
Typically in America jelly is way more common but if jam was used instead i think many Americans would be able to deduce what it was.
Jam would probably first come to mind as a song, as in "that's my jam" but if it was used in reference to food i think a lot of Americans would quickly pick up on what it meant.
The main thing that would throw someone off is calling it a "jam sandwich" that would make people go "huh" but saying jam on your peanut butter sandwich people should understand.
I think jam is usually used on pancakes over here though. I personally don't eat pancakes or jam that's what's coming to mind.
Typically in America jelly is way more common but if jam was used instead i think many Americans would be able to deduce what it was.
Jam would probably first come to mind as a song, as in "that's my jam" but if it was used in reference to food i think a lot of Americans would quickly pick up on what it meant.
The main thing that would throw someone off is calling it a "jam sandwich" that would make people go "huh" but saying jam on your peanut butter sandwich people should understand.
I think jam is usually used on pancakes over here though. I personally don't eat pancakes or jam that's what's coming to mind.
Originally Posted by Wainy84:
“Just looked it up. Thanks.”
“Just looked it up. Thanks.”
Actually there's three.
- Vagina
- Being scared
- a cat
When I lived and worked in the States I worked in an office and one day I said 'I'm going potty!' and somebody told me where the loo is Over there going potty means going to the loo
Over there going potty means going to the loo
Originally Posted by muggins14:
“When I lived and worked in the States I worked in an office and one day I said 'I'm going potty!' and somebody told me where the loo is Over there going potty means going to the loo ”
“When I lived and worked in the States I worked in an office and one day I said 'I'm going potty!' and somebody told me where the loo is
Over there going potty means going to the loo ”
What does going potty mean in the UK?
Similarly, getting pissed (or pissed off) usually means getting angry in the States whereas it seems to mean, correct me if I am wrong, getting drunk in the UK.
Originally Posted by onfencewithrach:
“
The main thing that would throw someone off is calling it a "jam sandwich" that would make people go "huh"
.”
“
The main thing that would throw someone off is calling it a "jam sandwich" that would make people go "huh"
.”
Knew it.
Originally Posted by muggins14:
“When I lived and worked in the States I worked in an office and one day I said 'I'm going potty!' and somebody told me where the loo is Over there going potty means going to the loo ”
“When I lived and worked in the States I worked in an office and one day I said 'I'm going potty!' and somebody told me where the loo is
Over there going potty means going to the loo ”
Unless you are 2 or 3 years old when "going potty" means sitting on the potty.
Originally Posted by Vicky8675309:
“What does going potty mean in the UK?
Similarly, getting pissed (or pissed off) usually means getting angry in the States whereas it seems to mean, correct me if I am wrong, getting drunk in the UK.”
“What does going potty mean in the UK?
Similarly, getting pissed (or pissed off) usually means getting angry in the States whereas it seems to mean, correct me if I am wrong, getting drunk in the UK.”
You are right although the angry definition is used too sometimes.
Originally Posted by Terry N:
“Knew it.”
“Knew it.”
But it's not being unfamiliar with jam or putting jam onto a sandwich or other food it's just that particular usage of "jam sandwich"
It's a peanut butter and jam sandwich correct? Wouldn't it be proper to use peanut butter and jam sandwich or jam and peanut butter sandwich? Or, jam on toast or something. Jam sandwich sounds like it would confuse anyone. Jam on a piece of untoasted bread is what that implies, yuck.
Originally Posted by Vicky8675309:
“What does going potty mean in the UK?
Similarly, getting pissed (or pissed off) usually means getting angry in the States whereas it seems to mean, correct me if I am wrong, getting drunk in the UK.”
“What does going potty mean in the UK?
Similarly, getting pissed (or pissed off) usually means getting angry in the States whereas it seems to mean, correct me if I am wrong, getting drunk in the UK.”
It can mean either. It depends on the context. If you said, "I was stuck in traffic for over an hour and I was starting to get p*ssed" (the 'off' is fairly optional), it's unlikely that you'd have been consuming alcohol. But yes, going out and getting p*ssed means getting drunk.
Originally Posted by Terry N:
“They call it jelly, not jam. If you asked an American for a jam sandwich they wouldn't know what you were on about.
Do you think the whole thing was set up?”
“They call it jelly, not jam. If you asked an American for a jam sandwich they wouldn't know what you were on about.
Do you think the whole thing was set up?
”
There are 318 million people in the US. Do you honestly believe that your OP is true? I mean, I'm sure you could find an American that didn't even know what a sandwich was, but generally people know obvious/well known factoids.
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