While folks in the U.S. and Britain both speak English, there’s no doubt their citizens are not alike in many ways, and now Brits are doing a bit of unloading about some of the things folks in the U.S. do.
It all started when someone on Twitter asked, “What’s a harmless thing that Americans do that annoys the s*** out of you?,” which prompted lots of people to chime in.
For some, it bothers them that Americans say “I’m going to Europe,” when there are so many different countries that make up Europe, although some Americans had an explanation for that. “We say this because it’s very common to visit multiple European countries while on vacation,” one person clapped back. ” Otherwise it would be ‘I’m going to visit England and France and Spain and Italy and Germany’.”
Many had issues with how Americans pronounce certain foods. “The way they pronounce herb as “erb” and then how they made up their own ways to pronounce the names of said herbs,” one person noted, while another added, “Their pronunciation of oregano as orEGGanno is offensive.”
One person is bothered by Americans “not owning kettles,” which an American shot back is because folks in the U.S. drink more coffee than tea.
Other complains include, “the way they spell words like colour without the u, the way they pronounce words like route, vase, data, herb (it has a h, say it!) and basil etc,” while one person complained folks in the U.S. “cannot handle their drink… at all,” with another adding, “Their pints are tiny.”
- And it wasn’t just folks in the U.K. complaining. Someone from Canada chimed in sharing, “Calling football, soccer… it drives me bonkers! The way they spell certain words. Also for being our neighbour their lack of knowledge about Canada is ridiculous!”
Source: The Mail
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