On Fri, 8 Jul 2011 04:36:41 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote:

Here's another example... In the US, "geezer" is considered somewhat
offensive, implying excessive age or senility. In Great Britain, it's
something of a compliment.

No listing for "crap" in the British to US dictionary:
http://www.translatebritish.com/dictionary/c
but there is one for "geezer":
http://www.translatebritish.com/dictionary/g
which means "dude".

For settling such differences in interpretation, Americans prefer
litigation, where the winner is whomever is left standing after
everyone else runs out of money. The British are move civilized,
preferring trial by combat.

Confession: I like watching the old Dr Who shows. (The new shows
suck). The only problem is that I fail to understand most of the
subtle jokes, puns, political parodies, and UK specific terms.



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