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OP is a slang expression for a high level street fighter, derived, I think, from a Japanese or Hispanic video game.
Sounds pretty juvi (juvenile) to me.
. . . what do Britons think of the fact that Henry VIII is pretty much the most famous monarch?
(I mean, we also know Queen Victoria, and the Queen Elizabeths I and of course II (bless), and I guess George III because of EVENTS, but still...Henry VIII made a name for himself...)
who says 'hydro' ? The US ? It's not a word that is used for resort etc etc in the UK anyway. Kipling died a long time ago, the language has moved on.
.Kipling also wrote adult-level short stories that are still worth reading
pocossin
57 (double Wind)
Ninety two and full of pain
Hannah Sutton died two weeks
Before the storm of her name
Shook pine cones and hidden
birds' nests from the trees.
Life will be no longer seasoned
By her wit. One day she offered
Me a cat. "I can't," I said.
"I have bitties." Hannah smiled,
"Your bitties won't hurt my cat."
You thought everyone here eats mushy peas ...I don't personally know anyone who does. It may be more popular in the north..but it's hardly a mainstay.
We've had this kind of conversation before where you'd read Brits ate squirrels in some newspaper. Neither I nor anyone I know of has ever eaten squirrel...it's likely a speciality in some stupid restaurant somewhere.
Here's one everyone knows anyway
'cute' in UK means sweet, pretty, cuddly, little, like fluffy animals or small children or little girls but it is never applied to men or mature women....
'cute' in US seems to mean attractive, desirable and so on....even in men.
Originally Posted by Trojina
Here's one everyone knows anyway
'cute' in UK means sweet, pretty, cuddly, little, like fluffy animals or small children or little girls but it is never applied to men or mature women....
'cute' in US seems to mean attractive, desirable and so on....even in men.
'Cute' also has a negative connotation: "Don't be cute" = You are acting in a pretentious, offensive way. Similar to 'smart'. Smart guy: a man who acts cocky; a wise guy. Also, a young criminal. 'Cute!' is often used with sarcastic irony.
The only wild meat I knew people to eat regularly where I've lived is deer (venison).
would you agree that the negative "cute" is most often not really offensive in a rude or nasty way?
The squirrel thing - we may be into U.S. regional differences here? Where I've lived, city or country, I never heard of people eating squirrels (or bear) (or frog legs, unless maybe in some allegedly fancy French restaurant). MAYBE rabbit, if they hunted rabbits. The only wild meat I knew people to eat regularly where I've lived is deer (venison). Deer hunting was/is very popular one place I used to live.
Yes 'smart' is another word used to baffle me as a child as 'smart' here only means looking neat and well presented in appearance, well dressed and so on. Finally I figured it meant to be clever.
Controlling the deer population here is a moral obligation. If not controlled, they will endanger human life by causing highway accidents.
It is often used by teenage girls to teenage boys whose attentions are unwelcomed and means, "Go away, leave me alone."
Ah. I don't pay enough attention to teenagers. Has "don't be cute" replaced "don't be fresh"?
Agreed. I live in suburbia, and it's an issue here, too. You see deer wandering around neighborhoods sometimes. They're lovely, but as you say there are downsides.
I don't think anyone knows what to do about it, though, since you can't just sanction deer hunting in residential areas. There's the occasional murmur about hiring trained sharpshooters to cull them, but I suspect there would be a lot of resistance to any kind of firearm use in suburbs.
That's an interesting idea. There wouldn't be ricochet danger. (I'm guessing. Not that I know anything about bow hunting.)Bow hunters, if encouraged, would hunt in urban areas safely.
Yes 'smart' is another word used to baffle me as a child as 'smart' here only means looking neat and well presented in appearance, well dressed and so on. Finally I figured it meant to be clever.
That's an interesting idea. There wouldn't be ricochet danger. (I'm guessing. Not that I know anything about bow hunting.)
Trojina, does hunting occur in the UK like it does here? We've all heard about organized fox hunts conducted on horseback (if I have that right and am not dreaming things up), but do individuals just "go hunting" on foot? Do you have hunting "seasons" for various creatures?
Good. I didn't know that. I wonder if Yi (being full of foxes) is a happier entity now. Um...assuming it has feelings.Fox hunting was banned here some time ago.
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).