Confusing cultural conundrums

Jeanie
Jeanie Posts: 9,446
edited August 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Just had a discussion about hockey. :D

It's called hockey here and as far as I'm aware refers to "field hockey". When we mean ice hockey we say ice hockey. Not a lot of it here because there's not a whole lot of ice. :p

Apparently it's the exact opposite in Canada. Hockey means ice hockey and when anyone plays it anywhere other than on ice it then gets a prefix, like "field hockey."

I find this fascinating. The little differences. :)

Anybody experienced any others? :)
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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    In Ireland, we call confusing cultural conundrums "Situation 47". We only use the word conundrum when we're watching daytime quiz shows.


    :D
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  • small town beck
    small town beck Posts: 6,691
    Glad I got that straightened out for you ;):p
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    watch me set jeanie off......:o


    shrimp!

    :p


    :D
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    cutback wrote:
    watch me set jeanie off......


    shrimp!




    :D


    PRAWN!!! PRAWN!!! PRAWN!!!!!!!!! :D

    Goddam it! How many times do I have to tell you folks??? :p They're PRAWNS!!! :D

    The people of Washington State call them PRAWNS!! I know because I'm going to the restaurant that serves them! :D
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    In Ireland, we call confusing cultural conundrums "Situation 47". We only use the word conundrum when we're watching daytime quiz shows.


    :D


    Sorry, got distracted by the PRAWNS! :o:D

    Situation 47 hey? :) I'll have to remember that one. :)
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    small town beck wrote:
    Glad I got that straightened out for you ;):p


    Baby steps! :p:D
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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Jeanie wrote:
    Sorry, got distracted by the PRAWNS! :o:D

    Situation 47 hey? :) I'll have to remember that one. :)

    We call prawns "a kind of handsome crab". :D
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    We call prawns "a kind of handsome crab". :D


    handsome crab or hanson cab???? :D
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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Jeanie wrote:
    handsome crab or hanson cab???? :D

    Now you've brought a whole new level of conundrum into it! My feeble brain... can't handle... it...

    *melts*
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Now you've brought a whole new level of conundrum into it! My feeble brain... can't handle... it...

    *melts*

    C'mon on now! You can! Nothing feeble about your brain. :)

    Now tell me, over there you have Mr Whippee as well, yes?

    Because I note on one of the other threads that in America he's called Mr Softee. :)
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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Jeanie wrote:
    C'mon on now! You can! Nothing feeble about your brain. :)

    Now tell me, over there you have Mr Whippee as well, yes?

    Because I note on one of the other threads that in America he's called Mr Softee. :)

    Well, based on my initial complete lack of any clue what you're talking about, we have neither. :D But apparently, this is the ice-cream man? We just call him the ice-cream man, no fancy pseudonyms for us, no ma'am. :D We're simple farmin' folk. :) (Lie)
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Well, based on my initial complete lack of any clue what you're talking about, we have neither. :D But apparently, this is the ice-cream man? We just call him the ice-cream man, no fancy pseudonyms for us, no ma'am. :D We're simple farmin' folk. :) (Lie)

    Hmmm, must have remembered that wrong then. Or perhaps Mr Whippee didn't extend to Ireland? I know that recently a guy here bought an original British Mr Whippee van and is now trundling around Brisbane in it selling soft serve. :)
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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
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    Jeanie wrote:
    Hmmm, must have remembered that wrong then. Or perhaps Mr Whippee didn't extend to Ireland? I know that recently a guy here bought an original British Mr Whippee van and is now trundling around Brisbane in it selling soft serve. :)

    Or maybe I don't get out much. :D My mom always told us when Greensleeves is playing, it means he's out of ice cream. :o (I'm on fire with these lame cheesy jokes tonight! :D)
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Or maybe I don't get out much. :D My mom always told us when Greensleeves is playing, it means he's out of ice cream. :o (I'm on fire with these lame cheesy jokes tonight! :D)

    Ok, :D Marmite vs Vegemite? :D
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  • the wolf
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    Jeanie wrote:
    Just had a discussion about hockey. :D

    It's called hockey here and as far as I'm aware refers to "field hockey". When we mean ice hockey we say ice hockey. Not a lot of it here because there's not a whole lot of ice. :p

    Apparently it's the exact opposite in Canada. Hockey means ice hockey and when anyone plays it anywhere other than on ice it then gets a prefix, like "field hockey."

    I find this fascinating. The little differences. :)

    Anybody experienced any others? :)

    thats odd. i live in America and i just call both field hockey and ice hocky boring !! lol :)
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    the wolf wrote:
    thats odd. i live in America and i just call both field hockey and ice hocky boring !! lol :)

    :D good thing someone's gone to bed! :D

    I like ice hockey though, but I guess that's because it's a rarity here so it hasn't been shoved down my throat since birth. :D

    I think that's why I prefer baseball to cricket. :)
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  • the wolf
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    Jeanie wrote:
    :D good thing someone's gone to bed! :D

    I like ice hockey though, but I guess that's because it's a rarity here so it hasn't been shoved down my throat since birth. :D

    I think that's why I prefer baseball to cricket. :)

    ice hockey would be a bigger deal to me if my city still had a team. we lost our team when i was like.......5 ! lol.

    i remember my dad taking me to a few games. or are they matches ?
    lol.
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    the wolf wrote:
    ice hockey would be a bigger deal to me if my city still had a team. we lost our team when i was like.......5 ! lol.

    i remember my dad taking me to a few games. or are they matches ?
    lol.


    Oooh!! :D Good question!!!! :D

    I have no idea! Aren't they referred to as both or is there some etiquette I'm unaware of? :D

    I've never been to a baseball game. Can't wait to see my first! :)
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    I just went out for a fag... well a wee drag... and pondered this.

    matches were what I used to LIGHT said fag. Games are manipulative endeavours generally used by people in a relationship to get what they want.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
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    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    I just went out for a fag... well a wee drag... and pondered this.

    matches were what I used to LIGHT said fag. Games are manipulative endeavours generally used by people in a relationship to get what they want.


    Are we still talking ice hockey???? ;):D
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