Confusing cultural conundrums

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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Jeanie wrote:
    Are we still talking ice hockey???? ;):D
    You don't even wanna KNOW what ice hockey means over here :eek: :D

    I'd best not say any more on the subject :o they're watching, ya know?
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    You don't even wanna KNOW what ice hockey means over here :eek: :D

    I'd best not say any more on the subject :o they're watching, ya know?


    Okaaaay....I'll take your word for it! :D

    You are a fascinating creature Hels, can you blame em? ;)
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Jeanie wrote:
    Okaaaay....I'll take your word for it! :D

    You are a fascinating creature Hels, can you blame em? ;)
    :eek: How the hell did you know my name??????????? :o
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    oh the gold old hockey game.........its game, not match

    and hockey is just plain of old hockey, no field hockey

    we also have ringette, which you might want to wikipedia to see what that is all about, as I think it's only in Canada where it exists.
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :eek: How the hell did you know my name??????????? :o

    I'm really a secret agent for the American gubberment! :p:D
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    smarchee wrote:
    oh the gold old hockey game.........its game, not match

    and hockey is just plain of old hockey, no field hockey

    we also have ringette, which you might want to wikipedia to see what that is all about, as I think it's only in Canada where it exists.

    Ringette is a team sport played on an ice surface. Players are generally women, wear ice skates, and use straight sticks to control a rubber ring; with the objective of the game being to score goals by shooting the ring into the opponent's net. It was introduced by Sam Jacks in North Bay, Ontario in 1963. It is played internationally in such countries as Canada, Sweden, Finland, France, and the United States.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringette

    Cool! :cool: Thanks smarchee. :) Wonder what they call ringette in Sweden, Finland and France?

    Oh and field hockey is all we know here. :D

    http://www.hockey.org.au/Default.aspx?tabid=80

    http://www.hockey.org.au/Default.aspx?tabid=81
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  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    Jeanie wrote:
    It is played internationally in such countries as Canada, Sweden, Finland, France, and the United States.[/i]

    I stand corrected. Wikipedia rules. Ringette is such a strange take on hockey, but I guess for girls, before they were allowed to play with men, it had all the skill of hockey with a little bit of a twist. Field hockey is cool, I like watching it if I get the chance, I think we have so much hockey here that it doesn't exist in too many places. It's mainly at the university level I believe, although I know our woman's field hockey team is going to kiss ass in China
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • Fifthelement
    Fifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,965
    I discovered, that in England when one is in a crowded, loud pub and trying to get the attention of your university instructor by holding two fingers up, in a reverse peace sign, does NOT translate into "let's go for a smoke" . . . if your British, you know what I mean :o

    Also tab, snout, fag . . . how many ways can you say cigarette?
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  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    Fifthelement wrote:
    I discovered, that in England when one is in a crowded, loud pub and trying to get the attention of your university instructor by holding two fingers up, in a reverse peace sign, does NOT translate into "let's go for a smoke" . . . if your British, you know what I mean :o

    Also tab, snout, fag . . . how many ways can you say cigarette?

    Ouch ... not a good way to get on the right side of your university instructor :o I hope someone explained it to you pretty quickly :D

    The reverse peace sign seems to be a thing rappers seem to do in interviews or on the red carpet ... quickly the camera pans away ... :p
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  • you are
    you are Posts: 1,651
    Jeanie wrote:
    Ok, :D Marmite vs Vegemite? :D

    :eek: i was just about to ask about this! we have Marmite at a grocery store here in the U.S. but i can't find Vegemite! i want to try them both. and how should i eat Marmite since that's my only choice?
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  • Fifthelement
    Fifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,965
    Chime wrote:
    Ouch ... not a good way to get on the right side of your university instructor :o I hope someone explained it to you pretty quickly :D

    The reverse peace sign seems to be a thing rappers seem to do in interviews or on the red carpet ... quickly the camera pans away ... :p

    It was the faces around him that truly indicated that I had made some sort of cultural faux pas :o He was laughing as I stammered my apology.
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  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    you are wrote:
    :eek: i was just about to ask about this! we have Marmite at a grocery store here in the U.S. but i can't find Vegemite! i want to try them both. and how should i eat Marmite since that's my only choice?

    On toast ... but spread it thinly :)
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  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    Fifthelement wrote:
    It was the faces around him that truly indicated that I had made some sort of cultural faux pas :o He was laughing as I stammered my apology.


    ... and as you noticed we like to give everything a few names ... so the V sign ... the two fingered salute ... giving 'x' the fingers ... the "up yours"
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  • you are
    you are Posts: 1,651
    ok, so what is the reverse peace sign....i've never really thought about it until now.

    when i was in south america, i was told not to do the OK sign...that it was bad. no one ever told me what it meant. can anyone enlighten me?

    and thanks for the Marmite info, i'm seriously going to buy some tonight and i'll let you know what i think.
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  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    you are wrote:
    ok, so what is the reverse peace sign....i've never really thought about it until now.

    and thanks for the Marmite info, i'm seriously going to buy some tonight and i'll let you know what i think

    Peace sign ... palm out ... reverse peace sign ... palm inwards. It's the equivalent of giving the finger ... so basically saying 'f*** you'

    Often done using both hands and and flicking the hands from the horizontal to the vertical for added emphasis :p



    ... and with marmite there slogan is you'll either Love it or Hate it ... so good luck ;)

    http://www.marmite.com/
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Chime wrote:
    Peace sign ... palm out ... reverse peace sign ... palm inwards. It's the equivalent of giving the finger ... so basically saying 'f*** you'
    :confused: I thought they do that everywhere! :o
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :confused: I thought they do that everywhere! :o

    Nah think it's just the usual suspects ... UK, Ireland, Oz, NZ ... we like to have more swear words than elsewhere so may as well have more rude hand gestures while we are it :p

    Think most places it's the peace sign both ways round.
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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :confused: I thought they do that everywhere! :o

    In Florida, the reverse peace sign still means peace. :o That was confusing for me. I nearly cussed some people out. :p
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  • small town beck
    small town beck Posts: 6,691
    smarchee wrote:
    oh the gold old hockey game.........its game, not match

    and hockey is just plain of old hockey, no field hockey

    we also have ringette, which you might want to wikipedia to see what that is all about, as I think it's only in Canada where it exists.


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  • you are
    you are Posts: 1,651
    Chime wrote:
    On toast ... but spread it thinly :)

    ok, when you said 'spread it thinly' you really meant an extremely THIN layer right? :eek: i'm gonna try it again a few more times before i tell you what i think. i thought i had a thin layer, but no! not THIN enough! :o;) i can see how one would like it though....i just think i have to get the right THINNESS! :D
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