In English Please?

So we have to admit that moving to a country where they speak English has been a bit of a relief. Not nearly the same amount of brain energy has been expended on translating and figuring out how and what to say...or so we thot!! Now you may or may not have noticed that nowhere in our blog posts have we ever intentionally put down another culture or thought our own superior...at least that was our goal. Therefore, the following is in no way a slam on our dear dear Irish folk. In fact, we are having an absolute HOOT learning the different words you use for things and might very likely use them in our own vocab when we return to Canada! :)

Who knew there were so many different ways to say things in our very own English language?

Donaghadee

trolley = shopping cart
lorry = semi-truck
shop = store (retail)
store = storage room
white coffee = coffee with cream
bin = garbage can
boot = trunk of a car
bonnet = hood of a car
fringe = bangs (hair)
settee = couch, sofa
chips = french fries
crisps = chips
carriageway = highway
kitchen roll = paper towel
loo = bathroom, washroom
pot (of jam) = jar
jumper = long-sleeved sweater
take a dander = take a walk, stroll
barmy = whacky, crazy
washing up liquid = dish detergent
bun = cupcake, or other sweet small cake
bap = larger, non-sweet bun like a burger bun
biscuits = cookies
tray bake = squares, dainties

pants = underwear (Imagine the look I got when I kept saying that our kids have grown so much their pants are all too short!)

Kids playing Courtroom, Ulster Folk Museum

trousers = pants (Yup, now I say their trousers are too short!)
field = pasture
mobile = cell phone
minced beef = hamburger
tea or dinner = supper
supper = night snack
chipper/chippy/chip shop = restaurant (sometimes Take Out Only) specializing in All Things Fried: chips (french fries), onion rings, chicken strips/fingers, fish, etc.

Literally Kids in a Candy Store, at Ulster Folk Museum

wee = universal adjective; use-anywhere, not-necessarily-literal (doesn't always mean small) "It'll be just a wee minute while this wee girl gets you a wee coffee and some wee buns."

Huge chess game at Carrickfergus Castle