tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post6768567752562627324..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: You're Having Me OnExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-45099602910982712452010-02-13T01:10:21.956+00:002010-02-13T01:10:21.956+00:00It's not an American thing, but I'm always...It's not an American thing, but I'm always amused when people say Welsh Rarebit. I was brought up with it called Welsh Rabbit.<br /><br />I don't understand Jane's comment.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-52520917261528650022010-02-12T04:31:42.158+00:002010-02-12T04:31:42.158+00:00Wow - they say Chicago has the biggest Polish comm...Wow - they say Chicago has the biggest Polish community outside of Poland but I wasn't aware of the doughnuts - just the delicious strawberry chocolate sponge thingies. (Can't read Polish so don't know what they're called.) And of course, pierogies.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-25057182982684001902010-02-12T01:40:01.740+00:002010-02-12T01:40:01.740+00:00In my part of the US (Northeast Ohio) the big Mard...In my part of the US (Northeast Ohio) the big Mardi Gras food comes courtesy of the large Polish population here. Bakeries sell Polish doughnuts called Pączki (Pounchki, punchki). Everyone seems to look forward to them at this time of year.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%85czkiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-55069200921215011662010-02-11T17:57:45.294+00:002010-02-11T17:57:45.294+00:00Oh well, any excuse for a nosh up! Re the use of w...Oh well, any excuse for a nosh up! Re the use of words - my colleague bought a fanny bag for his wee lassie when we were in the States. He loved the idea of her wearing it in Glasgow!menopausaloldbag (MOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04320287770097378027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-26633055560721560902010-02-11T13:51:07.897+00:002010-02-11T13:51:07.897+00:00They do that here too!They do that here too!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-17685578412975479732010-02-11T10:09:18.881+00:002010-02-11T10:09:18.881+00:00Teenager is still recovering from the fact that th...Teenager is still recovering from the fact that the Australians mean flip flops when they say 'thongs'.............Lakeland Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263946096580997595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-12803230575389798572010-02-10T18:54:06.597+00:002010-02-10T18:54:06.597+00:00I love the idea of Fat Tuesday but not sure I will...I love the idea of Fat Tuesday but not sure I will be encouraging hte children to hand underwear on teh trees they are bad enough as it is!!!Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-61241989974324581782010-02-10T18:35:05.861+00:002010-02-10T18:35:05.861+00:00Don't get me started on the pronunciation of &...Don't get me started on the pronunciation of 'solder' in American English! Since when did the word NOT have an L??!!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085577423870971279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-90841038295543915112010-02-10T17:07:02.438+00:002010-02-10T17:07:02.438+00:00Well, some people have Mardi Gras parties but here...Well, some people have Mardi Gras parties but here in Chicago they don't seem to do much else and certainly don't make "pancakes". I'm going skiing on Friday and no doubt there will be purple and green beads hanging from the trees near the chair lifts (along with underwear!)Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-81685060355595453772010-02-10T14:53:31.799+00:002010-02-10T14:53:31.799+00:00I knew Mardi Gras literally translated as Fat Tues...I knew Mardi Gras literally translated as Fat Tuesday but didn't realise anyone actually called it that! (A bit like, out here, what we all call Medecins Sans Frontieres in the UK is Doctors Without Borders).....<br /><br />So what do ordinary Americans (outside of New Orleans etc) do for Fat Tuesday? From reading on the internet etc it seems that pancakes are not a big thing. Is it more about the carnival aspect?nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-140812304661379082010-02-10T11:09:12.861+00:002010-02-10T11:09:12.861+00:00I;ve never heard of Fat Tuesday but I love it. I a...I;ve never heard of Fat Tuesday but I love it. I also have Fat Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays but that is due to my love of cake.<br /><br />I still do double takes about pissed meaning cross and pissed meaning drunk. Just sounds bizarre when a professional person at work says 'I am pissed' with confidence.Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-1727304511689616262010-02-10T09:52:56.064+00:002010-02-10T09:52:56.064+00:00They also call a 'bum bag' a 'fanny pa...They also call a 'bum bag' a 'fanny pack'. Always amusing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com