Things We Say Differently! 🇮🇪🇺🇸

Things We Say Differently! 🇮🇪🇺🇸 | IRISH VS AMERICAN

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Here is a new installment of Irish Vs American! Part 2 is coming next week! Comment below your favourite part 😁
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@okbunyip 4 жыл бұрын

Actually, American biscuits are more like small scones than bread rolls. They are made with baking powder and not yeast like bread rolls.

@thequietman760 3 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid we called the cinema 'the pictures'

@mariagrant3706 3 жыл бұрын

Are you Australian? 👍🏿

@ellabailey7130 3 жыл бұрын

What

@yellowmushroom1339 3 жыл бұрын

ikr the ghost we still do

@Shane-Flanagan 3 жыл бұрын

Still common

@paulinehucknall985 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Pictures. Picture house. And we go there to watch a film.

@joemascolino4231 3 жыл бұрын

these are great, this is our daily lives. I grew up in Belfast Northern Ireland with an American dad so I used to tell people i was bilingual

@nathan-nate-roe03 3 жыл бұрын

Fizzy drinks are also called soft drinks, and at 11:48, the husband described a conical flask, beakers are the cylindrical cups you use in chemistry, and also plastic bottles for drinking out of.

@AmandaKMason 3 жыл бұрын

It sounded like an Erlenmeyer flask he was describing. Beakers are more straight edged.

@MaxBarnish 3 жыл бұрын

Beaker in UK and Ireland is a plastic drinking vessel the same shape as a tumbler

@jenniferh3332 3 жыл бұрын

On my one trip to England I ordered a Sprite in a restaurant. The waitress said “lemonade?”. I was like, um, ok, sure... Was pleasantly surprised when I received a Sprite.

@StressedSugarcane 2 жыл бұрын

I mean sprite is lemonade just the brand is sprite

@jenniferh3332 Жыл бұрын

@@StressedSugarcane In the US, Sprite is not considered lemonade. Lemonade is a completely different drink, made with lemon juice and sugar (no carbonation).

@StressedSugarcane Жыл бұрын

@@jenniferh3332 ye, I think we have that as lemonade to but we also consider sprite lemonade soft drink so

@michellerensburg2789 3 жыл бұрын

I'm an American married to an Afrikaans speaking South African. In Afrikaans candyfloss/cotton candy is "spookasem" directly translated means ghost breath. Love yoυr videos, can so relate to them. I also enjoy listening to yoυr music videos too, Amy.

@emk7132 3 жыл бұрын

Scientist here, speaking US English. You described not a beaker but a flask. A beaker is a cylindrical container. It has straight sides that are essentially at a right angle to the flat bottom.

@Caloci76 2 жыл бұрын

Clearly lots of science/lab people here setting the record straight on flasks and beakers💗

@cameronferreira4745 3 жыл бұрын

The “beaker” he’s talking about is a conical flask

@FromSagansStardust 3 жыл бұрын

It's an Erlenmeyer flask to be specific.

@shubinternet 3 жыл бұрын

What I love about these kinds of comparisons is finding out the history of how these phrases or terms came to be. Like, the difference between the word “pants” over there in the UK and Ireland, versus “pants” here in the US. And, ironically, the act of “pantsing” someone is actually the same thing in both cultures, even though the root word means different things. Or “tabling” an argument.

@EllieGirl93 3 жыл бұрын

In Australia, we call cotton candy “fairy floss” 😊

@yellowmushroom1339 3 жыл бұрын

Hoooooooooooooo what?

@aoifed8913 3 жыл бұрын

That may be the cutest thing ever😊

@lorrainewadsworth6977 3 жыл бұрын

Candy floss

@Kay_Cee07 3 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly!

@kathlynwilesvanwijk738 3 жыл бұрын

And no one questions why. Fairy floss just is. 🧚

@Raen83 3 жыл бұрын

Just a clarifying point: a beaker is cylindrical with straight sides. What he described was a flask. ☺️

@karendinan3175 3 жыл бұрын

Discovered ye only yesterday! Greetings from Cork! Brilliant!!!!

@stameen 3 жыл бұрын

Love these videos, so true. Loads of words said different but fun to watch

@ianleyburn6044 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos! I’m from Northern Ireland ( pronounced:- Norn Ireland )and I can see that your Husband needs some serious re-education. The craic must be mighty in your house!

@joemascolino4231 3 жыл бұрын

Norn Iron

@KateCallen 2 жыл бұрын

As an Irishwoman married to an American over 12 years, this takes me back to our first couple of marriage when this stuff was a constant source of confusion and conversation. We mostly understand each other by now! ;)

@verenaamaris804 3 жыл бұрын

So this is my second or third video of watchin y'all! I love the banter between the two of ya!!

@lauramclauchlin7745 4 жыл бұрын

So fun to listen to you two!

@jennic9076 2 жыл бұрын

Fizzy drinks also get called "Mineral" "The mineral man comes on Wednesday"

@shubinternet 3 жыл бұрын

So, when it comes to “indicators”, in the 50s and 60s, the vehicles in the UK actually had a little flag or pointer that would flip out to the side to indicate which direction you wanted to turn. This was the first mechanical replacement I know of for just sticking your arm out of the car and using hand signals. So, it makes total sense that they would call them “indicators”. Here in the US, I think we switched more quickly to using lights that would blink, thus the term “blinker” instead.

@LoveJonLovell 4 жыл бұрын

This is very similar to my situation. Though I'm English, and my fiancee is Kentuckian! I still struggle with Candy instead of sweets!

@sabinas8511 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are great! ❤ I think I have the answer to the question of why tomato is pronounced different in Irish/British English compared to American. The Br./Ir. Eng. pronunciation of tomato is closer to the original word, which was 'tomatl' in the Aztec language Nahuatl. 'Tomatl' became 'tomate' in Spanish, which then became 'tomato' in Br./Ir. English, and the American pronunciation developed from that. Hope that helped!

@ambercarmo 2 жыл бұрын

You forgot the windshield vs wind screen and I was surprised there was no mention of what is viewed at the cinema...the pronunciation of film was always a laugh for my Irish ex and I. Finally, the important difference between what it's called when you offer to drive someone somewhere (since you were on the subject of cars). My ex brother-in-law would always give me a hard time when I'd say "thanks for the ride" when he'd driven me somewhere... I'd quickly correct and thank him for the lift!! This video was so much fun to watch and brought back some good memories!

@carlosw.ferreira 2 жыл бұрын

I have a lot of fun with you guys. I am from Brazil and I live in Ireland and is so interesting to see these expressions and learn everyday.

@Crystal_Palmborg 3 жыл бұрын

OMG from the cute tickling each other in the beginning to the indicators instead of turn signals/blinkers, I LOVED the entire video! You guys are too cute! The most down to earth, loving, charismatic couple on KZfaq! I love you guys so much! 😄💖💜 also my fave one I have to agree with Ash, it turned my head (9:20) lol cotton candy as candy floss? Whhhaaattt 😳😂😂😝

@fionalewismackert190 3 жыл бұрын

You are describing a erlenmeyer flask not a beaker. A beaker is a flat bottom, straight sided glass container with measurements marked up the side.

@wiccanleopardcat 4 жыл бұрын

I REALLY ENJOYED WATCHING YOUR VIDEO AMY & I AGREE WITH YOU ON MOST OF THE STUFF, LOVE YA ALWAYS SISTER!!! ❤️👏🌹

@mala3isity 2 жыл бұрын

Ashton! I thought that was you! Can hardly wait to see you in another context. If this is you trying to speak Gaelic, I wanna dare Art to try. LOL

@Irishpeadar64 3 жыл бұрын

Your Deadly Amy , teach yer man the Irish way but he seems a great bit of craic . I'll have a gander at your other videos when I'm back at the Gaff. That US version of the biscuit sounds Manky . Stay safe youse two .

@danisierralynn6654 4 жыл бұрын

Always look forward to your videos! Such an amazing person and talent ♥️♥️♥️

@AmyMcDonaghGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dani! Thanks for watching with us 😊

@jamesmorrisworldtraveller 4 жыл бұрын

Love it, love it, love it always funny and informative to what people from Ireland call things different then what Canadians and Americans call them words.

@mariefrancemanibal2954 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of places in Canada we call soft drinks Pop.

@stephanieclare2457 3 жыл бұрын

You two are soooo sweet. I really enjoyed watching this. 😊❤

@taryngutierrez9139 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS VIDEO I LOVE ASHTON’S REACTION AND ALL OF IT!!!!!!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@duhusker4383 3 жыл бұрын

And in England footpath or sidewalk is called... pavement.

@Starbush69 4 жыл бұрын

This was more educational than my years of high school. LOL! ♡♡♡

@AmyMcDonaghGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

LOL thanks Chandler! ❤️

@goaway7272 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see one of these videos done with the full American Irish English and Australian versions of English words

@phyllisjordan7883 2 жыл бұрын

Fun conversation!

@jackmcnamara6973 3 жыл бұрын

An American biscuit is a fecking scone, I will not be told otherwise

@IamCree 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Though some are more moist and tender: just depends on how they're made

@Caloci76 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t call a biscuit as scone in Canada, they are very different. Scones are sweet, biscuits while similar are not.

@jessicajohnson8378 Ай бұрын

I'm half Irish I have Irish ancestors on my father's side I'm really proud to have Irish in my blood

@kathryntownley2988 3 жыл бұрын

In Texas we’re asked what kind of coke we want and then we give the specific kind of drink we want...coke, dr pepper , root beer, sprite...etc.

@gerardacronin334 3 жыл бұрын

You two are hilarious together!

@mamaluca1958 4 жыл бұрын

In Canada , this is so much fun..Soda is pop.. Tomato is tomato, bazil, sidewalk, crosswalk, garage for your car, the hud of the car, plinkers right or left. Love ya both.

@pqrstsma2011 3 жыл бұрын

17:55 "a boot in a boot" you almost made it sound like some Canadian country song... 😂

@Caloci76 2 жыл бұрын

In our house sweets are thing like baked cookie, cakes and squares. Candy is typically hard candy like Werthers, but also Skittles etc🇨🇦

@Dead_Again1313 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was looking for. Fiance and I bounce between Athlone and Florida. We have had fun with it for a couple years now.

@gabrielbarajas3013 3 жыл бұрын

I am a pastry chef and I have come across these and others my whole life lol it never fails to fascinate me

@pattierotondo1108 4 жыл бұрын

I loved it when Ashton said he didn't like salt and vinegar and you said, "More for me!" It reminds me of what I grew up saying, since my family is Portuguese. When in the same situation, we say, "Mas fica!" which means the same thing. Check with Ana. I'm sure she has heard that before! I enjoy these "tutorials" a lot. They are really helpful when traveling (which I hope we are all able to do again soon!) so that I am able to use the proper word to get what I want. Very helpful in a pub especially!

@duhusker4383 3 жыл бұрын

Actually is 'mais fica', not 'mas fica'.

@pattierotondo1108 2 жыл бұрын

@@duhusker4383 Depends on where you are from. My family says "mas" but I have friends who learned "mais". The important part is the "fica" which means what you have stays with you! ;-)

@duhusker4383 2 жыл бұрын

@@pattierotondo1108 I know I'm Portuguese :) But you're righ now that I think of it a lot Portuguese people say 'mas fica' insteado of the correct 'mais fica'.

@timberwolf5211 3 жыл бұрын

The name Beaker for a drinking vessel, comes from the Beaker culture found in Ireland, Britain, and other part of Europe from 2800BC to 1800BC. They used to drink out of inverted-Bell beakers hense their name.

@TheXenoEnder 3 жыл бұрын

So the reason some places call cotton candy "floss" is because making it consists of spinning molten sugar in a container with little holes in it which causes thin threads of sugar string to be pushed out from the little holes. I lost it on beaker 🤣👨‍🔬🧪 Also, I don't care what "Nabisco" means, Ashton wins biscuit because biscuits are a completely different thing from rolls and buns. They're flaky and some of them are more like pastries than like rolls. She totally needs to try some real American biscuits. Also Zebra Walks are a term in America because not all cross walks have stripes. The stripes usually mean you have to stop for pedestrians if they enter it, whereas cross walks without stripes mean the pedestrian should wait to cross. "You could put a boot in the boot" 😂😭💀

@peadarruane6582 3 жыл бұрын

I'm irish, but in fairness on old cars, there was literally a trunk on the back of the car. You should have told him how we pronounce Vehicle :)

@RosheenQuynh 3 жыл бұрын

How... How else would you pronounce vee-hick-le? 😳

@jaqian 3 жыл бұрын

If you are a Garda, it's a veh-hick-el

@jessesmotherman8211 3 жыл бұрын

@@RosheenQuynh vee-uh-kl

@RosheenQuynh 3 жыл бұрын

@@jessesmotherman8211 Oh. OH WOW 🤦‍♀️

@paulinehucknall985 3 жыл бұрын

We don't pronounce the h in vehicle.

@marni4835 4 жыл бұрын

i love the one with the pop vs soda love that one

@CloakandBoot 3 жыл бұрын

You should make another one there are so many more

@zeronokou 11 ай бұрын

@ 10.09 you call a fizzy drink a soda but where I live a soda is a type of bread we normally use in a fry or a full soda (soda bread cut like a sandwich toasted or fried with sausage, bacon and egg in the middle) yummy.. lol

@deirdrerosesharples7453 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this..

@catserver8577 3 жыл бұрын

There used to be a show on PBS where people in the UK would have auctioneers come to their homes and help them find things for auction. For about three years of steady watching, I thought everyone there still had carriages. One day, I just suddenly realized they were saying garage. In the part of the US where I am from we literally pronounce it graj. One syllable. LOL

@hershmank 4 жыл бұрын

“Pop” is short for soda pop. Some areas of the country took the “soda” part of the term.....others took the “pop” part.

@YOUGHALLBEACH 3 жыл бұрын

In Canada is it pop.

@raymomull2258 3 жыл бұрын

We'd call soda drinks minerals in this part of IRL.

@meggriffin467 3 жыл бұрын

We grew up calling them "cokes." It didn't matter if it was a Sprite, Mr Pibb, Mt Dew, etc. It was coke.... until you wanted a specific kind of coke in the store or restaurant. Then, you'd specify. Pepsi wasn't allowed, so we won't go there..... (Grew up in West Ga, too close to Atlanta's World of Coca-Cola)

@susanhemeren4346 3 жыл бұрын

When I went away to university in New England, I discovered what I called "soda" in California was sometimes referred to by the locals as "tonic".

@collins-tormeyfamily5406 2 жыл бұрын

@@susanhemeren4346 grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. All soda is Tonic. 😆 and the specific “Tonic Water” is gross and called soda water. LOL 😂

@davidmcnamara541 2 жыл бұрын

Each explanation has merit here. With the exception of a ‘Gas Station’ 😂😂

@zenaidarivera957 3 жыл бұрын

Peace be with both of you! 🌿🕊🌿🕊🌿

@amandac8707 3 жыл бұрын

A died when he asked if it came in a beaker! HAHAHAHAHA

@The_Crab_Whisperer 3 жыл бұрын

Biscuit means twice cooked. It suggests the 'snap' of a classic uk/Irish biscuit. 'Cookies' are much softer things.

@ANTieT 4 жыл бұрын

So fun! The Basil & Oregano part made me wonder about the pronounciation and spelling of Aluminum :)

@AmyMcDonaghGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

Stay tuned for part 2! 😉

@ANTieT 4 жыл бұрын

@@AmyMcDonaghGuitar Clearly I watch far too many British cooking shows. Do the Irish call Zucchini Corgettes? and Eggplant Aubergine? :)

@duhusker4383 3 жыл бұрын

@@ANTieT Courgette and Aubergine, just like in Britain.

@glennchatwin206 3 жыл бұрын

Candy Floss - The dictionary describes floss as the rough silk enveloping a silkworm's cocoon.

@lilsisasu 3 жыл бұрын

Walker’s and Lay’s are owned by the same company.

@just_deb 3 жыл бұрын

Amy, a lot of the words you were saying are more similar to those used in Canada. American English not only had different pronunciation than Canadian English of some words but also differs in the spelling of some of the words your mentioned. In Canada it is colour, honour, neighbour to name a few. I also called Candy Floss just that. I never heard of Cotton Candy until many years later. The majority of people in Canada drink Pop, not soda. I think that the US is pretty much the only country that doesn't use Metric measurements and we used to call the place where you got fuel for your car a garage until they started not having mechanic service at those places. You were "bang on" with a lot of what you said and, by the way, that was an expression my father used when he was building things that required precision in measuring. I am really enjoying your channel. 👍😊💕

@Caloci76 2 жыл бұрын

People here in Canada have started to adopt some American spellings. For example, I often get told I am wrong when I spell practise and some other words that the US spell with a Z. We often use American English for spell check instead of the UK version. I will forever spell it harbour and colour, unless it is a US location like Pearl Harbor.

@damopower 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Australia. The off license here is called the bottle shop or more.commonly the bottle-o.

@sarahbarry9217 3 жыл бұрын

Cotton candy used to be calked fairy floss in the US. Look it up

@mike-reck 3 жыл бұрын

On a car the foldable soft top is referred to as the hood (i.e. put the hood down)

@Caloci76 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, the way you say garage in Ireland makes me laugh. Here we say it like he does but then lots of people pronounce it gradge

@claudiaa4560 4 жыл бұрын

I love these videos

@synthfan2331 2 жыл бұрын

For driving: In Ireland there's "Give Way." In America we use "Yield"--which some find absurdly dramatic: "Yield!" :D

@matthewgrumbling4993 3 жыл бұрын

I've heard folks from New Jersey call a "blinker" an "indicator". Seemed like a lot of syllables for such a simple thing. I like "fizzy drink" and "foot path." I may start using them myself.

@FromSagansStardust 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in NJ and I remember just calling them turn signals.

@ciarabyrne1701 2 жыл бұрын

Uz are both so funny loved this made me laugh 😆😆 love from dublin. X

@charlottematthews6268 4 жыл бұрын

Yeahhh sorry Ashton I'm with Amy on pretty much ALL of these hahah XD but I am kinda biased being from England. We have pretty similar words for things. so... for the soda one sometimes we say 'fizzy pop' in south east England, either that or the brand, like coke etc. Oregano the way you say it in the US is WEIRD and sounds like something you smoke :P and sidewalk/footpath for me is 'pavement'. and I'm afraid it is not a trunk , it is indeed a BOOT haha! Please do more of these, I love it ^_^

@timward3116 Жыл бұрын

I haven't been in Ireland in a long time, but back in the day in Cork (and even in Dublin, I think), there did not seem to be such a term as "fizzy drink." Non-alcoholic carbonated beverages were ONLY called "minerals." I wonder how the term "fizzy drink" started and how long it has been around.

@mariagrant3706 3 жыл бұрын

Cotton Candy - we call it Fairy Floss in Australia 👍🏿😍 I love all our differences in terms 👏 I think Aussie terms are more like Irish 🇦🇺

@prettyaverageyoga8260 3 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing how much Aussie slang is influenced by Irish slang

@mariagrant3706 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty Average Yoga - a lot of Aussies have Irish heritage- I have Irish, Scottish and German in mine.

@jom5157 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I noticed how the aussies say me before things.. Like... Me hat... Same as we do in Ireland

@vvsandgaming4648 2 жыл бұрын

Best way to eat Pringles is mixing flavors together

@LePetitChatNoir79 4 жыл бұрын

You guys are so cute! 😖😁❤️

@QueSarahSarah72 3 жыл бұрын

My relatives are mostly rural from Wyoming but I grew up in California. And I've watch a lot of British TV. So I got really confused about what to call things. To this day I don't have a specifically regional vocabulary. I'm a chameleon - I use whatever fits the situation. But I still alternate between 2-syllable and 3-syllable pronunciation of coyote. My observation: Biscuits are any baked (non-scone) goodie you can have with tea. In the US you drink sweet tea (mostly in the South) with your hot biscuits; while in Ireland or England you have sweet biscuits with hot tea. Simple! 🤷‍♀️

@heatherchiuffo5375 3 жыл бұрын

I love it! My husband is Irish.

@pcarro11 3 жыл бұрын

"Soda", like "Water", like "A Mineral", is always a "Mixer". You don't drink them alone. You add them to whisky.

@meredithchapman2009 3 жыл бұрын

I was told this. They call it a chemist because the person we call a Pharmacist use to mix the medicines themselves so they were actually chemist.

@Callumdevan17 3 жыл бұрын

We used to call the cinema the pictures BTW you two are so adorable

@jaqian 3 жыл бұрын

A beaker is both a kids cup and something used in science.

@annoyingaccountant9749 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite moment was the "Beaker" vs. "Sippy Cup" conversation! It made me think of The Muppets Character "Beaker". These chats are so fun and informative. It would be so cool to see you do a duet of the Song called "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" as performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers. Love to you both--MM

@brandonspicer2482 4 жыл бұрын

So fries should be 'longers' 😅 Ash is a great debater. Look up the boardgame called Argue it's a lot of fun.

@jaqian 3 жыл бұрын

Tell him about a Pelican Crossing (Zebra Crossing with flashing lights)

@caelainncox5008 3 жыл бұрын

Ashton is so cute in Amy's videos

@not2dodgy 3 жыл бұрын

A beaker has straight sides, the more triangular one is a flask.

@garyb5998 2 жыл бұрын

Gingernuts and gravy 😂 😂 😂.custardreams and gravy.. Hobnobs and Gravy 😂 😂

@deirdrerosesharples7453 2 жыл бұрын

Indicators.Blinkers lol that's how we we say in Ireland yes lol

@codyglicknahnah 3 жыл бұрын

You guys make me laugh!

@matthewryan4844 3 жыл бұрын

With the beaker comment he is describing a conical flask. Maybe didn't listen carefully in chemistry class? Although the wikipedia page does mention a sloped edge "Philips beaker" the sides are only a little off vertical; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaker_(laboratory_equipment)

@1bobsgirl 3 жыл бұрын

Where people fix cars is called a garage too

@user-lm6ii9id9o Жыл бұрын

It’s called Fairy Floss in Australia

@hannahyoung3533 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to hear the differences when you say the words tangerine and margarine

@ASavageEye 3 жыл бұрын

We do pronounce both words the same as Americans however we dont really use the word Tangerine here in Ireland. We generally call all such small orange fruit a Mandarin or Clementine. There all called the same to us, even though we know they are different.

@janicewilcox8590 2 жыл бұрын

In the South of America, all sodas are Coke. But if you tell someone to grab you a coke, they ask what kind, then you say Dr. Pepper or MT Dew or Pepsi anything but coke. 🤣

@emdiar6588 3 жыл бұрын

The American "biscuit' is just wrongly named. Someone obviously got confused over there back in the day. The word comes to English from Latin (bis coctus) via Old French (bescuit) and it literally means "twice cooked". Dough balls would be rolled flat, *baked* , cooled, then *baked* *again* to remove all of the moisture, so that they could be stored for a long time. What they most definitely are not is some warm, moist, bread for mopping up gravy.