Originally posted by Joe King:
When an American says "Iyama guna kickya ass". "There's a car coming, get off the pavement". [ December 02, 2003: Message edited by: Joe King ]
That's before we get onto the whole trunk/boot thing.
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Actually not. The derivation of "fag" comes from a shortening of the word "faggot" which is first heard referring to homosexuals in 1914. The word "faggot" is a Middle English word meaning a bundle of sticks. Why it was used in relation to homosexuals is not known (but certainly homosexuals were not being burned at the stake in 1914). The first use of "fag" as referring to a homosexual was in 1928.Originally posted by fred rosenberger:
The word that always makes me cringe when i hear English say it is "fag", which to them is a cigarette. In America, it's often a pejoritive term for a male homosexual, although i believe they come from a common derivation (Homosexuals used to be burned at the stake, so i've been told).
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Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
I found some parts of "Bend it Like Beckham" very difficult to understand.
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do Americans find some English accents hard to understand? I imagine some like scouser, geordie and welsh may be tricky....
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Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
There is one other use of the word "fag" worth mentioning. It means to work hard and was first used in 1772. It became a slang term widely used in British public schools where the older boys would make the younger boys fag for them. This apparently had nothing to do with any sexual pleasuring. Certainly the word "fag" did not acquire any sexual overtones until 1928.
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Originally posted by HS Thomas:
These days that use might be called "bullying". The word Americans use is jackboot, I believe.
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Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
I found some parts of "Bend it Like Beckham" very difficult to understand. There were certain sections where because of the English accents I didn't understand a sentence or two.
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Originally posted by Damien Howard:
Barkeep (American) and Bartender (English).
Actually most parts of america I've been to say bartender.
Originally posted by Damien Howard:
Ahh, I miss New York.
Right now I'm in one of those tiny college towns where you get so bored you want to hang yourself. I think once you have lived in New York City nothing else will do in America. I have several friends who are miserable now that they have left NY. But I digress.
Originally posted by Joe King:
Slightly digressing, but does anyone know the historical reason why in the UK and Ireland we tend to drink ale type beers more than lager type beers? It seems like most other countries seem to stick to lager.
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Yes, lagers are certainly the most popular in the world. Most American beers are lagers because the American beer industry was created mostly by German immigrants in the middle of the 1800's.Originally posted by Joe King:
Slightly digressing, but does anyone know the historical reason why in the UK and Ireland we tend to drink ale type beers more than lager type beers? It seems like most other countries seem to stick to lager.
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"My home town was once part of the county of Lancashire some years back it became an over-flow area for the ever expanding populations of Manchester and Liverpool. It's interesting to hear all of the local accents there now."
I Love listening to some American accents, others really annoy me.
The very relaxed southern dialect I heard while in Florida was fabulous.
I hate that really nasal sound of the Brooklyn accent.
Certainly there is some truth to that. The Germans have had strict beer regulations since the 1500's. Germans beers can contain only barley malt, water, yeast, and hops. American Budweiser, for example, violates the German regulations since it uses some rice malt.Originally posted by HS Thomas:
This link suggests that the English like a cheap quick draught where as in Germany beer is treated like a religion and treated with the utmost respect and given the time to really appreciate it..
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The US used to be the same way. Prohibition destroyed all the small breweries. Prior to Prohibition there were almost 2,000 breweries in the US. After Prohibition there were less than 200. The only ones left were those that could switch to manufacturing other things such as malted barley products. When prohibition ended it was the depression so it was impossible for small startup breweries to get going again. By the time they could, the American taste for beer had been thoroughly corrupted by the Budweisers and Millers of the world. In the late 70's, home brewing became legal (thank you Jimmy Carter) and there was a sudden spurt of small regional breweries developing in the 80's and 90's probably because Americans were starting to discover how good beer could taste when not manufactured by a huge conglomerate. Also, Americans were rediscovering the taste of ales (since they are so easy to make at home). For a brief period there was even a resurgence of brew pubs (where the beer was made and sold on the premises).Originally posted by Axel Janssen:
Also there are lots of regional beers and small breweries with a very own working culture.
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Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
The US used to be the same way. Prohibition destroyed all the small breweries. Prior to Prohibition there were almost 2,000 breweries in the US. After Prohibition there were less than 200. The only ones left were those that could switch to manufacturing other things such as malted barley products. When prohibition ended it was the depression so it was impossible for small startup breweries to get going again. By the time they could, the American taste for beer had been thoroughly corrupted by the Budweisers and Millers of the world. In the late 70's, home brewing became legal (thank you Jimmy Carter) and there was a sudden spurt of small regional breweries developing in the 80's and 90's probably because Americans were starting to discover how good beer could taste when not manufactured by a huge conglomerate. Also, Americans were rediscovering the taste of ales (since they are so easy to make at home). For a brief period there was even a resurgence of brew pubs (where the beer was made and sold on the premises).
Originally posted by Steven Broadbent:
When I was working in Hamburg we tried several different brews a night, without getting a hangover. Assumed that was because of the German
Reinheitsgebot which means they can't put any of that chemical crap in that
most of the world does.
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