wishstar

Spelling differences of words between UK/USA are different.
UK English US English

centre center
cheque check
colour color
disc disk
grey gray
harbour harbor
honour honor
humour humor
labour labor
defence defense
programme program
theatre theater
valour valor
plough plow
aluminium aluminum
catalogue catalog
kerb curb
doughnut donut
jewellery jewelry
manoeuvre maneuver
pyjamas pajamas
routing routeing
tyre tire

equus

It has to be a doughnut - it's made from dough!!

Doing your nut (do-nut) is ENTIRELY different!!!

wishstar

equus, doughnut/donut (the latter i expect is just a modern Americanism probably made up by Dunkin(Donut). The secret to a good doughnut/donut is the hole is the middle.

bahookie

hmmm not sure about that one, I think the secret it a good british doughnut is the chocolate.

If we had Krispy Kremes over here I'd be twice the weight I am. The are truly the best doughnuts in the world.

My mouth's watering thinking about them!

JessicaNAJ

I personally prefer the donut holes over the donut itself.....mmmm mmmm good lol

wishstar

Krispy Kremes is here in UK. Locations include;Harrods(in London),Canary Wharf,Bluewater Mall in Kent,Enfield and Watford. I go to Bluewater often and get a dozen doughnuts. They are so GOOD!!

UNITED KINGDOM

• Shannon Corner, New Malden
  197 Burlington Road
  New Malden
  Surrey
  KT3 4NA
  020 8942 8012
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• Euston Station
  The Piazza
  Euston Station
  London
  NW1 2RT
  020 7380 1234
  Store Hours
  Monday to Friday 7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  Saturday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  Sunday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
• Harrods of London
  Harrods Food Halls (next to bakery)
  Knightbridge SW1X 7XL
  0207-730-1234 Ext. 4208
  Store Hours:
  Monday to Saturday 10.00-19.00
  Walk Up Window:
  Monday to Saturday 07.30-19.00
  Store Closed on Sunday
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• Bluewater
  Upper Thames Walk
  Bluewater
  Greenhithe
  Kent
  DA9 9ST
  01322-624171
  Store Hours:
  Monday to Thursday 09.30 - 22.30
  Friday 09.30 - 23.00
  Saturday 09.00 - 23.00
  Sunday 10.30 - 21.00
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• Victoria Station
  Eastern Concourse
  Victoria Station
  London
  SW1V 1JU
  020 7630 7690
  Store Hours:
  Monday to Friday 06.30-20.30
  Saturday 08.00-19.30
  Sunday 09.00-18.00
  Directions
  Krispy Kreme Victoria Station is located between plaforms 7 and 8.
• Enfield
  429 Great Cambridge Road
  (corner of Dearsley Rd, next to McDonald's)
  Enfield EN1 3FD
  020 8363 1140
  Store Hours:
  Monday to Friday 07.00-midnight Saturday and Sunday 08.00-midnight
  Drive-Thru:
  Monday to Friday 07.00-midnight
  Satuarday and Sunday 08.00-midnight
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• Canary Wharf
  Unit 30 Canada Place
  (opposite ITSU Kiosk in the Jubilee Line Link)
  Canary Wharf E14 4QS
  020 7513 1000
  Kiosk Hours:
  Monday to Friday 07.00-19.00
  Saturday 10.00-18.30
  Sunday 11.00-18.30

Seems they are more down south.

bahookie

NO!!!! I was in London last winter! Right that's it, I'm getting in the car and going on a Krispy hunt, it's worth the 7 hour drive for all that sugar and fat lol!

They are just soooo gooood!

Wonder when they are coming to Glasgow.....

nocellphone

Thank God for Google ('cos I couldn't remember who said it)...

"England and America are two countries separated by a common language."--George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)

Some of my fave "Briticisms":

bugger off!

shite! (which I find myself using on the tennis court quite often, in an effort to be polite)

snog

good on ya!

I grew up listening to the Beatles and watching their movies and interviews. Cheeky lads, those. And I believe my first exposure to Monty Python was around age twelve...

I live in the States but am fortunate to have two local friends from across the pond, one a Londoner and the other Liverpudlian.


Cheers!

bahookie

my fleeting interest in setting up a doughnuit empire has just gone down the loo. You have invest as least $30m before you'll get a franchise.

No wonder they spread slowly.

wishstar

bahookie,want me to sent you a couple of dozen?
England and America are two countries separated by a common language."--George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)
So very true. Hard to believe.

spirit

and what would happen if we threw aus language into the equation ???
we would all be totally confused hahaha
cheers
kath

bahookie

#Yes wishstar but can you get them here hot so that the icing is just setting and cracks when you bite it?

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh OOOOHHHHHHHH
Wow I'm a sadcase!

J

wishstar

Oh now I wish we hadn't talked on a subject so delicious. We should stick with something less confectionery. How about going out for a fag? Most of the people I work with have their fag breaks. That term took me a long time to get use to.

minnie

We used to have something called "fagnet" where I used to work. It was the only place where you could find out all the gossip in the company. If you didn't smoke, you could become an honorary member by lurking with the smokers in the car park.

Shite is one of my favourite words. "It's a bag of shite" is heard quite often around my house. As is "tosser".

And Spirit, you're not wrong. I've been watching Kath and Kim which is hilarious, but I must say that on occasion I don't understand a word that comes out of their mouths.

robina

In Canada, we've picked up both UK and American terms and spellings.

Don't even get me started on accents! I love hearing different English accents on TV - there is nothing sexier than a deep baritone Scottish accent. (think Sean Connery) A nice Virginia drawl is also lovely...

Robin

closethippie

"Shite is one of my favourite words. "It's a bag of shite" is heard quite often around my house. As is "tosser". Minnie love this. Think I will incorporate this into my language skills.
I know very few sayings from Scotland. I have problems understanding the Cockney accent of the London working class. Let alone the Welsh accents and language. The words in Wales. I can't even begin to try and say them. A few examples I can find...aber confluence, river mouth
afon river
bach, fach small
ban, fan peak, crest
blaen head, end, .source
bryn hill
bwlch pass
caer, gaer fort, stronghold
carreg stone, rock
castell castle
cefn ridge
clawdd hedge, ditch, dyke
coch, goch red
Spaghetti Junction near Birmingham,UK.
I will never go on this again. Scared me to death. I had all kinds of new language words while my husband drove this.