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Re: American Meanings. |
Oct 15, 2004, 06:19 |
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I'm surprised the British don't have something similar, after all they taught us everything we know on these subjects We try and forget our previous crimes against the world, not celebrate them 
Anyway, how do Brits do their Christmas shopping if they don't know when the day after Thanksgiving is? That's another USA only tradition I guess.
We start Xmas shopping anytime we feel like. Some of shops here are starting to stock Xmas stuff already.
My wife buys presents all through the year and stores them in a suitcase or two, by the time xmas is close she's done all the main shopping ( spreads the cost nicely too ) so no fighting the crowds at the stores.
I guess you people in the US have no idea how fustrating and annoying it is read and see so much stuff that refers to US specific things - but with the attitude that everyone MUST know what they mean. It's a bit like brits going over to France and shouting at the French because they think if they speak loudly enouogh the French will understand them (actually most French people speak and understand English very well, they just pretend not to  ).
Not too mention how annoyed I get working for a French owned company with worldwide offices and told to write documentation in American-English instead of British-English, that really hurts to do.
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