h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

we are aware, yes

what about rick head?

US Cilantro = UK Coriander?

Is that why I can't find coriander in the store?

What the Americans call Cilantro is what we call fresh coriander - its the leafy plant. We also call seeds coriander, as do the Americans.

I think that's the right way round.....

Not having the time right now to go through the backlog, and since we're on a culinary theme - US Canola oil = UK Rapeseed oil

Is there really someone out there called Randy Bender....

There's nowt wrong with the name Richard.

It should also be pointed out that "John" is a slang term in the US.

Mycroft, when did you last hear someone refer to a "sleeping policeman". Mind you, as Jasper Carrott has pointed out, there was something very satisfying about driving over a sleeping policeman, with which "speed hump" cannot compete. Speaking of the boys in blue, here's a few UK terms for them (printable ones only):

Bobby (after Robert Peel, who started them; in the early days they were also called "peelers")
Copper
Pig (I think those two are used in the US as well)
The filth (collectively)
Bizzie (Scouse term)
Polis
Slop (backslang)

Is a 'station wagon' an estate car or a pick-up? I forget...

yes, john is a slang term in the us, and it has two different meanings as a slang term. a john can either be a bathroom, (port-a-potty is called johnny-on-the-spot), but a john can also be a prostitute's client.

unidentified persons are also commonly referred to as 'john doe's

Hi to all the Dr Johnsons'
US-Continental Europe=Place that always needs it's arse saving
UK-Continental Europe=Place that always needs it's arse saving
(joke)
ab

Very controversial of you, ab...

How politically incorrect!

Erm, yes, now that the medication has worn of, i'd like to state for the record that I am a comitted Europen, any complaints should be forwarded to my guardian lawyer St.Broelan
ab

'Committed' being the operative word...

A translation from my time as a barman in Amsterdam.

UK customer: "Thank you, that is FL3.50 for the beer..."
US customer: "Thank you, that is FL4.50 for the beer..."

Hey, GD, my brother worked as a barman in Amsterdam, too. A dive by the name of Mr Coco's, I believe...

I can't remember the name of the bars I worked in now, its so long ago now

My most embarassing moment was realising that a group of drinkers were actually Canadian and not American. So obviously I was duty bound to charge them the real price for all the drinks they'd been downing that night.

Yes, 'fraid so. He's got a web page, but I can't give you the address....

With a nmae like that, its worth me looking for it. Unless you'ld like to post a few clues here

I have a friend with a web blog. His surname is
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and you should be able to find his blog, which (I am told by the Muppetteer) has a link to Mr Bender.

UK courgette = US zucchini

someone way back mentioned bin liners, yes we still have them here
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