In the U.K. it is normal to put suitcases in the boot of the car before setting off on a journey and in the U.S.A they go in the trunk.
There are countless little differences between English in England and the supposedly same language in the U.S and other English speaking countries.
Churchill was a great admirer of the U.S.A and this fact coupled with his mother being an American almost certainly helped persuade Roosevelt to help Britain as much as he could before Pearl Harbour brought them fully into the conflict.
Roosevelt's task was not easy as most Americans had had enough of European wars after their loses in France and Belgium during the 1st World War and had it not been for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour the outcome of the European war would have been very different.
Churchill once said that Britain and America were two countries divided by a common language.
This strange comment is not as daft as it might at first seem although it can be interpreted in several different ways.
So boots in Britain are trunks in the United States and yet that does not apply to the variety worn on the feet. Womens boots are the same in both places and so there is no fear of an American lady saying she is just going to step into her trunks.
Therein unintentionally is another difference. A man stepping into his trunks is likely to be going for a swim but the word is not used by American men. Likewise, men in America step into their pants and Brits into their trousers.
There are countless other examples and some of the funniest involve differences in the names of various body parts but just in case this is being read by an underage person we will not go into them here.
Womens boots like women's shoes are for the majority of the fairer sex a very important part of the wardrobe. Most men make do with a couple of pairs of shoes which they wear until they are falling apart. (The shoes that is, not the men).
Like handbags, women and their shoes are inseparable and a married male friend of mine swears that if he ever woke to find his house ablaze he would run to save the children and his wife would be frantically busy throwing all her shoes and handbags out the window.
There used to be an old saying in Britain that you could always tell a person's wealth by their shoes. This would have originated in the 18th or maybe 19th century when most men and women could only afford one pair of shoes if any at all.
Only the very wealthy could walk about wearing fine leather boots or shoes and the difference between well off and poor must have been very obvious.
Funnily enough, a very well made quality pair of shoes still stands out amongst the crowds so perhaps the saying still applies.
There are countless little differences between English in England and the supposedly same language in the U.S and other English speaking countries.
Churchill was a great admirer of the U.S.A and this fact coupled with his mother being an American almost certainly helped persuade Roosevelt to help Britain as much as he could before Pearl Harbour brought them fully into the conflict.
Roosevelt's task was not easy as most Americans had had enough of European wars after their loses in France and Belgium during the 1st World War and had it not been for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour the outcome of the European war would have been very different.
Churchill once said that Britain and America were two countries divided by a common language.
This strange comment is not as daft as it might at first seem although it can be interpreted in several different ways.
So boots in Britain are trunks in the United States and yet that does not apply to the variety worn on the feet. Womens boots are the same in both places and so there is no fear of an American lady saying she is just going to step into her trunks.
Therein unintentionally is another difference. A man stepping into his trunks is likely to be going for a swim but the word is not used by American men. Likewise, men in America step into their pants and Brits into their trousers.
There are countless other examples and some of the funniest involve differences in the names of various body parts but just in case this is being read by an underage person we will not go into them here.
Womens boots like women's shoes are for the majority of the fairer sex a very important part of the wardrobe. Most men make do with a couple of pairs of shoes which they wear until they are falling apart. (The shoes that is, not the men).
Like handbags, women and their shoes are inseparable and a married male friend of mine swears that if he ever woke to find his house ablaze he would run to save the children and his wife would be frantically busy throwing all her shoes and handbags out the window.
There used to be an old saying in Britain that you could always tell a person's wealth by their shoes. This would have originated in the 18th or maybe 19th century when most men and women could only afford one pair of shoes if any at all.
Only the very wealthy could walk about wearing fine leather boots or shoes and the difference between well off and poor must have been very obvious.
Funnily enough, a very well made quality pair of shoes still stands out amongst the crowds so perhaps the saying still applies.
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