TRANSLATION FOR AMERICANS

[NoosaHeads]

Fanny is also the word for front bum in australia.

NoosaHeads Reviewed by NoosaHeads on 09-28-2005. TRANSLATION FOR AMERICANS Some friends and I recently met this American tourist who we showed around a bit. She was great fun so we all decided to go to a pub early one afternoon. We'd been sitting there for most of the day drinking and generally having a laugh, As we stood up to leave the american girl announced, quite loudly "OH MY GAWD, My fanny is all numb" This was greeted with silence from our group and sniggering from the next table. The poor girl was mistified untill someone explained to her that in Ireland (and Rating: 5

[3 Sheets To The Wind]

She might be from the west coast haha

Fanny pack as well, also translates to "Bum bag" lol

I enjoy these english - american/american - english lessons lol

[robert42]

cause fanny means ya bum

not ya minge

from the office

[Shane O Mac]

lol well remembered rob. Any other american phrases that are different from ours?

[3 Sheets To The Wind]

Sidewalk - footpath/pavement, Chips - crisps, Fries - chips, there are loads more, not in the right frame of mind to think that hard lol

[Shane O Mac]

lol no probs mate.

[3 Sheets To The Wind]

[colton]

the americans call trousers 'pants'

[beachguy in thongs]

or jeans, or bell-bottoms,etc...

[colton]

yeah just sayin it cos to us pants are underwear