Cultural Differences

Breaking down English language in Canadian

• Pants : underwear
• Trousers : pants, jeans
• Smart trousers : dress pants
• Dungarees : overalls
• Stroke : (to) pet
• My one : mine
• Fizzy drink : pop
• Bin : garbage can, basket
• Rubbish: garbage, trash
• Pavement : sidewalk
• Floor : often meant for any surface under our feet including pavement, sidewalk etc.
• Aluminum : pronounced "aloomineum"
• Ciggies : cigarettes
• Crisps : chips
• Chips : French fries
• Want a brew? : want a hot drink?
• Git : idiot
• Petrol : gas