r/SipsTea • • 13h ago

Gasp! Just American things

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u/justinlav 13h ago

Squash and racquetball are two different games. No one says “waste paper basket” or “eyeglasses” here. 🙄

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u/No_Influence_9389 12h ago

Different racket, ball, rules and markings. Squash and racketball are as similar as tennis and badminton.

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u/SeattleIsCool 7h ago

By his logic sunglasses are put on the sun.

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u/yoruichi_san 13h ago

These terms were used more in the 80s and 90s I think and I for one think the eyeglasses isn't that bad because we also have sunglasses. The pavement one is also kind of silly. I love brits but man this guy didn't really think it through. And yet he claims twice to have thought it through lol.