r/SipsTea • u/Quenki • 13h ago

Gasp! Just American things

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u/Blue_Waffle_Brunch 13h ago

I don't think I've ever heard someone say waste paper basket. It's just the garbage.

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u/i_reddit_it 13h ago

I thought you guys say "Trash" no?

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u/NeighboringOak 13h ago

Depends on where in the US you are. It's a big place. Some say trash some garbage. Some say soda and some say pop. There's quite a few of these funny little things that for some reason became more popular depending on region.

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u/Bureaucratic_Dick 13h ago

I’ve lived in multiple parts of the US, served in the Marines with people from every part of the country, and never in my life heard anyone call it a “waste paper basket”.

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u/dtgunslinger99 13h ago

that's more generational. older people 100% say waste paper basket in nys and pa. some parts of mass, too.