r/SipsTea • • 16h ago

Gasp! Just American things

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u/lluciferusllamas 14h ago

Brits, don't get me started on what happens if I want to put a cigarette in my mouth.

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u/kea-le-parrot 13h ago

Smoke a fag, very different in the US

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u/Mikes005 13h ago

Shit, when I (brit) worked in a Canadian jeans shop and and older American gentleman came in and loudly asked if we sold suspenders i was a little taken aback. I asked if they were for his wife and he looked very offended and said, "No for me of course".

I needed to go for a sit down after that. That's when I learnt he meant braces.

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u/PinkDalek 11h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/RYFMginsyu2QQGM88E

You call these yellow straps braces? In the US, they're suspenders. What did you think the old guy wanted?

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u/Few-Big-8481 11h ago

A garter belt, probably.