r/SipsTea • u/Quenki • 15h ago

Gasp! Just American things

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u/mamamackmusic 15h ago

Yeah he would have made a more effective point by using "trash can"

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u/addiktion 15h ago

Yeah, I was like, where the heck's the 'trash can' reference. No one in America I've ever encountered said waste paper basket.

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u/PhantomOyster 15h ago

It's the "polite," formal phrase. Sort of like "toilet tissue." It's toilet paper unless it's being offered to you by one of those bathroom attendants in a fancy hotel or something. I've heard "waste paper basket" a few times, but it's not something most people are saying in casual conversation.

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u/Typical-Decision-273 7h ago

Like butthole napkins?

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u/FormerPresidentBiden 1h ago

"Butthole napkins" has now entered my vocabulary

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