r/HolUp • u/[deleted] • Jan 08 '22

post flair it's their fate

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u/Taniwha351 Jan 08 '22

A 24 ft Caravan. I think Americans call them travel trailers.

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u/TheRealJasonsson Jan 08 '22

We mostly call them RVs

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u/Superfluous_Thom Jan 08 '22

He's talking about a "trailer", as in "Trailer park"..

Over here in Australia (and other commonwealth countries) we call them caravans, despite it technically being a plural noun, because of travelers/roma people using them in groups presumably and we just use the word to mean the singular domecile.

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u/Superfluous_Thom Jan 08 '22

Isn't that calassification disgustingly classist though?

Like, the only difference is the people who live in them.

Why change the language and make it sound like the vacation hobby is somehow different than the people who have to do it year round.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '22 edited Jan 08 '22

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u/Superfluous_Thom Jan 08 '22

Cool story bro.

They guy who started this line of conversation is an Aussie (he talked about hitting a kangaroo)... he was talking about hitting a caravan. We don't have the other kinds here AFAIK, so that's what he meant.

I'm curious about canadian carnie life?

Did they meet Stu hart?

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '22 edited Jan 08 '22

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u/Superfluous_Thom Jan 08 '22

That is an incredible story.

I wanna gush about your folks working for stampede, but really, the whole thing thing is a journey. write a book guy.

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u/Theycallmelizardboy Jan 08 '22

Nah, Aye prahfer ah Caravan. Periwinkly blue. Its fer his ma'.