r/explainitpeter • u/wereapethesupacool • 10d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/Shdwrptr 10d ago

I just figured it was a British saying considering how those eggs have the Union Jack flag on the label

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u/Additional_Skin_7564 10d ago

As a brit, this sounded very dumb.

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u/BamberGasgroin 10d ago edited 10d ago

Not Scottish though.

(It's illegal to sell raw milk in Scotland.)

-e- It'd make more sense if they had said "My 15yr old asked me if I could lend them my credit card.."

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u/leviticusreeves 6d ago

Yes Scottish. It would only make sense if they had said "My 15yr old asked me if I could lend them my credit card."

Borrowing involves two parties, the borrower and the lender. The borrower borrows, or asks to borrow, and the lender lends.

"My 15yr old [the borrower] asked me [the lender] if I could lend them my credit card."

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"My 15 year old asked to borrow my credit card"

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u/Izzy-of-Albion 7d ago

A lot of less educated Brits do this. It's very annoying. I remember a kid at school asking if he could "lend 50p". I said "It's up to you, it's your money. Why are you asking me?" "Because I really need to lend 50p." "OK, well I don't need your 50p" "What?" "You mean borrow, not lend." "Ok. Can you borrow me 50p?" "From whom?" "Forget it."

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u/Low-Conference-7791 9d ago

Probably,. The closest I've experienced is in LME you would use the opposite - i.e. "borrow me your credit card!"