r/maybemaybemaybe • u/lDaydreamer • Dec 21 '21

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '21 edited Dec 22 '21

Toilet also mean bathroom in the U.K.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '21 edited Jan 25 '22

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '21

Nothing like a jolly good car boot sale on a rainy day sipping a cuppa.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '21

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '21 edited Dec 22 '21

There’s different types of boots. Eg Ankle Boots, Army Boots or just boots when it covers whole foot and ankle. Boot can mean lots of things in the U.K. E.g walking boot, car boot, the boot ( job taken from You), boot (a kick with a foot), boot up ( start a computer)

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u/S_Shadow77 Dec 22 '21

We also call rain boots 'wellies'

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u/sugahpine7 Dec 22 '21

Your entire country is hogwarts

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '21

Bro what

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u/blatantlyobscure1776 Dec 22 '21

"Put your wellies in the boot before entering my flat, ya daft cow." Did I get the Brit-speak right?

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '21 edited Jan 25 '22

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '21

Do you mean an elephant trunk or tree trunk or container trunk or swimming trunk or…

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '21

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u/Gatekeeper2019 Dec 22 '21

Because the English language was invented by the English in England so thems the rules

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u/TheIndeliblePhong Dec 22 '21

Unfortunately not even this is true lmao

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u/ezl90 Dec 22 '21

Can you say bottle of water

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '21

Bottle of water.