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Thread #131842   Message #2980327
Posted By: GUEST,Peter Laban
05-Sep-10 - 08:40 AM
Thread Name: BS: Phrases that don't travel
Subject: RE: BS: Phrases that don't travel
'Bob's your uncle' is usually followed here (in Ireland) with 'and Fanny's your auntie'. The US and UK/Irish have different opinions about the nature of the fanny by the way.

An American musician visiting here let it be known he was looking for a ride. Two girls (separately) offered and he was baffled to find they didn't have cars.

The Dutch call 'roll your own' tobacco shag-tobacco. During the eighties I saw many a Dutch woman travelling in Ireland offering a smoke to people they met. 'Want a shag?' Big grins and 'Yes, please. Don't mind if I do' the usual response.