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Yeah... that works. :-) I tell ya... when I got back CONUS from being in England it was strange. I still haven't completely adjusted. One small example is the word napkin. In England, a napkin is a feminine product. To this day, if we're eating and I need to wipe something off, I ask for a PAPER TOWEL. I have a real mental block to speaking the word napkin. Ditto for pants. I was in an office one day talking to a good looking middle aged lady who was wearing a rather colorful outfit, when a buddy of mine came in and stopped... looked at her, and said, "Nice pants!". Talking about embarrassing! In England "pants" are underwear, and more specifically if you're talking to a female, they're panties. Sheesh... He should have said, "Nice trousers! But in truth, he should have just kept his mouth shut. He was a bit of a masher anyway. The lady thought her underwear was visible through the trousers.

Also, Americans toss around the word "bloody" and think it's funny, but I wince when I hear it. In England that is a pretty serious swear word. We were in a family restaurant one day and a lady had a couple of kids with her... two boys... looked to be about 12 or so. One did something to the other and the other muttered, Bloody hell! The Mom overheard this and jumped up and slapped that boy all the way to the door!... and then beat him properly once she had him outside! They came back in a few minutes later, and the boys were just a little better behaved.

I still have to be VERY careful when driving in parking lots and close places. If I "panic" and have to act quickly, there's a very good chance I'll go to the left. :-)

Anyway... yeah... hard to top "wanker". LOL! :-)