AnElephantCant always travel by foot
He needs transport befitting his status
He rents a cool Chevy
To drive to the levee
But sadly he has no idea what that is
You both know that your Elephant is no thick-head
There are many great thoughts he has thunk
But he does get confused
By the words that are used
In the US they store luggage in the trunk!?!
The bonnet they call the hood here
Gear lever is shift stick states-wide
Windscreen is windshield
Man they’re out in left field
Even the steering wheel is on the wrong side
AnElephant powders his nose in the restroom
Which back home is just called the loo
His trousers are pants
In which he gets ants
Because he wears pants not shorts under them too
His mobile is known as a cell phone
Which gets busy instead of engaged
We say Zed they say Zee
Résumé for CV
So it’s back to Primary One which is now the First Grade
So the differences in word usage are plenty
In Scotland a piece is a sandwich
And not a big gun
But it is all great fun
Two nations divided by one common language
anelephantcant 
It took me a long time to decipher tyres and petrol too.
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But to be fair, Russell, you are not the shiniest button on the shirt, are you?
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There are so many words different, let alone the spelling of so many others. But still we do understand them, even if we have to ask twice. Funny enough I have to ask a Scottish person to talk slowly to understand and I have to listen very carefully. When I was in Thurso it was fun talking to the people there, and every one was so friendly and helpful. I love Scotland. xx
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AnElephantCant talk more slowly
Although perhaps he could speak less thickly
The easy solution
To verbal pollution
Is for dear Ute to listen more quickly
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That IS the solution, thank you, have a special peanut!
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I love the photo!!!
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AnElephantCant conceal his pleasure
Clanmother keeps him on the hop
He is one happy chap
That she likes his snap
But who is that strange dude at the top?
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Hehehehe…. I went through the same thing when I lived in New Zealand! Some people there must’ve thought I was out of my mind LOL 🙂 I understand you perfectly well…. so keep your chin up 🙂
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AnElephantCant let his chin drop
He has already learned to relax
All the confusion
Is just an illusion
As Roxi discovered in the land of the All Blacks
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hahaha! I used to watch their rugby games often when I lived there…. it was either that, or competitive sheep shearing or darts on the television…. still have one of their jerseys I wear time to time 🙂
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