Well, I did think about that, but technically the Brits invented the language (OK cobbled it together from all sorts of other languages) so that makes everything you say correct. The rest of us talk in some foreign version.
Pronunced "chully buns"
I wanted to write that but couldn't work out how to write it to give it justice! Lol.what I didn't get when in the states was when people asked where we were from, they guessed England first, then New Zealand!!
I love that it gets called a chilly bin!Most North Americans would just refer to a cooler as a cooler. Generic. Some high end ones are Yeti and Igloo but most people simply have a Coleman or Rubbermaid or no-name. I think the kiwis have you on this one, the name "chilly bin" is hopelessly cute.
I also have a green bin with wheels that I must put all of my organic waste like food waste, peelings, egg shells, coffee grounds in. No human or pet waste. No diapers, etc. This is made into compost by a private company contracted by the City. I also have blue recycling bins (x3) for cans/tins, paper & cardboard, plastic and glass. Garbage/recycling day here in my suburb is quite the production getting all of these cans and bins out to the curb in time for pickup. We have pickup once a week because our hot summer season is relatively short so less chance of extreme smell attracting rodents and scavengers. But there is a price to pay for the pickup. I pre-pay for garbage bag tags/stickers at $2.50 a bag. The rest of the organic waste and recycling is "free" at face value (minus my labour in separating all this stuff) but I pay higher municipal taxes for these recycling facilities. When it was introduced 10 + years ago, the theory was that these private companies would pay the City for the waste so they (and the City) could share the profit. The reality, however, is that the companies are now charging the City a levy to accept the waste. Much of the recycling (eg paper and glass) is not profitable. However, in the country where my brother lives, there is no pickup whatsoever for anything despite their high municipal property taxes (he lives on a lake and lake shore property is taxed at a premium. In fact, he pays higher municipal tax than I pay for a house in a smaller City). He must take everything in his truck to the municipal garbage dump and separate his regular garbage from his recycling there. Sadly, many summer renters (called cottagers) just leave their garbage bags by the road before driving back to cities like Toronto & Ottawa. It is not picked up and attracts bears, raccoons, skunks, eagles and dogs. These scavengers end up ripping the bags apart, strewing garbage through the woods and the black bears end up becoming a security concern for children waiting by the country roads for the school bus. We have always had dump bears in the country. We now have "bus bears" watching children. It doesn't bode well for either child or animal.
That is how it is pronounced in the US. Do other countries pronounce the "h"? Where are you from MJ6987?
UK. Yeah, we pronounce the H.
Ha ha, I always find this "Creg" pronounciation funny as well! Another one is how Pete always pronounces "herb" without the "h" - "erb".
I think it's correct to not pronounce the H, but Aussies and Brits get lazy...?
In the UK we don't pronounce the h in hour regardless of whether it's after "an".
So do we.
That's not true. Liberia and Myanmar don't use the metric system either.
I get that, but the "an" is all based on how it's pronounced.
My bad, how could I have forgotten about them?! ;-)That's not true. Liberia and Myanmar don't use the metric system either.
I feel like I've heard them referred to as "goose pimples" which makes me cringe!
I've often heard that term. Makes sense. It's an insulated box that you fill with ice to keep stuff cold.
