We recently returned home from a trip to France, England, Wales, Scotland, & Ireland. Even though most of these countries are English speaking, sometimes things are said in a way that we're not accustomed to in America. I tried to take pictures of the signs we found to be humorous so that I could share them with you . . .
Whatever these are, we didn't order any!
Or as we say in America, "Yield"
Wee, wee, wee - all the way home!
An aptly named treat . . .
We loved this sweet speed limit sign in Scotland . . .
Can't believe we passed this up! . . .
Just to clear up any confusion . . .
I wouldn't mind having this one in my neighborhood!
Sorry, but I thought of The Black Eyed Peas every time I saw this one. He he.
Want to see more?
- To read about our visit to Scotland {CLICK HERE}
- Our Stay in Paris {And a Safety Warning}
- {CLICK HERE} to read about our London adventures
- To see what we did in Wales {CLICK HERE}
- We LOVED Bath! {CLICK HERE} to find out why
- {CLICK HERE} for Manchester England & Christine's Rhubarb Crumble Recipe
- {CLICK HERE} for The Lake District in England
- For our visit to Ireland {CLICK HERE}
Just so you know what a faggot is --
ReplyDeleteFaggots are an old-fashioned British food, and one that has sadly fallen out of favor in recent years. Traditionally Faggots are made from offal, usually pork, and from the bits of the animal that are generally discarded; the heart, the liver etc making Faggots a cheap and nutritious dish.
Faggots are traditionally eaten with mushy peas, mashed potatoes and onion gravy.
http://britishfood.about.com/od/eorecipes/r/faggots.htm
Thank you, Linda, for filling us in! How interesting. I really appreciate you comment. {And I hope you don't mind me saying that I'm STILL glad I didn't order it.}
DeleteWarmly, Michelle
Our son spent two years in England as a missionary and we had a good laugh at the words you can and CAN'T say while there!
ReplyDeleteSo true, Ruthie! For instance "fanny" - a very innocuous word in the US has an ENTIRELY different meaning in the UK & it a "dirty-birdy". Ha ha. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteWarmly, Michelle
Funny signs! The best one I saw was the elderly crossing sign with an old man and woman bent over with a cane.
ReplyDeleteHi Kelly, I saw the sign you're talking about!!! I wanted a pic so badly, but couldn't get Hunny to turn the car around - imagine that! Thanks for reminding me!
DeleteWarmly, Michelle