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[auntiemeesh]

My vocabulary is expanding since I've moved up here to northern New Hampshire. I'm going to a Christmas party next weekend and we're doing a Yankee Swap. What the heck is that? I had to ask. Something like a Chinese Auction? Everyone in the room looked at me blankly. A what? they said.

In another instance, today as I was leaving the cafeteria (I have an early break so I grabbed a bite of breakfast), I saw the lunchlady put up the menu board for today. At the top of the board was listed: Chinese Pie w/salad. What is Chinese pie, I asked her, all curious about this new item I'd never heard of before. Shephard's pie, she answered. Oh, okay. I know what that is.

We speak the same language, but sometimes we're barely able to understand one another. So, it's time for a poll.


[Poll #627204]

Comments

[shirebound]

I've never heard *any* of those terms before!

:(

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I posted definitions here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/auntiemeesh/155065.html#comments). It seems I forgot to include those definitions in this post, lol.

[azur-infinie.livejournal.com]

I don't know if my idea of a shepherd's pie is the same as yours (sort of meaty thing with potato topping?), and I've never heard of either of the other expressions before. Is it the same as Secret Santa? ie, everyone picks a name out of the hat and buys them a present?

LOL. It's all very interesting, anyway! :)

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Secret Santa is a little different from Yankee Swap, which I attempted to explain

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Secret Santa is a little different from Yankee Swap, which I attempted to explain <a hrefhttp://www.livejournal.com/users/auntiemeesh/155065.html#comments">here</a>. I love looking at things like this. :)

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Let's try that again. The link is here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/auntiemeesh/155065.html#comments).

[slightlytookish]

I've heard of a Secret Santa and a Kris Kringle but never a Chinese Auction or a Yankee Swap. Are we all talking about the same thing? :D

There's actually a video out there that I watched in my sociology class in college, where they went around the country and discussed different accents and words for things. It was pretty interesting!

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I don't know what a Kris Kringle is, lol. I'd love to see that video. :)

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

I have no idea whatsoever about the first question is about but I have heard of Sheperd's pie.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

It must be especially strange when looking at it from the perspective of a different language, because there are so many regional differences, just in the U.S., let alone when you consider all the other English speaking countries.

[lil-banik-slave.livejournal.com]

OMG Where to begin. Okay, off the top of my head

Football for Soccer

Pavement for Sidewalk

Trainers for Sneakers

Trousers for Pants (Pants is a word we use for Underwear)

Tomato - Pronounced "Toh Mar Toe" not "To May Toe"

Ze - pronounced "Zed" not "Zee"

PS> Sheppard Pie. And what the heck is Yankee swap in any language

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Some very good examples!

also:
biscuit for cookie :)

[ctegan.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of a Chinese auction or Chinese pie, but I know Yankee Swap. :) For the people who asked, Yankee Swap and Secret Santa are different things. A grab bag present swap thing is also different from Yankee Swap.

I'll let auntiemeesh post the rules/procedure for Yankee Swap unless she'd rather someone else do it. ;)

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I figured you'd know what a Yankee Swap is. :)

[(Anonymous)]

In the South, what you're calling a Chinese auction or Yankee Swap, we call "Dirty Santa". But we still call the casserole Shepherd's Pie, but not many people make it.
pebbles66

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Dirty Santa, I like that!