While my husband and I speak the same language, we still find little discrepancies between British and American expressions. Even after nearly five years of marriage, I still find myself explaining such cultural phenomenons as opposite day, which came up during last Thursday’s episode of 30 Rock.
Apparently, kids in the UK don’t play the hilarious game of saying to friends: “I’d like to hang out with you…if it were OPPOSITE DAY!!”
Then he described playing “Tig” during recess at school, instead of “Tag.” Who would have thought that such a random word would have a different translation in the UK?
Other words, like garden (yard), estate agent (realtor), nappy (diaper) he’s grown accustomed to saying. Â Now in that we’re in the South, I suppose we’ll have to start saying “Y’all”….
Reverse Culture Shock 
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