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thought you might enjoy. happy days, all!

Oh, to be in England for only 'alf a mo',
For w'en they speak of "wireless"
they mean a radio:
Where "private schools" are public,
and "public schools" are snobby,
And "insurance" means assurance
and a cop is called a "bobby".
Where traffic has a circus
and "up" is down the street,
Where a sweater is a "jumper"
and a candy is a "sweet";
Where a cookie is a "biscuit"
and a "trifle" a dessert,
And "bloody" is a cuss-word,
and an ad is an "advert".
Where gasoline is "petrol"
and a "stone" is fourteen pounds:
Where motor cars wear "bonnets"
and you take the "underground".
Where, when holding up your trousers,
it is "braces" that you use,
And a truck is called a "lorry"
and "boots" are really shoes.
Where a druggist is a "chemist"
and movies are "the flicks",
And you "queue up on the pavement"
for a "stall at 3 & 6".
There is no language barrier
and a tourist need not dread,
As long as he knows English
from A to Z, - no "Zed".