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It's interesting that Irish vernacular: sink/basin, orange juice with or without pulp is similar, and no spotted dick here either. I know the word fortnight (used in history & literature), but 2 weeks is used here. Just watch Total Recall with Arnold Schwarzenegger 😆
As someone from the USA, I never use the term "midday" to refer to a specific time. If I wanted to meet up with someone at 12p, I would say "let's meet up at noon." I think of midday as anytime between 11a and 2p.
Same, 'noon' is so ingrained in us lol. It is odd though, we think nothing of saying "midnight", but say noon instead of 'midday'. Never thought about it before!
J&L&DJ - Actually, fortnight is used fairly often in the States, or at least in the North East. You will also hear people occasionally use the word 'score', to indicate 20 of anything.
we yanks call a washing up basin a dishpan, but we really don't use them (besides automatic dishwashers) because it's easier just to have a good stopper and wash directly in the sink.
@@karenschafer2827 if I'm hand washimg, I'll get a little soapy water in the sink, and just let the rinse water go in as i rinse. Keeps the wash water from getting dirty as quick. Of course, now American TV and adverts want you to coat all the dishes in soap and and scrub before you ever introduce water. Sells more soap that way.
I love how y'all call whip cream squirty cream and the best part is buying it at pound land 🤣🤣 I know it's referring to the currency but I my mind lives in the gutter 🤣🤣
Ewww now that you said it, it can't be un-said. Now if Joel was in the US all his life and never heard of spotted dick, and his dining partner ordered for him, I could see the look on his face now.. spotted dick, a penis with a rash? As for the laundry stored in the kitchen, I couldn't agree with the fact that you have stinky clothes where you eat.. sorry! 🙁 all it takes for me is a hour in the car and my clothes have to be peeled off.
My washing machine is in the kitchen; we don’t all have separate laundry rooms. I always felt a laundry room should be near the bedrooms because that’s where the clothes and linens are.
If you don't have space for an actual laundry room, use a closet or a bathroom. Why would anyone want their laundry in the same place as their food? Laundry can be pretty gross, and so many food items can stain fabric. About the "washing up bowl" my question is, how much water does it really save? I feel like just cleaning it after would use the same amount of water as filling the sink to begin with.
I'm in the US here. When I first moved out of Mom & Dad's house to my own place it was an older house that had a washer and dryer in the kitchen. BTW: The water heater was in a little lean-to building outside, on the NORTH side of the house! I always wanted to build on and have a utility room to bring the water heater inside as well as get the washer and dryer out of the kitchen so I'd have more counter space, I lacked the money and time to get it done. Then I ended up moving back home to take care of my dad. Another thing about my old house: I used the plastic tub in my sink too! The sink didn't have a stopper when I first moved in, and that's the reason. Also the bathroom lavatory had two taps, one for hot and one for cold water! I'm starting to wonder if my house was built over there and was transported here? Nah...it was an old wood framed house.
What a fun video! I've been watching Diane for a number of years now, after I found you guys. Her video where she reacts to Mr. Rodgers was one of the most heartwarming and wholesome videos ever! Today's video was hilarious!
My grandparents never had a dishwasher and we always had holiday meals at their house. So she always used two plastic containers “bowls” in the sink for washing the dishes. One was for washing and the other was for rinsing. I always thought this was commonplace. And when I didn’t have a dishwasher in a house I lived in that’s how I did it too.
People with one large sink that isn't subdivided may use a plastic tub (basin) inside to hold water for handwash items. But if the sink is average sized and divided into two it is customary to plug one half and put water in that to wash in and rinse in the other
I didn't know they still used fortnight in the UK; I have been trying to bring it back here, love that turn of phrase. I also heard Lia say something a Canadian reactor did say, but I think she has stopped "joking me"; it's adorable. Last thing, someone needs to tell British passport control that Ireland is not part of the UK because when you go through Heathrow to Ireland you must go through them and they ask very intrusive questions; I'm always thinking, "What business is that of yours? You know Ireland is an independent country right?"
If you are transferring at Heathrow, you have to go through security again before entering the departure hall. That, of course, happens at every airport. The Heathrow questions are for security purposes - they don’t care where you’re going. Some airports ask questions at the gate, as well - like Amsterdam, Cairo, Doha - but never at Heathrow, at least for me. Only entering Terminal 5 departure terminals.
If you have a very large sink(33" wide usually)it can be used for large pans, cookie sheets, pots etc. and then you use a rectangular dish pan for everything else. If you have a double sink(each side is smaller) one half is used for washing dishes (no dish pan) and rinse on the other side.
Thank you for sharing! There are differences. I connected with a cousin over the weekend from my dads side of the family. She lives in Bristol! It was so exciting to learn I have family living there.
I love this crossover! I had no idea the Irish also refer to “pulp” in orange juice! As a history buff-I’ve seen “fortnight” in old American papers, like the 1700s-and “sennight” for one week
In television commercials here in America, "dishpan hands" is used to describe dried skin hands, from washing dishes. (red, rough, or chapped hands caused by sensitivity to or excessive use of household detergents or other cleaning agents.)
My husband and I are renovating our kitchen and we plan on putting a clothes washer/dryer in 1 in our kitchen. I’m over the moon excited. I have mobility issues and it’s going to change my life not having to climb stairs to get to our laundry area. A good video would be going to open houses (when a house is for sale and there is a special time for potential buyers to look through the home) to show Americans what a typical home is like in England.
Well, we do have the word "fortnight" because we do speak English. But it is not commonly know or often used. Most people would just say two weeks. I grew up with "dishpans" for washing dishes in sink. Most kitchens know have a double sink, so one sink is used to fill with soapy water, the other used to rinse.
Yeah, I don't think we've used "fortnight" for over 100 years, at least. I could be wrong. The word still exists, but anyone who would use it would only use it in a play or to be condescending to people they feel are inferior to them. Instead, we do say "two weeks", or if it's something that happens every two weeks, we say, "every two weeks", "every other week", or "bi-weekly".
I am from the U. S. A. When I was a child our washing machine was in our kitchen. Most washing machines were moved the the garage or basement especially when clothes dryers got popular. Our dryer was in the garage and the washer stayed in the kitchen. We do have washing up bowls. We call them dishpans. I think their use became obsolete when automatic dishwashers became popular. Because we have garbage disposals it was easier to scrape and rinse the dishes as we loaded the dishwasher. Spotted Dick, I mean come on, the name. Beans with breakfast is odd for most Americans. And yes, bacon crispy, please. We call it pulp not bits, and I personally call it feathers. Most areas in the US don’t have trains and our laws pertaining to alcohol are pretty strict. We say every two weeks or biweekly. Noon instead of midday. Well that’s all I can remember.
Growing up, I thought all kitchens had the washing machine there. The laundry room is a relatively new thing. I loved this; you guys and Diane are 2 of my favorite You Tube things.
I don’t think laundry rooms are new at all. I grew up in a house built in 1903 with a laundry chute from the second floor where the bedrooms were to the basement. The chute would empty near the washer and dryer (in my day) and a huge laundry tub.
When washing dishes by hand, using a basin only makes sense if it is noticeably smaller than the sink to save water. Otherwise we would just put the stopper in the sink to let it fill with water. Fortnight is used in the USA, it is just not very common. We normally say "two weeks" as opposed to "fort(een )nights". Mid-day vs noon.
Biweekly is used for two weeks, but I have only seen it used in reference to pay cycles for employment. Otherwise, I'll just say two weeks. Sometimes you will say the particular 'day after next'. So today is Monday, October 3rd, so 'Monday after next' would be Monday, Octorber 17th.
In the u.s.we call the basin in the sink a dish washing container.I prefer it to use that to a dishwasher.most use a dishwasher. Havn't seen washing directly in the sink.
I have seen mini bottles of wine that are a single serving or 2. But in most places in America, you can’t drink in public, so the minis are only in stores and are supposed to be taken home. Most people would say every 2 weeks or bi-weekly. Fortnight is used but considered, as you would say, posh.
Very late on this, you may not see, but have one in (plastic pan) my kitchen sink - we (where I grew up in northeastern US) call it a dish pan. Pan is a weird name as it is more a square basin or bowl, but we do have them.
I was born and raised in Michigan (U.S.) and in our household we used a "dishpan" in our sink to was our dishes in. It was a plastic bin the same rectangular shape as the sink, but slightly smaller.
From Michigan too. I've mostly seen double sinks. It's only older homes or some apartments that have single sinks. I don't even remember using the term dishpan.
There's two older American childrens shows, I used to watch...one was H.R. Puffinstuff, Witchypoo was a little bit frightening...and from The Land of the Lost, the Sleestak....but yea...Mr. floppy is terrifying....
Your discussion of spotted Dick reminds me of an American fraternity that held a party, inviting everyone in the phone book whose last name ended in bottom.
Loved the video !! I'm an American and I always use a wash basin in the sink. I loved the beans for breakfast but it did seem strange to have for breakfast. Love to hear your thoughts but not all Americans are alike I guess just like not all Brits are alike. Thanks for your amazing videos!!
For bacon, there's a range where it's good. Over one line it's to crispy. Over the other line it's not crispy enough. I like mine firm but not crunchy.
I found this: ""Spotted" is a reference to the dried fruit in the pudding (which resembles spots). "Dick" and "dog" were dialectal terms widely used for pudding, from the same etymology as "dough" (i.e., the modern equivalent name would be "spotted pudding")."
We call the "washing up basin" a "dish pan". Some of us actually do hand wash our dishes. Not everyone has a dishwasher. Growing up, our washing machine and dryer were in the kitchen. I live in Washington state in the USA.
Because I grew up in a family that lives all over the US I didn’t know until I was 13 that the correct word for the different types of orange juice is pulp and no pulp. Growing up the no pulp was referred to as “California orange juice” and with pulp as “Florida orange juice.” When I was 13 my sister and I traveled with our maternal grandparents to DC. At the hotel we stayed in the staff was mostly immigrants. We had went into the restaurant there to eat breakfast on our first day and I ordered California orange juice and my sister Florida orange juice and the poor waiter had such a confused look on his face and my grandmother had to translate to him what we were asking for. It was at that moment I realized that other people didn’t refer to it the way my family did. To be fair, I hadn’t ever eaten at restaurant for breakfast until then so other than at home or at big family gatherings was the only time I had breakfast and that’s what everyone around me said. I definitely think it comes from my family from California and family from Florida being proud of their states which are where oranges are predominantly grown in the US. I do like the sound of the British, though, smooth or with bits. That sounds better than the word pulp in my opinion. Fun video!!
This was such a fun vlog! Please do more with Diane. I would take the train wine ( a brilliant invention) and put it in the freezer to make a slushie for a hot day treat!
We know what a fortnight is we just don’t use it. It is definitely seen as a British expression. We sometimes say every other week, such as, my cleaners come every other week. Most American home (though not all) have automatic dishwashers in the kitchen so I don’t think using a dish pan is as common now as it used to be.
Considering how long Ireland was “part” of the British Empire, I was not surprised at all of the items in common. And the sink bowl thing probably comes from not having “mixing taps” …
Many Americans do use a dishpan (now often plastic) to hand wash dishes in their kitchen sink. Maybe it used to be more common and thus is a boomer thing rather than other generations. However, most of our dishwashing is in the automatic dishwasher.
This was so funny! You guys are so fun to watch! I’ve never even heard of a clothes washer in the kitchen. Thats like having a toilet in the kitchen. Washing dishes in a tub or basin seems like an outdated method of washing dishes. What happens to the tub after? Does it stay in the sink?
The other question is whether they rinse dishes with running tap water after washing them in said tub or basin. I think it may still be common in the UK not to.
Right you are, After all, they mentioned all the dirty stuff in the kitchen. No offense folks. Realistically, it makes a great deal of sense to limit the location of plumbing, especially if homes are of masonry, like they tend to be in Europe. Why run pipes all over the place?
@@lcln1Maybe because they’re needed? All those toilets, sinks, and shower/tubs. Not to mention laundry rooms and refrigerators. At least 10-12 water pipes per 3 bedroom apartment with 2.5 baths and laundry. If it’s a single family home, add 3-4 more exterior water outlets on the house and garage.
And to be honest, for me the whole “all the dirty stuff in the kitchen” issue is the mixing of space where food is prepared and cooked and the place where clothes are washed. If I were limiting the number of pipes, I’d put the washer/dryer in the bathroom.
American here 🙋🏻♀️ I use a dishwashing basin plus, shopping with my sister at The World Market, I spotted a can of SPOTTED DICK and showed it to her. We were laughing so hard trying to guess what it could possibly be that we were asked to calm down. 🤣 Thanks for clearing up the mystery! 🤣
At 57 years old I have never seen nor heard of a dishpan. Our sinks had 2 sides. One side of the sink was for washing, the other side of the sink was for rinsing.
Idk if it was mentioned, but an American word we use like fortnight is bi-weekly. But that's usually a term only used by your employer in regards to your paycheck. You would receive your check bi-weekly. 😂 And mid-day we would say noon. Hope that helps. Love you guys! 🥰❤️
For me, the funniest thing was Lia slowly eating a Pringle one small bite at a time 🤣. Maybe I just have a big mouth because I eat it in one bite, but I've never seen anyone take more than 2 bites to eat a chip (crisp), lol.
American here. First, tons of Americans use plastic basins in their sinks. There’s one in mine right now. You can buy one made specifically for that purpose in Walmart. Second, of course Americans have a word for fortnight: fortnight! It was in some of my vocabulary textbooks for English class in school. It’s just considered a bit archaic, like the word albeit, which we Americans also learn in school. You guys need to research these things a bit better.
I love you guys together. Chaotic but hilarious! I’m confused by the reason for the bowl in the sink if the sink already has two sides why not just plug one side up and fill with water. If it’s one big sink it makes sense. I just rinse stuff off and throw it in the dishwasher. Fortnight is a word we also have in American English we just don’t use it anymore. Not sure why. Many people will say “bi-weekly” instead of every “every two weeks”.
(American here) To be fair, we don't call it "the laundry room" where I live. We call it "Buddy The Dog's room" as it is his room. We are allowed by him to do laundry as we please.
American here, I've never heard of a washing basin/bucket. Most of our sinks are double sinks, so fill one partway and add soap, then move them to the second sink for rinsing. At least, I used to - I just use my dishwasher anymore, lol.
We do have washing machines like it in the US, they are called all in one.. they are on Amazon. I want one. I like the idea of all under the counter appliances.
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We are chaotic together! thanks for having me guys!
The collab I have been waiting for!
Diane we say bits for juice def don’t say pulp
@@eimearinez Yeah was thinking that aswell..I always remember saying bits not pulp
I was watching Try yesterday, and I was thinking about how I’ve missed you!!
It's interesting that Irish vernacular: sink/basin, orange juice with or without pulp is similar, and no spotted dick here either. I know the word fortnight (used in history & literature), but 2 weeks is used here. Just watch Total Recall with Arnold Schwarzenegger 😆
As someone from the USA, I never use the term "midday" to refer to a specific time. If I wanted to meet up with someone at 12p, I would say "let's meet up at noon."
I think of midday as anytime between 11a and 2p.
Interesting - I think of mid-day only after noon.
Same, 'noon' is so ingrained in us lol. It is odd though, we think nothing of saying "midnight", but say noon instead of 'midday'. Never thought about it before!
J&L&DJ - Actually, fortnight is used fairly often in the States, or at least in the North East. You will also hear people occasionally use the word 'score', to indicate 20 of anything.
we yanks call a washing up basin a dishpan, but we really don't use them (besides automatic dishwashers) because it's easier just to have a good stopper and wash directly in the sink.
I use a dishpan Because I have a dishwasher. Why fill up the whole sink if you just need to was a few things that you prefer not to kaput in the Dow?
@@karenschafer2827 if I'm hand washimg, I'll get a little soapy water in the sink, and just let the rinse water go in as i rinse. Keeps the wash water from getting dirty as quick. Of course, now American TV and adverts want you to coat all the dishes in soap and and scrub before you ever introduce water. Sells more soap that way.
I love how y'all call whip cream squirty cream and the best part is buying it at pound land 🤣🤣 I know it's referring to the currency but I my mind lives in the gutter 🤣🤣
Ewww now that you said it, it can't be un-said. Now if Joel was in the US all his life and never heard of spotted dick, and his dining partner ordered for him, I could see the look on his face now.. spotted dick, a penis with a rash?
As for the laundry stored in the kitchen, I couldn't agree with the fact that you have stinky clothes where you eat.. sorry! 🙁 all it takes for me is a hour in the car and my clothes have to be peeled off.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
In professional settings in the US "biweekly" is often used for every two weeks (or "bimonthly" for twice a month).
6:21 - that zoom in on Joel was perfect 😂
My washing machine is in the kitchen; we don’t all have separate laundry rooms. I always felt a laundry room should be near the bedrooms because that’s where the clothes and linens are.
In Europe, the washer is in the bathroom, which is also adjacent to the bedrooms.
@@dougbrowning82 I’ve never seen nor thought of a washing machine in the bathroom but that’s a good place for one too!
If you don't have space for an actual laundry room, use a closet or a bathroom. Why would anyone want their laundry in the same place as their food? Laundry can be pretty gross, and so many food items can stain fabric. About the "washing up bowl" my question is, how much water does it really save? I feel like just cleaning it after would use the same amount of water as filling the sink to begin with.
I'm in the US here. When I first moved out of Mom & Dad's house to my own place it was an older house that had a washer and dryer in the kitchen. BTW: The water heater was in a little lean-to building outside, on the NORTH side of the house! I always wanted to build on and have a utility room to bring the water heater inside as well as get the washer and dryer out of the kitchen so I'd have more counter space, I lacked the money and time to get it done. Then I ended up moving back home to take care of my dad.
Another thing about my old house: I used the plastic tub in my sink too! The sink didn't have a stopper when I first moved in, and that's the reason. Also the bathroom lavatory had two taps, one for hot and one for cold water! I'm starting to wonder if my house was built over there and was transported here? Nah...it was an old wood framed house.
What a fun video! I've been watching Diane for a number of years now, after I found you guys. Her video where she reacts to Mr. Rodgers was one of the most heartwarming and wholesome videos ever! Today's video was hilarious!
My grandparents never had a dishwasher and we always had holiday meals at their house. So she always used two plastic containers “bowls” in the sink for washing the dishes. One was for washing and the other was for rinsing. I always thought this was commonplace. And when I didn’t have a dishwasher in a house I lived in that’s how I did it too.
You three are a natural trio! So much joy and fun between you.
I had an apartment in Chicago with a washing machine in the kitchen. I think it's just a general lack of space thing.
😊 It dawned on me to pop in again to say thanks. Fun content, may I have another please. 🇨🇦
People with one large sink that isn't subdivided may use a plastic tub (basin) inside to hold water for handwash items. But if the sink is average sized and divided into two it is customary to plug one half and put water in that to wash in and rinse in the other
I didn't know they still used fortnight in the UK; I have been trying to bring it back here, love that turn of phrase. I also heard Lia say something a Canadian reactor did say, but I think she has stopped "joking me"; it's adorable. Last thing, someone needs to tell British passport control that Ireland is not part of the UK because when you go through Heathrow to Ireland you must go through them and they ask very intrusive questions; I'm always thinking, "What business is that of yours? You know Ireland is an independent country right?"
If you are transferring at Heathrow, you have to go through security again before entering the departure hall. That, of course, happens at every airport. The Heathrow questions are for security purposes - they don’t care where you’re going. Some airports ask questions at the gate, as well - like Amsterdam, Cairo, Doha - but never at Heathrow, at least for me. Only entering Terminal 5 departure terminals.
If you have a very large sink(33" wide usually)it can be used for large pans, cookie sheets, pots etc. and then you use a rectangular dish pan for everything else. If you have a double sink(each side is smaller) one half is used for washing dishes (no dish pan) and rinse on the other side.
Thank you for sharing! There are differences. I connected with a cousin over the weekend from my dads side of the family. She lives in Bristol! It was so exciting to learn I have family living there.
I love this crossover! I had no idea the Irish also refer to “pulp” in orange juice! As a history buff-I’ve seen “fortnight” in old American papers, like the 1700s-and “sennight” for one week
Alot of us know what a fortnight is just considered an old fashioned word and has fallen out of use.
In television commercials here in America, "dishpan hands" is used to describe dried skin hands, from washing dishes. (red, rough, or chapped hands caused by sensitivity to or excessive use of household detergents or other cleaning agents.)
What a flippin' treat, I love your channel, and Diane's channel and this was SO much fun! Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
We don't say mid-day either. I just learned what it even meant! 😁😆😅🤣
My husband and I are renovating our kitchen and we plan on putting a clothes washer/dryer in 1 in our kitchen. I’m over the moon excited. I have mobility issues and it’s going to change my life not having to climb stairs to get to our laundry area.
A good video would be going to open houses (when a house is for sale and there is a special time for potential buyers to look through the home) to show Americans what a typical home is like in England.
These Collab's were truly Grand. I hope you do the Irish hookup, I'm sure it would be a smashing success for both channels.
I still use a plastic basin in the sink to wash dishes. A holdover from my Grandmother from Poland who did the same.
Well, we do have the word "fortnight" because we do speak English. But it is not commonly know or often used. Most people would just say two weeks. I grew up with "dishpans" for washing dishes in sink. Most kitchens know have a double sink, so one sink is used to fill with soapy water, the other used to rinse.
This was fun. You guys should collaborate with Diane more often.
That’s it! I want to see some vlogs with Joel, Lia and Diane in America please! It’s too much fun!
We don't necessarily find beans for breakfast to be strange, we just think it might lead to a windy day.
I find the idea of them on toast strange. I’m not saying there’s a good reason why, but I do.
Yeah, I don't think we've used "fortnight" for over 100 years, at least. I could be wrong. The word still exists, but anyone who would use it would only use it in a play or to be condescending to people they feel are inferior to them. Instead, we do say "two weeks", or if it's something that happens every two weeks, we say, "every two weeks", "every other week", or "bi-weekly".
I am from the U. S. A. When I was a child our washing machine was in our kitchen. Most washing machines were moved the the garage or basement especially when clothes dryers got popular. Our dryer was in the garage and the washer stayed in the kitchen. We do have washing up bowls. We call them dishpans. I think their use became obsolete when automatic dishwashers became popular. Because we have garbage disposals it was easier to scrape and rinse the dishes as we loaded the dishwasher. Spotted Dick, I mean come on, the name. Beans with breakfast is odd for most Americans. And yes, bacon crispy, please. We call it pulp not bits, and I personally call it feathers. Most areas in the US don’t have trains and our laws pertaining to alcohol are pretty strict. We say every two weeks or biweekly. Noon instead of midday. Well that’s all I can remember.
Thanks for sharing; take care 🌙
We USED to use the word fortnight but it has fallen out of use. It's just two weeks now...
We use mid-afternoon ad mid-morning, too...
I adore all of your (collectively) channels! I'm glad that you teamed up :-)
I'm an Aussie. If the bacon has fatty bits then I like it crispy. But if it's short cut bacon without the fat, then I like it softer.
The washer in the kitchen is actually very practical and I’m wondering why we’re wasting a whole other area just for laundry.
Growing up, I thought all kitchens had the washing machine there. The laundry room is a relatively new thing.
I loved this; you guys and Diane are 2 of my favorite You Tube things.
I don’t think laundry rooms are new at all. I grew up in a house built in 1903 with a laundry chute from the second floor where the bedrooms were to the basement. The chute would empty near the washer and dryer (in my day) and a huge laundry tub.
I wish the Dart train in Dallas Texas had a peel back wine cup like that but it's illegal in Texas to drink alcohol in any kind of public transit.
In Canada, we have alcoholic beverages on planes and trains, but not buses.
When washing dishes by hand, using a basin only makes sense if it is noticeably smaller than the sink to save water. Otherwise we would just put the stopper in the sink to let it fill with water.
Fortnight is used in the USA, it is just not very common. We normally say "two weeks" as opposed to "fort(een )nights".
Mid-day vs noon.
Biweekly is used for two weeks, but I have only seen it used in reference to pay cycles for employment. Otherwise, I'll just say two weeks. Sometimes you will say the particular 'day after next'. So today is Monday, October 3rd, so 'Monday after next' would be Monday, Octorber 17th.
I’m from Long Island NY and the house I grew up in was built with the washing machine in the kitchen
I would love to have a washer and dryer in the kitchen. I don’t find it weird at all. It’s brilliant!
Fun!!! Great colab! Loved it! Thanks for sharing! L&C 👍😘❤️🇬🇧
I'm surprised Editor Diane didn't chime in with her sometimes condescending opinion which in my opinion is the hidden gem of Diane's channel
Can’t see editor Diane putting up with Joel or Lia.
In the u.s.we call the basin in the sink a dish washing container.I prefer it to use that to a dishwasher.most use a dishwasher. Havn't seen washing directly in the sink.
A great bit of fun. Watching Lia falling about is hilarious.
Americans love Diane!
I have seen mini bottles of wine that are a single serving or 2. But in most places in America, you can’t drink in public, so the minis are only in stores and are supposed to be taken home. Most people would say every 2 weeks or bi-weekly. Fortnight is used but considered, as you would say, posh.
Very late on this, you may not see, but have one in (plastic pan) my kitchen sink - we (where I grew up in northeastern US) call it a dish pan. Pan is a weird name as it is more a square basin or bowl, but we do have them.
I literally had to look up fortnight when I kept hearing it on "Call the Midwife".
Here in the southern U.S. midnight is 12:00 a.m., but midday is anywhere from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Noon is 12:00 p.m.
we americans would use bi-weekly but that's for formal phrasing like business/work meeting or special event. most people do say slang - every 2 weeks.
single serving wine is very common in the states, now.
Great colab, audio needs attention!
I was born and raised in Michigan (U.S.) and in our household we used a "dishpan" in our sink to was our dishes in. It was a plastic bin the same rectangular shape as the sink, but slightly smaller.
From Michigan too. I've mostly seen double sinks. It's only older homes or some apartments that have single sinks. I don't even remember using the term dishpan.
There's two older American childrens shows, I used to watch...one was H.R. Puffinstuff, Witchypoo was a little bit frightening...and from The Land of the Lost, the Sleestak....but yea...Mr. floppy is terrifying....
Your discussion of spotted Dick reminds me of an American fraternity that held a party, inviting everyone in the phone book whose last name ended in bottom.
Loved the video !! I'm an American and I always use a wash basin in the sink. I loved the beans for breakfast but it did seem strange to have for breakfast. Love to hear your thoughts but not all Americans are alike I guess just like not all Brits are alike. Thanks for your amazing videos!!
For bacon, there's a range where it's good. Over one line it's to crispy. Over the other line it's not crispy enough. I like mine firm but not crunchy.
You mean too crisps
Crispy
I found this: ""Spotted" is a reference to the dried fruit in the pudding (which resembles spots). "Dick" and "dog" were dialectal terms widely used for pudding, from the same etymology as "dough" (i.e., the modern equivalent name would be "spotted pudding")."
We call the "washing up basin" a "dish pan". Some of us actually do hand wash our dishes. Not everyone has a dishwasher. Growing up, our washing machine and dryer were in the kitchen. I live in Washington state in the USA.
we also have no need for a dish pan in the sink since you can just use the drain plug 🤷♀️ seriously are drain plugs not a think in the UK??
Because I grew up in a family that lives all over the US I didn’t know until I was 13 that the correct word for the different types of orange juice is pulp and no pulp. Growing up the no pulp was referred to as “California orange juice” and with pulp as “Florida orange juice.” When I was 13 my sister and I traveled with our maternal grandparents to DC. At the hotel we stayed in the staff was mostly immigrants. We had went into the restaurant there to eat breakfast on our first day and I ordered California orange juice and my sister Florida orange juice and the poor waiter had such a confused look on his face and my grandmother had to translate to him what we were asking for. It was at that moment I realized that other people didn’t refer to it the way my family did. To be fair, I hadn’t ever eaten at restaurant for breakfast until then so other than at home or at big family gatherings was the only time I had breakfast and that’s what everyone around me said. I definitely think it comes from my family from California and family from Florida being proud of their states which are where oranges are predominantly grown in the US. I do like the sound of the British, though, smooth or with bits. That sounds better than the word pulp in my opinion.
Fun video!!
This was such a fun vlog! Please do more with Diane. I would take the train wine ( a brilliant invention) and put it in the freezer to make a slushie for a hot day treat!
I’ve seen sealed glasses of wine in the supermarket occasionally.
Ooooh - you need to do a video teaching Diane to drive.
In the US we usually just say “every two weeks” or sometimes “biweekly”. But biweekly can also mean twice a week.
Bi-weekly always means every other week, as far as I know. It’s the bi-annually or biennially that get confusing!
Or.. bimonthly? As in magazine subscriptions
We know what a fortnight is we just don’t use it. It is definitely seen as a British expression. We sometimes say every other week, such as, my cleaners come every other week.
Most American home (though not all) have automatic dishwashers in the kitchen so I don’t think using a dish pan is as common now as it used to be.
Considering how long Ireland was “part” of the British Empire, I was not surprised at all of the items in common. And the sink bowl thing probably comes from not having “mixing taps” …
Thanks Joel, Lia, and Diane for entertaining with a Live stream and two premiere videos since the last fortnight. ⭐⭐⭐🥳
We have always known what a fortnight is here in Texas but we don't use it often.
I know a lot of ppl in the US that have their washing machine in the kitchen.
Many Americans do use a dishpan (now often plastic) to hand wash dishes in their kitchen sink. Maybe it used to be more common and thus is a boomer thing rather than other generations. However, most of our dishwashing is in the automatic dishwasher.
I use the basin to use a little water and rinse off my dishes before putting them in the dishwasher
Hey, in my house we use a plastic tub in the sink to wash dishes, not just in UK.
Such a fun video! Hilarious actually! Thank you🤗💚
This was so funny! You guys are so fun to watch! I’ve never even heard of a clothes washer in the kitchen. Thats like having a toilet in the kitchen.
Washing dishes in a tub or basin seems like an outdated method of washing dishes. What happens to the tub after? Does it stay in the sink?
The other question is whether they rinse dishes with running tap water after washing them in said tub or basin. I think it may still be common in the UK not to.
Right you are, After all, they mentioned all the dirty stuff in the kitchen. No offense folks. Realistically, it makes a great deal of sense to limit the location of plumbing, especially if homes are of masonry, like they tend to be in Europe. Why run pipes all over the place?
@@lcln1Maybe because they’re needed? All those toilets, sinks, and shower/tubs. Not to mention laundry rooms and refrigerators. At least 10-12 water pipes per 3 bedroom apartment with 2.5 baths and laundry. If it’s a single family home, add 3-4 more exterior water outlets on the house and garage.
And to be honest, for me the whole “all the dirty stuff in the kitchen” issue is the mixing of space where food is prepared and cooked and the place where clothes are washed. If I were limiting the number of pipes, I’d put the washer/dryer in the bathroom.
@@pacmanc8103 Ideally, a common wall, separating the kitchen and bath (with laundry) would be the most economical and prudent.
American here 🙋🏻♀️ I use a dishwashing basin plus, shopping with my sister at The World Market, I spotted a can of SPOTTED DICK and showed it to her. We were laughing so hard trying to guess what it could possibly be that we were asked to calm down. 🤣 Thanks for clearing up the mystery! 🤣
At 57 years old I have never seen nor heard of a dishpan. Our sinks had 2 sides. One side of the sink was for washing, the other side of the sink was for rinsing.
I've used a bowl or a pan of water in my sink before in the US, but not often.
Idk if it was mentioned, but an American word we use like fortnight is bi-weekly. But that's usually a term only used by your employer in regards to your paycheck. You would receive your check bi-weekly. 😂 And mid-day we would say noon. Hope that helps. Love you guys! 🥰❤️
I had a culture shock seeing a washing machine in the kitchen. when I first saw a picture....I was like......is this real? 🙃 lol.
very common ye
I find the comment about Americans not using a basin strange as my family has always used them but I know many don't. We call it a dish pan
For me, the funniest thing was Lia slowly eating a Pringle one small bite at a time 🤣. Maybe I just have a big mouth because I eat it in one bite, but I've never seen anyone take more than 2 bites to eat a chip (crisp), lol.
Every two weeks is bi-weekly. You get paid bi-weekly.
Given your reference to Across the Pond, should we expect a video featuring you three, Lawrence, & Shawn?
Fortnight exists in America too but few have it in their vocabulary.
Love my 2 favorite TH-cam shows getting together.
I'm an American and I've always used a tub in my sink to do my dishes.
same! ✌🏼
We have a word for fortnight but the only time people think about things in 2week intervals is for pay periods. We say bi-weekly to mean every 2 weeks
I think the closest thing to 'Fortnight' in the US may be the term 'Bi-weekly'. Many jobs in the US have their paydays every 2 weeks, or bi-weekly.
American here. First, tons of Americans use plastic basins in their sinks. There’s one in mine right now. You can buy one made specifically for that purpose in Walmart.
Second, of course Americans have a word for fortnight: fortnight! It was in some of my vocabulary textbooks for English class in school. It’s just considered a bit archaic, like the word albeit, which we Americans also learn in school.
You guys need to research these things a bit better.
Joel and Lia don’t research.
I love these channels!!! And that is all. 😀
I love you guys together. Chaotic but hilarious!
I’m confused by the reason for the bowl in the sink if the sink already has two sides why not just plug one side up and fill with water. If it’s one big sink it makes sense. I just rinse stuff off and throw it in the dishwasher.
Fortnight is a word we also have in American English we just don’t use it anymore. Not sure why. Many people will say “bi-weekly” instead of every “every two weeks”.
(American here) To be fair, we don't call it "the laundry room" where I live. We call it "Buddy The Dog's room" as it is his room. We are allowed by him to do laundry as we please.
The closest equivalent to "fortnight" we have is 'biweekly".
Do your sinks not have a stopper in them to hold the water? We don't just let the water run, we stop up the drain and it holds the water.
American here, I've never heard of a washing basin/bucket. Most of our sinks are double sinks, so fill one partway and add soap, then move them to the second sink for rinsing. At least, I used to - I just use my dishwasher anymore, lol.
We do have washing machines like it in the US, they are called all in one.. they are on Amazon. I want one. I like the idea of all under the counter appliances.
My washer has always been In the kitchen, dryer is in a bedroom
Diane Jennings got me to join your channel.
In the US, we do have a word for two weeks, bi-weekly. Ex: The handyman comes bi-weekly.