Dumb American Tries To Guess British Slang
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- Tortilla Talk Tuesdayyyy! Thanks for all of your great questions! Today we discussed lots of fun topics like the twins upcoming birthday, my horrible sleep schedule, and the podcast. but the highlight for me was when I failed miserably at trying to guess British Slang.
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Tortilla Talk Tuesdayyyy! Thanks for all of your great questions! Today we discussed lots of fun topics like the twins upcoming birthday, my horrible sleep schedule, and the podcast. but the highlight for me was when I failed miserably at trying to guess British Slang.
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Hello Colleen, thanks for this vlog! :) Always makes me happy to watch them
I would like to talk about the experience my dad has regarding sleep, maybe it can help you or some viewers?
I'll not go into much details so forgive me if there isn't too much context
Quite an anxious guy, he never slept more than 3 to 4 hours a night, we thought it was because of this anxious trait, really.
We discovered late in life he has sleep apnea : his brain was actually telling him not to sleep too much because he would stop breathing too many times while sleeping. It comes with grinding his teeth as well, in his case. Now he has a machine that helps him to breath normally in his sleep and he sleeps around 7 hours a night (well, still an anxious guy and sometimes it's less but it's a real improvement !!)
Hi Collen I have been a long time fan. Absolutely adore you! My husband and I saw you at a show in tampa!
I have a tortilla talk question could you please explain how you made the base of the doll house? My son who is close to Flynn's age watches you with me and saw the doll house and really wants one now
Ok hear me out..u should do a “crafts with colleen” where u do crafts for a video
Brit here, yes these slang words are ones most of us use regularly!
Same for us in Australia, with most of them! 😄
Agreed. Except for ‘quaff’ never heard that one! 😂
I was mind blown that the words we use so regularly are not known by everyone haha.
As a Brit I just thought these were normal words 😂
Except for most of them 😂
Daisy charging down the stairs near the end when she hears her mama talking to the camera 😂😂😂❤
As a British person I didn’t even realise some of them were British slang I thought everyone used them 😂😂
im from Latvia, and the only one of those here i have heard is "milk tooth", because in Latvian we also say piena zobs (milk tooth) to refer to baby tooth. but the rest... :D
Ok.. hear me out !!!! “Crafts with Colleen” just a video of you crafting.
YESSSSS!!!!!
TTTQ: Does Flynn eat seafood? What are his thoughts?
“Spend a penny” is because in lots of places you have to pay to use the public bathrooms, the money goes towards the maintenance of the bathrooms 🥰 I’m from Ireland but I know its like that in Amsterdam too☺️
I'm British and I can confirm that we use all of these terms. Except "quaff" - I've never heard of that!
yes I confirm we are between tne french from france and we tne quebecois all have different accents like you, tne english and rne Americain 😂😂😂
Same here
hi fellow brit.
Colleen omg thank you for answering my TTQ that quiz for the British slang you did absolutely made my day!!😁😂 the fact you guessed bog role as a breakfast pastry is sending me! 🤣
I can confirm we 100% use
Stag do
Gagging
Chuffed
Milk tooth
Chin wag
Squash
Hundreds and thousands ( sprinkles is used too)
Bog role
Not sure about the others. There is actually so many it’s impossible to list!! Here are some more fun ones
Knackered
Skint
Bird
I’m a Mug
Chav
Fit
To crack on
Tosser
Shag
Skive
Minging
Faffing
I’m Hammered
Jiffy
Fancy
Rubbish
I need to Ring
That’s Sick
Blimey
My momma was British and I loved this!! She passed away 6 years ago and it was so fun playing along ❤
So sorry for your mom’s loss. I know it’s hard and she’s probably hurting so prayers. I just lost my boy in April and it’s still super hard. I miss him so much!
I’m so sorry about your family dog 💔 sending love ❤️
Talk to your psychiatrist about your sleep challenges. Sleep issues can be a side effect of some meds.
I also do revenge sleep procrastination naturally, or am energized at the end of the day because I view the end of the day as a deadline which kicks up the cortisol. I have to be super intentional about sleep, which got even harder as my kids wanted to go to bed later (12 & 14)
See if you can be aware of your natural rhythms so you can catch when you are naturally tired is also very helpful.
If I don’t catch when I get sleepy (9:30), then I’m up for 2-3 more hours until my next cycle.
Sleep hygiene is helpful too but so UGH for my brain.
Your vlogs became part of my wind down routine years ago.
Born and raised in England!!
Stag do ✅
gagging ‘for’ ✅ chuffed ✅
milk tooth ✅
chin wag ✅
squash ✅
hundreds and thousands ✅
bog roll ✅
quaff ❌
bagsy ✅
spend a penny ✅ serving at her majesty’s pleasure ❌
That’s obviously just my experience, sure some other Brits use the ones I don’t :) and it’s so funny to see you being surprised that we say some of these!!
British here! Quaff!?!? Neevverrr heard that one before🤣 but all the others are used pretty regularly here!🥰💚
I’m with you on the sleeping thing. I have always been a night owl, but I was recently diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, OCD, ADHD, dermatillomania, and PTSD. I’ve got ALL the letters! 😂
I absolutely LOVE the quiet and creativity that comes during the night and early morning hours. I don’t have children, but the noise and needs of my husband and animals are constant during the day. Those overnight hours are MINE! However, I get more sleep than you do. I hope you can work it out.
British slang has me cracking up 🤣 definitely use all these! 💕
Please do this but specifically Scottish slang it will be hilarious 🏴🤣
Hey Colleen! I’m an anxious little bean here, & I also can’t sleep at nighttime. So I spoke with my doctor about it, & now he’s prescribed me Trazodone, to help me get a good 6-8hrs of sleep. I know it’s tough to give up your solitary free time when the kids are asleep for the night, BUT self-care IS making sure you are also getting a good amount of sleep. I feel so much better now that I’m not on Zombie mode & dissociating half the time because of lack of sleep. I love you! & hope that perhaps you’ll be getting a good amount of sleep sometime soon 🥰
Revenge bedtime procrastination is so relatable 😂 when i lived at home with my family, i would wait for the night to have alone time and watch things on tv cause my parents had the tv all day, they didnt like anything i watched. And it just felt peaceful with no noise and no expectations. Now living alone im still trying to fix my sleep schedule after 30 years of flipped sleep times
I feel the same about the quiet at nighttime! I feel I have to be so active throughout the day or I’m wasting time and it’s the only time of day where I can wind down without disruptions and turn on my nightlights and chill
TTQ: Hey Colleen! I sent you an apache tear and would love to see you open it! It's in a black packing envelope! I was wondering if maybe we could get a vlog where you open a ton of P.O. box stuff or maybe we could make it a weekly segment? Love you girl!
He could have a Finding Nemo themed party😊
TTQ: Will you and Erik be going to another Lions football game? (Did you see that last game?!?🤯
Most of those slang words are used in Australia and NZ too… except quaff…. 😂
I love watching you make that dollhouse I could watch you make it for hours I love crafting and I have never loved a tortilla talk more having you do something while answering questions and I can’t wait to see the finished result! It is so cute!! ❤❤❤
Revenge bedtime procrastination is my specialty too.❤
Spend a penny comes from paying a penny to use a public toilet. The first public toilet was at the Crystal Palace great exhibition 1851, it drew many people each paying a penny for the privilege …hope that clears that one up
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Hi Colleen! I completely get what you’re saying about your sleep schedule, I definitely also have the revenge sleep whatever it’s called (and adhd lol) but I just want to remind you how important sleep is! About a year ago I stopped sleeping due to a crazy workload and then not having enough free time during the day so I would stay up, and I quite literally sent myself into a state of sleep deprivation psychosis and was hallucinating. I don’t say this for pity I promise I am okay now, but I genuinely did not understand that your body NEEDS sleep to function and I found that out the hard way unfortunately. Now that I am out of that mess I truly understand how important sleep is, and not only that, but when you start prioritizing sleep you have so much more time for things during the day because you can give more energy to everything. I know how hard it is at night when you want to stay up (this is literally what frustrates me most about my own adhd) but sleep is so important and so much more worth it. Your brain and body deserve to be treated right I’d hate to see you end up in the position I unfortunately ended up in. It takes a long time to recover from and it sneaks up on you fast. I love you and wish you the best! Stay strong and don’t let the voices in your head win :)
Colleen do Australian slang!
We do indeed use all of those words in England. I’ve only heard quaff used in taskmaster so that’s not a common one but the rest absolutely are.
Brit here yeah we say all of those things but American slang is slowly bleeding into our vocabulary when I was little we called the ice cream topping hundreds and thousands now we call them sprinkles. We used to say snogging for making out I’m glad that’s slowly dying out 😂😂😂
When are you taking Flynn to see the cuttlefish?!?!
You're not missing anything at Sonic. Stick with In & Out.
Nooo I love Sonic
I am British and I loved that quiz you did!! 11/12 are all expressions or words that I would use!!! So funny Americans don't know them - I would never have known they were British things!!
PSSST .... My darling girl, you said something mean about yourself in the title of this vlog. You lovely lady, are very smart woman. Look at all that you have accomplished. I am so proud of you. Look how creative you are making a soft version of Polly pockets only better!
Never been this early to a Colleen video before, love this 🫶🏻🫶🏻
Don’t waste your time going to SONIC, in my opinion it’s nasty!
Hiii I’m from the uk and we use loads of those terms, most common would be stag do, chin wag, chuffed and bagsy!
As a brit!
- Everyone says stag-do / hen-do for bachelor/bachelorette parties. Nobody says the American terms here.
- i don’t really say gagging but I have heard it. I think this is one that changes around the country
- chuffed is very common! Especially with older people I’d say. I feel like it’s usually used sarcastically though, as in “you look well chuffed!” When someone’s upset lol
- we use milk tooth / baby tooth interchangeably
- chinwag is pretty common, I’d say more around London though (our slang/accents vary widely across the country). It’s called a chinwag because well- your chin wags when you talk a lot
- I don’t think you have anything similar to squash in America? It’s very nice though! I do know that some people mistakenly drink it straight and don’t like it but you need to water it down
- I don’t think many people really say hundreds and thousands anymore but my grandma does! Again, I think that’s more popular with older people.
- bog-roll, loo-roll, toilet paper, it’s all the same! We also call the toilet the bog/loo interchangeably, although I will say that bog isn’t really said in polite conversation.
- I think I’ve heard quaff? It’s pronounced “kwoff” I think. I’m not sure though- I don’t think people really say this much anymore.
- bagsy is like dibs. We say both.
- I think spend a penny comes from old public toilets, where you’d pay a penny for entry. I’m talking a long time ago though! People typically say spend a penny to be polite. Another interesting one is some older people will say “flush the chain” instead of just “flush” because you used to have to pull a chain to flush the toilet.
- I’ve never heard of “serving at her/his majesty’s pleasure” but I assume it’s maybe something they say in prisons? Our prisons typically are named starting with HM, meaning “her/his majesty’s”, followed by the actual name. It’s probably to do with the fact that the monarch owns the prisons (technically?) but I’m not sure.
Sorry for the insanely long comment but I thought it might be interesting to hear from a Brit how accurate these phrases are lol
Being described as ‘at Her Majesty’s pleasure’ used to mean serving a prison sentence with no fixed length, but more recently became about anyone serving prison time, no matter what the length 😊
Haha those british questions also apply in Australia
“ I don’t like the summer it’s to hot” *lives in California* 😂 COLLEEEN
TTQ: Help me choose a song for my graduation entrance! I really want to use a Taylor Swift song, but I can't decide. I only have one minute to walk in, take a picture, and get into position on stage. I can’t imagine anyone more perfect to ask about songs than you 🙏🏻
Imagine are you ready for it and then hitting poses as you walk down.
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Hi Colleen - never commented before but I am British we say these a lot. spend a penny is as years and years ago you would have to spend a penny to go to a public toilet. Also your British accent is amazing omg (not sarcastic)xxxx
When you do go to sonic get the mozzarella sticks. So good and they have barqs root beer. The pretzel sticks and cheese are good too. ❤❤❤❤
I have heard all the terms used as indicatec.
Haha the slang guessing game is so funny you should do a video or tortilla talk just guessing random slang words and having to guess what country it’s from or maybe even not just slang but random words that you would say differently for example we would say chilly bin instead of cooler or jandals instead of flip flops . Love you and your family so much I’ve been watching you for about 5-6 years now❤
We use most of those slang words in New Zealand too. Never heard of quaff tho 😅
very awesome back collenne yesterday we weren't sure if she wanted to continuer on you tube about tne accent tne same thing for us french between tne french from france and our accent from quebec not at the same french 🙃🙂
I like your video Colleen
yes me too
Same girl. Summer is not my vibe AT ALL! I prefer to be cozy with my blanky-sweeter in my bed, or using a beautiful jacket or sweater. Summers in Florida are the worst. IN MY OPINION!
I’m so freaking excited to see the finished product of the dollhouse. You’re seriously the best mom ❤
Also, what the heck about Sonic?!? (You’re not missing out on much lol) but I can’t believe it’s hours away that’s cray
I just wached your other vlog it was so good love the doll house
Hey Colleen, I’ve been watching you since I was a little girl and have always looked up to you. I’m a sophomore in college now and barley have time to watch TH-cam but your Christmas videos I alwaysss watch when I’m missing the season, THEY ALWAYS HIT FR and I noticed how in the more recent ones you haven’t been your regular quirky fun self and I can tell incidents last year have taken a huge toll on you, I never comment on stuff but for some reason all day I’ve been called to leave a comment, it’s ok to be yourself, like Ik that’s basic but you have such a light and beautiful aura and there is a reason you have such a big following girl, you are an amazing person and mother and mistakes from the past do not define you💗you have worth and deserve peace and love
Yes they are uk slang
Sonic????? Eeewwwww I have never gotten a good meal there. Unless you are just going for ice cream but IMO there burgers and sandwiches are my least favorite place to eat.
You da best Colleen.
Colleen sleep is soooo important for mental health. Yesterday I only slept like 5 hours and my mind always goes nuts but I swear yesterday for like 2h I could not help myself to not break down crying. It was soo hard to get out of it and distract me somehow from my thoughts. It’s only this worse when I haven’t slept enough. A lot of people always kind of laugh about the amount of sleep I need but I literally could not function. I procrastinate going to bed too and loooove nights but I have to make sure I get enough sleep anyways. Please try sleeping more for like a week and look if you feel a little better
Are you calling yourself “Dumb?” I don’t think you’re dumb.
Are you new? LOL
You should try to plan a trip to Disney! My mom took 5 kids under 9 to Disney… while 5 months pregnant with twins. She said definitely hard but worth it!
As a brit everyone i know hangs their clothes on rhe line outside to dry, but do americans do this? Just asking because ive seen you use a dryer in your vlogs
Can confirm all of those British slang words are correct except 'quaff' and used regularly
Thank you some much for posting videos it is keeping me distracted during the hurricane happening in Louisiana. I was sent home from college and in a scary time you make me laugh.
Ahhh Sonic is my fav!!! I love getting a grape ice cream slush, 50% vanilla ice cream and 50% grape slushie
Im british and got like only half correct 😭
I can totally relate on staying up late when everyone is sleeping, it’s just a time when you can relax, love it!
Electrolytes will get you some potassium and magnesium and help with headaches. 1 glass a day. And be sure to get some Celtic sea salt. It has around 100 different minerals. And drink water. These are some simple things you can do to help sleep. There are about 6 different magnesium types. Look it up to see which is best for you. The salt and electrolytes will on its own make you feel better. You can get magnesium and potassium from certain foods too. If you use supplements, be sure to not take too much. Look it up too! The magnesium will help you sleep! Potassium works with magnesium. Hope this helps! 😊💖
Spending a penny comes from using a public toilet. We had to put a penny in the slot to open the door of the stall. These days it can be as much as a pound. Not all public toilets do this in the uk.
Brit here!! Only phrase I dont either use or hear regularly is quaff xxc
Yep, a Brit here and we use pretty much all those terms except quaff! 😅
Being from the south I knew all of them, they say breeches instead of pants, if you ask for pants in England they think you mean undies. We use many words that have been forgotten.
Nooo Cinderellaaa 😢 Im so sorry for your mom 😢😢😭😭😭
Colleen I happen to have a Birthday Cake Recipe that shows you how to cut out a house! I recently found it when my Mother passed away and I remembered she made it for me when I was a little girl back in the 60's! I would love to share this with you
British here and yes, I’ve heard all of those words/phrases and use them often, except for ‘quaff’ which is mainly used by posh people, which I am definitely not 😂. I am surprised you don’t say milk teeth in the US though 🤷🏻♀️
Glad I know most of the British Slang as an American I think the spend a penny comes from the fact that you have to pay to use some public toilets (loos) in England and other parts of Europe.
In your garden the other day you were talking about how your flowers were all gone, you can always cut a few off and press them in books so you can keep them or make decorations/crafts with them
I'm a Brit but I don't use half of those terms. I think it's more common in posher areas 🤣
I’m the same way with sleep. I stay up until my kid goes to school in the morning, then sleep for a couple hours. I work at night, but I’ve always been this way. As a child, I’d wait until everyone went to bed then I’d get back up and hang out and watch Nick at Night.
Colleen I just really love these vlogs, I truly look forward to it every day. I could watch anything you do and it brings me peace and comfort. We appreciate you!!!
Not a TTQ, I just wanted to thank you for making me discover "Butterfly" from Deb Talan ❤❤
When my toddler goes to bed for the night I consciously recognize that my body needs sleep too, but I stay up late to have relax time for myself and then I’m groggy and struggle to start my day the next morning. Everyday.
Save your money, Sonic is gross and not worth going out of town for.
Brit here! Yep, had heard of all those terms except 'quaff'! The idea of bog roll as a breakfast pastry 😂. Love your videos Colleen ❤
Chuffed is more in context “ I’m well chuffed” I’m very pleased
OMG, I love sonic😭 the coney chili dogs and tots are my fav!
That's crazy that there isn't a Sonic near you. There's a Sonic near me, near my boyfriend, and my mom who lives out of state. Sonic has good shakes. Their burgers and chili dogs are good too. My boyfriend and I always joke about Sonic the Hedgehog when we go cuz there are so many accidental references even though they don't want there to be.
I just have to say how thoroughly impressed I am with that doll house. I have never been good at arts and crafts but and I just know I would never be able to make anything near what you have done. Like please give yourself credit cause holy cow I'd buy that
I’m so happy to be watching and smiling the British slang was fun to hear!! I love learning about the real day to day life of other countries and love watching YT creators from all different countries!! It’s been a super stressful day so glad I had a few minutes to watch and relate. It does hurt so much to lose a pet they are definitely family I’m happy your meeting went well I hope good things come your way ❤
Lol, yes as a Brit I use almost all of those phrases.😅
Getting enough sleep for me takes so much self control and discipline. I have to let my brain get tired before I can fall asleep. So I go to bed at least an hour before I need to be asleep. I watch videos until my eyes get heavy then I have to turn it off right then to fall asleep. If I push past the sleepy I’ll be up for hours!
Colleen, I just saw Erik in an episode of CRIMINAL MINDS?!?!?! What? This is so exciting and he was so good. I had chills 🤯
I know I'm late to tortilla talk, but new mom brain! Keep meaning to comment and don't get to it. 😅 *NOT shaming or offended at all* just every time I hear it, it triggers a fun fact squirrel moment. Did you know the muffin man song is about a serial killer from London? I'm a daycare teacher and researched a lot of nursery rhymes. Most of them have really horrible history. 😔 I learned that nursery rhymes was a way back in the day to keep children informed about current events without scaring them... Thought I would share. 😮
You should mukbang for a vlog! No editing required!
I feel like Revenge Bedtime Procrastination is a mom thing. I need time after my 23 month old goes to bed to de-stress and unwind.
seriouslyyyy that felt doll house is sooo cool! :D you're super crafty, reminds me of mi madre, my mama.
Hey Colleen, nice to see you; good morning. What's up?? Have a nice day!! YOU answered my question, WOW, and fantastic!
I watch you all the time colleen and genuinely always feel like im on facetime with a best friend. Ive watched you for almost 10 years and have loved every version of you. Truly wish I could have gone to one of your meet and greets just to give you a big hug, its such a regret I never got to see you in person. Either way, im so glad that you are still posting and living your beautiful little life. So proud of who you are and grateful for your presence in my life even if you've never met me!!
I live 5 minutes away from a Sonic and I rarely ever go there because I don't like their food. The cheeseburgers are BAD. Like, school cafeteria quality. The only thing I would go for is all the drinks they have.
I live in England so have and do use all of those slang words.
I love hearing her tryna guess British slang 😂😂
The Dollhouse must wait. ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶