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What the? That's not what it means here.; what words mean in your country
Topic Started: Apr 24 2007, 05:24 PM (7,361 Views)
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Now, I'm wondering why you asked, too. Is someone, somewhere pronouncing it "hype-pah-Krete" or something?


All right. Most of you have younger ears (and probably better equipment) than me. If you want to know the source of my curiosity, tune in to near the end of S. 3, Ep 1 of Bad Girls. When Helen and Nikki are talking in the office and Helen says she doesn't want to be a "hypocrite". How do you think she pronounces it?

I'd be interested in your interpretations.
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Hey Liz,

I know what you mean about Helen's "hypocrite" line now, after rewatching it and paying particular attntion to it. I think it's the first bit that she over-pronounces. Instead of being a "hippo-krit", it's more of a "hippy-krit". Don't ya think? And she rolls the R too, like Cassandra does - that must be a Scots thing :)
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May 25 2007, 03:49 AM

yes it's only a joke, tongue-in-cheek, sometimes downright sarcastic. that's just how we are.

I completely understood *your* intention, but you obviously missed *my* point. Feeling smug about people in the third world and in aboriginal communities dying of cholera, was that sarcastic or tongue-in-cheek? Because both forms of humor are about irony, so maybe I will understand why #15 is not offensive if you explain.
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May 26 2007, 06:34 AM
when I call MAc & Cheese, Cheesies. Cheesies can't be unique to my family, so is there somewhere else in the US or world, where Mac & Cheese, is known as Cheesies?

When I used to come to Canada in the 90's, there was a brand of cheese snack called "Cheesies". It's been replaced by Cheetos (American puffed cheese stick kind of product) on store shelves, but the original Cheesies were much better. They were extra-salty, very bad for you, I'm sure, and made your fingers orange with an unnatural-looking cheese powder when you ate them. Not sure if aj57 knows what I'm talking about, but I'd guess that because of that, Canadians wouldn't call Kraft mac and cheese "Cheesies".

One of my friends uses mac and cheese as hangover food and calls it "KD" short for Kraft mac and cheese Dinner.

Incidentally, it apparently doesn't taste the same outside North America and when I went to the UK in December, I brought 6 boxes over for one friend in London. All her "Yank" friends keep her supplied, even though the Brit version is available at her local Tescoes and even Budgens.
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Are these the same/analagous to Cheese Doodles? They're also a puffed "cheese" snack made with sinister ingredients. :)
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Instead of being a "hippo-krit", it's more of a "hippy-krit". Don't ya think? And she rolls the R too, like Cassandra does - that must be a Scots thing smile.gif


Interesting observation, I thought the same thing. And the rolling "r" is definitely a Scots thing. Actually, I remember being seen by a speech therapist at school shortly after I came to Canada and she kept getting me to repeat the "r" sound. Lucky I didn't get a complex.

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Not sure if aj57 knows what I'm talking about, but I'd guess that because of that, Canadians wouldn't call Kraft mac and cheese "Cheesies".


I would call it Kraft Dinner, though I have heard it called KD. I do remember a snack called "Cheesies". Wasn't aware it had been discontinued. Was never really a fan, though. They sort of melted in your mouth.

Speaking of things that you can get some places and not others, I have always liked Fanta orange pop. I remember getting it as a kid in Scotland and they still sell it there. But it's nowhere to be found in Canadian stores. I don't know if they still have it in the states or anywhere else.
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Instead of being a "hippo-krit", it's more of a "hippy-krit". Don't ya think? And she rolls the R too, like Cassandra does - that must be a Scots thing
Oi, you're starting to give me a complex now!! It does sound like Simone is saying 'hippy-krit' but when you turn the volume up, I thought I could hear an 'o' in the middle as well. I think I need to go listen to that scene again as I'm probably just hearing things! I'm sure you're both right but thought I'd stir things a little anyway!

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May 26 2007, 05:37 PM
Speaking of things that you can get some places and not others,  I have always liked Fanta orange pop.  I remember getting it as a kid in Scotland and they still sell it there.  But it's nowhere to be found in Canadian stores.  I don't know if they still have it in the states or anywhere else.
Yes, you still get Orange Fanta plus all sorts of wonderful variations. Personally I can't stick the stuff. Which is really weird as I'm completely addicted to diet Irn Bru. Yet the taste can't be a million miles different. Hate to think what that bright orange Irn Bru is doing to the inside of me though!
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Yes, you still get Orange Fanta plus all sorts of wonderful variations. Personally I can't stick the stuff. Which is really weird as I'm completely addicted to diet Irn Bru. Yet the taste can't be a million miles different. Hate to think what that bright orange Irn Bru is doing to the inside of me though!


What with that and your abhorrance of Drambuie in favour of whisky, I'm beginning to think you have defective taste buds. And as for diet Irn Bru :eek

I have to admit that I like regular Irn Bru and we can get that here - even in grocery stores. Though I would say the taste isn't similar to Fanta.

Actually, it's pretty amazing what British stuff you can get here. Our local convenience store just started a British corner, with chocolate buttons, HP fruity sauce, those Bassett licorice stick in white powder things, Tunnoch's caramel wafers. So you see, Canada has it all (except Fanta orange, that is)!

We can even get the British version of Heinz Beans. That's another product that is far different in the UK than the Heinz beans they make over here. A much thicker sauce in the Canadian product.
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May 26 2007, 06:31 PM
What with that and your abhorrance of Drambuie in favour of whisky, I'm beginning to think you have defective taste buds.
So ... I've got a dodgy accent, bad hearing and now defective taste buds! That's just great! No wonder I'm getting a complex.

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May 26 2007, 06:31 PM
I have to admit that I like regular Irn Bru and we can get that here - even in grocery stores. Though I would say the taste isn't similar to Fanta.
Oh, okay. Might explain why I can't stand it then! But then with defective taste buds, I probably can't taste the difference anyway.

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May 26 2007, 06:31 PM
Actually, it's pretty amazing what British stuff you can get here.  Our local convenience store just started a British corner, with chocolate buttons, HP fruity sauce, those Bassett licorice stick in white powder things, Tunnoch's caramel wafers.  So you see, Canada has it all (except Fanta orange, that is)!
I'd fogotten about Tunnoch's caramel wafers. Haven't had them for years! :)
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May 26 2007, 09:31 AM
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I'm completely addicted to diet Irn Bru. Yet the taste can't be a million miles different. Hate to think what that bright orange Irn Bru is doing to the inside of me though!


.... it's pretty amazing what British stuff you can get here. Our local convenience store just started a British corner, with chocolate buttons, HP fruity sauce, those Bassett licorice stick in white powder things, Tunnoch's caramel wafers.

Dang, I feel so out of it...I've never heard of ANY of that stuff...stupid unworldly american here.
As for Kraft Macoroni and Cheese...is that what you all were talking about up theard?

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May 26 2007, 05:01 PM
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May 26 2007, 05:37 PM
Speaking of things that you can get some places and not others,  I have always liked Fanta orange pop.  I remember getting it as a kid in Scotland and they still sell it there.  But it's nowhere to be found in Canadian stores.  I don't know if they still have it in the states or anywhere else.
Yes, you still get Orange Fanta plus all sorts of wonderful variations. Personally I can't stick the stuff. Which is really weird as I'm completely addicted to diet Irn Bru. Yet the taste can't be a million miles different. Hate to think what that bright orange Irn Bru is doing to the inside of me though!

I love Irn Bru and think it's terrible that you'd drink Diet Irn Bru. *shudders* And I've been told that an Irn Bru stain is the one thing that no carpet cleaner (professional or otherwise) can take off the rug, so you might have a point about your insides.

It doesn't taste anything like orange Fanta, so it's not surprising you can like one and not the other. In fact, the flavor is like something people from the Caribbean drink - and import to North America at specialty stores - called "Kola Champagne". It's even the same clear orange color.
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May 26 2007, 04:37 PM
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Not sure if aj57 knows what I'm talking about, but I'd guess that because of that, Canadians wouldn't call Kraft mac and cheese "Cheesies".


I would call it Kraft Dinner, though I have heard it called KD. I do remember a snack called "Cheesies". Wasn't aware it had been discontinued. Was never really a fan, though. They sort of melted in your mouth.


That's them! And yes, you could crunch them or suck on them until they melted in your mouth... mmmm!

Uhm, where was I...? Oh yeah... I don't know that they've actually been discontinued, I just don't know where to find them any more. If your see them anywhere in teh GTA let me know and I'll owe you big time. The last place my friends got them from for me was at the Price Club in Bramption, but not any more.
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May 26 2007, 08:47 PM
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May 26 2007, 09:31 AM
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I'm completely addicted to diet Irn Bru. Yet the taste can't be a million miles different. Hate to think what that bright orange Irn Bru is doing to the inside of me though!
.... it's pretty amazing what British stuff you can get here. Our local convenience store just started a British corner, with chocolate buttons, HP fruity sauce, those Bassett licorice stick in white powder things, Tunnoch's caramel wafers.
Dang, I feel so out of it...I've never heard of ANY of that stuff...stupid unworldly american here.
As for Kraft Macoroni and Cheese...is that what you all were talking about up theard?
Sorry solitasolano. If it's any consolation, I'd never heard of Kraft Macoroni and Cheese which is what started this chat. Or some of the other stuff. Here's some definitions (sorry no piccies):

Irn Bru = eccentric bright orange, carbonated soft drink made in Scotland ........ (need to really roll your Rs to pronounce it!)
Chocolate buttons = flat, circular, button-shaped chocolate pieces, sold in small packets
HP fruity sauce = fruity, brown sauce used as a condiment (e.g. for french fries etc)
Bassett licorice stick = sherbet filled tube, eaten with a licorice stick
Tunnock's caramel wafers = a biscuit, consisting of alternating layers of wafer and caramel, and is made in Scotland

Here's one that visitors to the UK find confusing: Tunnock's Tea Cakes. A teacake usually means a sweet bread roll with dried fruit, served toasted and buttered. A Tunnock's Tea Cake is a shortbread biscuit with a chocolate dome on top filled with a sort of whipped egg white.
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May 26 2007, 07:47 PM

As for Kraft Macoroni and Cheese...is that what you all were talking about up theard?

The very bugger. Canadian hangover food, American tired-mother food and many people's comfort food.
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May 26 2007, 10:28 PM
I love Irn Bru and think it's terrible that you'd drink Diet Irn Bru. *shudders*  And I've been told that an Irn Bru stain is the one thing that no carpet cleaner (professional or otherwise) can take off the rug, so you might have a point about your insides.
I love Irn Bru and think it's terrible that you'd drink Full Sugar Irn Bru. *shudders* And I've heard the rumours about the permanent carpet stains too .... but I'm trying not to dwell too much on them.

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May 26 2007, 10:28 PM
It doesn't taste anything like orange Fanta, so it's not surprising you can like one and not the other. In fact, the flavor is like something people from the Caribbean drink - and import to North America at specialty stores - called "Kola Champagne".  It's even the same clear orange color.
Okay, my mistake. Since I can't stand it, I must admit it is a long time since I last tried it.

Why is Kraft Macaroni and Cheese known as hangover food?
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