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Originally Posted by demonrail666
I hate it when American's use British terms when speaking to us. I have a good friend who has started using the term 'the missus' when refering to his wife. This is a term I hate when used by British people, but from an American it just sounds even more awful.
The hardest thing about trying to avoid American slang is the way it's become almost international. Words like 'man' and 'dude' are used all over the world now, in a way that words like 'flippin', 'blimey' and 'bloody' simply aren't - apart from maybe India.
Americans saying quid always always ALWAYS sounds terrible. Just as I'm sure it would if I said 'bucks'.
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The chap who lives next door to my sister is from the states, and the area they live in is pretty notorious for the thickness of the accent. He's forever trying to avoid saying 'bucks' and calls everyone 'mate', and it's as cringe-worthy as talking to one's mother about porn.