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The man has adopted some British slang into his vocabulary (stock photo)(Image: Cultura Creative via Getty Images)<\/p>\nAn American man who moved to the UK and used to live in Bristol has said there are three words he never said before ditching the States – and now he can’t stop saying themThe man has adopted some British slang into his vocabulary (stock photo)(Image: Cultura Creative via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
While we share a common language with our American counterparts, there’s something about British slang that simply can’t be replicated elsewhere. As one US expat who relocated to the UK discovered<\/a>, it’s quite difficult to resist adopting the plethora of colloquial terms<\/a> used across the country.<\/p>\n K Jordy, originally from the States, first made Bristol<\/a> his home when he settled in the UK, before moving to London. He’s now become a successful vlogger<\/a> who regularly creates content about British life that leaves his audience in fits of laughter – and his latest TikTok<\/a> video is no different.<\/p>\n In the video, he confesses that living in the UK has “changed him”, revealing three English words he never used prior to his move but now finds himself saying daily.<\/p>\n 1. Quid<\/p>\n This term, familiar to Brits as a casual synonym for “pound”, isn’t used at all in America. K Jordy was taken aback when he realised it had slipped into his everyday vocabulary.<\/p>\n He explained: “I think this is regional, because I first moved to Bristol in the South West of England, and it was so popular. I just love how they [say] quid [for] money. At first it started as a joke, and now I just love saying it. Like, 20 quid.”<\/p>\n 2. Rubbish<\/p>\n The man confessed that he had never used the term “rubbish” before moving to the UK, a word he was compelled to adopt after being teased by colleagues at his first job in a local Wetherspoons pub for saying “trash”.<\/p>\n Please note: The following video contains strong language<\/strong><\/p>\n Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n He explained: “Rubbish is that one word you hear all the time in British TV shows and British movies. I didn’t think I’d actually catch on, but then I almost got kind of made fun of for saying trash.<\/p>\n “One of my first jobs, I worked at Spoons, [and I would say] ‘Where’s the trash at?’, and they’d all be like ‘Where’s the trash?’ [in a mocking tone]. To get out of people making fun of me, I switched to rubbish, and now it’s just become part of my vocabulary.”<\/p>\n 3. Banter<\/p>\n Another term K Jordy has come to appreciate is “banter”, which he describes as one of his “favourite words”. He loves how it encapsulates everything from having a good sense of humour to flirting with someone.<\/p>\n He said: “Banter isn’t just joking. It could be joking, flirting, or taking the p**s. It’s such a perfect word to describe so much all wrapped into one. And that’s why I love it.<\/p>\n “You’re on a date with a girl and she has good chat, [you can say] ‘Oh mate, she has good banter’. That’s why you might like her. Banter. It’s goated. I will forever say that.”<\/p>\n Commenters on K Jordy’s video have labelled him an “honorary Brit”, with many highlighting that his use of the phrase “taking the p**s” in his clip made him “more British” than he might have realised.<\/p>\n One individual commented: “I can hear your British accent forming.”<\/p>\n Another chimed in: “You have become an honorary Brit!”.<\/p>\n A fellow American also expressed their desire to relocate to the UK, stating: “I’ve been watching a lot of Coronation Street lately, and now I want to move to England! Plus, videos of Americans living in the UK keep popping up, which makes me want to move from the US to the UK even more.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An American man who moved to the UK and used to live in Bristol has said there are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333335,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,393,4884,378,449,16,15,416],"class_list":{"0":"post-333334","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bristol","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-in-the-news","13":"tag-tiktok","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-viral"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115004950181409231","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}