if british people call vacations "holiday", what do they call holidays?

[brianmanahan]

i can't find the answer and it is bugging me

 

[Fardringle]

The designated dates of special recognition are called Holidays. Traveling somewhere for a vacation is "going on holiday". Same word, different meanings.

Edit: Kind of like saying "I am taking a trip" does not necessarily mean I am going to snag my foot on an obstacle and fall to the ground..

 

[purbeast0]

It's not just British people, it's a lot of Europe and Australians do it too. Probably more.

 

[cbrunny]

Canada does it too.

 

[renz20003]

anniversary, break, celebration, day of rest, feast, festival, festivity, fete, few days off, fiesta, gala, gone fishing, holy day, jubilee, layoff, leave, liberty, long weekend, recess, red-letter day, saint's day, vacation

 

[Sonikku]

That's not even the half of it, they call cookies "crackers" and call freedom fries "chips".

Crazy ass Brits.

 

[cbrunny]

That's not even the half of it, they call cookies "crackers" and call freedom fries "chips".

Crazy ass Brits.

don't forget that they also call Freedom Degrees "Farenheit" - I mean wtf is that.

I heard somewhere that they also call an elevator a "Go up box."

 

[sdifox]

don't forget that they also call Freedom Degrees "Farenheit" - I mean wtf is that.

I heard somewhere that they also call an elevator a "Go up box."

Lift.

 

[cbrunny]

Lift.

Cardio.

 

[Svnla]

Tea time?

 

[sandorski]

Lift.

Do you even elevator Bro?

 

[brianmanahan]

I heard somewhere that they also call an elevator a "Go up box."

and they count the first floor as floor zero AKA "ground floor"

so if you are staying on the 2nd floor of a hotel, you push the "1" button! this vexxed me to no end in london.

 

[sdifox]

Cardio.

A lift is not a flight of stairs.

 

[sdifox]

and they count the first floor as floor zero AKA "ground floor"

so if you are staying on the 2nd floor of a hotel, you push the "1" button! this vexxed me to no end in london.

Cuz the ground floor is not meant for habitation. I am guessing this is from constant flooding.

 

[brianmanahan]

Cuz the ground floor is not meant for habitation. I am guessing this is from constant flooding.

but they had hotel rooms on the ground floor

 

[sdifox]

but they had hotel rooms on the ground floor

They tell foreigners they are hotel rooms :awe:

 

[IronWing]

 

[RichUK]

Holiday is holiday.

What is this vacation gibberish you speak of?

 

[FeuerFrei]

Need to ask Australians about "mate." A good friend is not a "mate."

 

[RichUK]

Need to ask Australians about "mate." A good friend is not a "mate."

Ok matey.

 

[IronWing]

Need to ask Australians about "mate." A good friend is not a "mate."

Depends on how good a friend.

 

[MixMasterTang]

Typically I hear my British co-workers refer to a traditional holiday in an american sense as a "bank holiday".

 

[mikeymikec]

Typically I hear my British co-workers refer to a traditional holiday in an american sense as a "bank holiday".

I wondered what the heck the OP was on about, it seemed like he answered his own question to begin with. Your response explained it (probably).

 

[Nashemon]

That's not even the half of it, they call cookies "crackers" and call freedom fries "chips".

Crazy ass Brits.

Cookies = biscuits. Not crackers.

 

[Exterous]

Ugh why can't the British just speak English instead of whatever mangled jibberish they choose to blather on in