You say boot, I say trunk: US-British couple reveal the different words they use to describe the same thing in fascinating viral TikTok video
Americans speak English, but for Brits it can sometimes seem like they are speaking a foreign language – and vice versa.
To emphasize this, American influencer Ella Rose McFadin and her English partner James made a fascinating one TikTok video show the different words they use to describe the same thing.
Ella, 25, is from the California town of Newport Beach, while James, 31, is originally from Chiswick in West London. The couple, who have been dating for two years, live together in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Their video struck a chord with Ella’s 121,000 TikTok followers and went viral, earning over a million views and reaching nearly 90,000 likes.
In the clip, she says, “Since James and I have been dating, I’ve been keeping (note) on my phone the things we say differently as an American and an English guy.”
American influencer Ella Rose McFadin and her English partner James have created a fascinating TikTok video where they demonstrate the different words they use to describe the same thing
The couple, who met in New York on a dating app, then break down the words and phrases they say differently — for example, while Ella says the “trunk” of a car, James says the “trunk” of a car.
When Ella says the word “curb,” James replies with the word “curb,” prompting Ella to reply, “That’s so weird!”
Parking lot versus car park, gas versus petrol, and vacuum versus Hoover are other examples the pair cite — though James notes that Brits also use the word “vacuum.”
Ella says to James elsewhere in the video, “I’d say ‘I’m going to take a shower’, you would say ‘I’m going to take a shower’.”
Go to the comment section, TikTok user Ashleigh wrote, “As a Brit in America, this is my life.”
And user Lia Sioumkas said, ‘My boyfriend is also from England and I’m Canadian. Every day we discover things that we say differently, but I have also adapted to his way of speaking.’
The couple, who have been dating for two years, live together in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Speaking to MailOnline Travel, Ella shared a few more sentences that differ between the two — she says sunscreen while James says sunscreen, she says “accidentally” when he says “accidentally,” and she says plaster when he says plaster.
The content creator, who has 190,000 Instagram followers, also shared her thoughts on Britain as she travels there with James a few times a year.
She says: ‘I loved the UK. London and New York are similar to me in many ways, but the free healthcare and school systems seem much better there. I want to raise my kids there so they have those cute little touches.”
Ella notes that James, who works in the food and beverage industry, moved to the US because of the job opportunities and “loves the weather (there) compared to the UK.”
She adds: ‘But it is much more expensive here for basic necessities (such as toilet paper and juice).’
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