The reason why I put day 3 & 4 together is because I didn't do much on day three. I went out and bought cleaning stuff and household stuff for my new place.
The night of Day 3, I phoned Rogers in hopes of getting internet, but they said the main account holder for the location is my landlord, so I have to get her permission to open an account for myself. I e-mailed her, and WOAH she replied within 10 minutes. My landlord seems really nice and on top of things. *thumbs up* I phoned Rogers again and they said they'll come hook up the internet tomorrow(which is Day four)
So on to Day four. I went to Ikea and grabbed all the stuff that we're going to buy and got them to deliver it on Monday. My bed, coffee table, and sofa bed (and a bit of other stuff). Total was $888. So expensive D:... But it was still cheaper than renting furniture them for $1,200. While I was at Ikea, the person from Rogers kept on phoning me asking me where I was. They said yesterday that they'll be there from 5~8, but they've been phoning me since 3pm or something. Yea.. BUT WOO I GOT INTERNET!!! =D
After Ikea, I went back to my new place and cleaned everything. Floor, Washroom, Kitchen... and it was tiring. The kitchen was so dirty and crap, but now it's clean ;D. Took my mom and I around 2~3 hours. Phew. Then we went back to my sister's place.
~Daniel Chou
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Day 2 of Moving
So yup, I went to Ikea today and picked out furniture -- window shopping yet again. My bed is going to look like this. The bed frame, not the mattress part. The mattress is going to be higher than the picture, but that's the general look of my new bed. There are four drawers underneath for my clothing or other stuff. That'll save me the trouble to buy an organizer for my clothes. Good stuff.
I also decided to go with a coffee table, which is not on the website. It's light brown colour wood, nothing special about it... I basically got it because it was cheap and stuff. That's going to be my working desk, too. Because...well I don't study, so I won't need a study desk, ever. No point buying a proper desk for me when I won't even use it right? ;D!
My mom is shipping the TV and TV rack from Vancouver, so I don't need to worry about those, and if you been to my Vancouver house before, you know what they look like. The colour matches the coffee table, too! =D
As for sofa, we both think that I don't need one because we can just sit on the ground with paddings or something. That is until I realise that I need a sofa to lay on when I play my video game, so I changed my mind. Sofas are expensive stuff, so we ended up buying a cheap sofa bed, which is comfortable, but not THAT good looking. Comfort first though, right? ;D You can see the picture of sofa bed here. I know the colour is very white, but it's just a simple double size mattress, so I can buy a cheap bed sheet to make it colourful. It'll work out somehow. And since it's a sofa bed, anyone who needs to sleepover can just sleep on the sofa bed!!
I am going back there on Saturday or Sunday to clean up for the move on Monday. That's when everything's gonna be shipping to the place. I'll update more about it later.
I also decided to go with a coffee table, which is not on the website. It's light brown colour wood, nothing special about it... I basically got it because it was cheap and stuff. That's going to be my working desk, too. Because...well I don't study, so I won't need a study desk, ever. No point buying a proper desk for me when I won't even use it right? ;D!
My mom is shipping the TV and TV rack from Vancouver, so I don't need to worry about those, and if you been to my Vancouver house before, you know what they look like. The colour matches the coffee table, too! =D
As for sofa, we both think that I don't need one because we can just sit on the ground with paddings or something. That is until I realise that I need a sofa to lay on when I play my video game, so I changed my mind. Sofas are expensive stuff, so we ended up buying a cheap sofa bed, which is comfortable, but not THAT good looking. Comfort first though, right? ;D You can see the picture of sofa bed here. I know the colour is very white, but it's just a simple double size mattress, so I can buy a cheap bed sheet to make it colourful. It'll work out somehow. And since it's a sofa bed, anyone who needs to sleepover can just sleep on the sofa bed!!
I am going back there on Saturday or Sunday to clean up for the move on Monday. That's when everything's gonna be shipping to the place. I'll update more about it later.
Day 1 of moving
Sorry for not posting for the past two(?) weeks, I've been busy with finals, moving, and this other thing which I will talk about later.
Today I finally decided to overcome my laziness(mostly because Jinglin's coming to help me) and move my crap over to my new place. Together we carried three gigantic sized suitcases from my residence to my new place. We have to walk 5~10 minutes to the subway, carry them up and down the stairs, on and off the subway, then walk another 10 minutes to my new place. We unloaded the things in my suitcase and lugged them back to my residence to put more stuff in. We had to do it twice. My arms totally died. Each suitcase is at least 35kg, heaviest things I've carried since working at McDonald. Seriously.
Anyways, after Jinglin left, I stayed there for a bit more to organize(and clean) stuff, which is kind of hard because all i have is a shelf -- no other furniture. I took pictures of it, but I am kind of lazy to post it right now, so I'll upload them later. After all the hard work, I was going to take a shower, but I found out there was no shower curtains. LOL I had to sit in my bathtub and shower carefully hoping that no water gets out... at least not too much.
Then I came back to my residence because there was no bed for me to sleep on. It was so tiring today that I fixed(kind of) my internal clock. LOL I slept from 9pm ~ 4am. It was nice because I've been sleeping at 5~7am lately. Anyways, hopefully I'll be going to Ikea today for furniture, and I'll take pictures and post my progress then.
See ya,
~Daniel Chou
Today I finally decided to overcome my laziness(mostly because Jinglin's coming to help me) and move my crap over to my new place. Together we carried three gigantic sized suitcases from my residence to my new place. We have to walk 5~10 minutes to the subway, carry them up and down the stairs, on and off the subway, then walk another 10 minutes to my new place. We unloaded the things in my suitcase and lugged them back to my residence to put more stuff in. We had to do it twice. My arms totally died. Each suitcase is at least 35kg, heaviest things I've carried since working at McDonald. Seriously.
Anyways, after Jinglin left, I stayed there for a bit more to organize(and clean) stuff, which is kind of hard because all i have is a shelf -- no other furniture. I took pictures of it, but I am kind of lazy to post it right now, so I'll upload them later. After all the hard work, I was going to take a shower, but I found out there was no shower curtains. LOL I had to sit in my bathtub and shower carefully hoping that no water gets out... at least not too much.
Then I came back to my residence because there was no bed for me to sleep on. It was so tiring today that I fixed(kind of) my internal clock. LOL I slept from 9pm ~ 4am. It was nice because I've been sleeping at 5~7am lately. Anyways, hopefully I'll be going to Ikea today for furniture, and I'll take pictures and post my progress then.
See ya,
~Daniel Chou
Friday, April 9, 2010
Back into the old days.
Wooah? What's this? Yes, that's right! Fifth generation of pokemon has been announced. They are titled Pokemon Black and Pokemon White. The title will mislead people thinking that the game would be in black and white, which is a possibility, but I doubt it. With so many competitors, it would be unwise to launch a brand new game in black and white; especially when it's Pokemon, such a popular game. It's too risky, not a good business practice.
Zoroa and Zoroark were pretty nice pokemon, so I can't wait to see some more pokemon that get revealed.
So far, I like everything about the fifth generation. I like the concept of simple and easy. Black and White fits right into that category. I just hope the Pokemon Company will continue to surprise me instead of disappoint me! ;D
~Daniel Chou
Truly grateful to have met you guys. Thank you.
I have to say, it's quite rare for me to write entries like this. I am going to be quite emotional in this blog. It's a rare sight, kind of like seeing a shiny pokemon.
Music's a big part of my life, and recently I found the song 一個像夏天 一個像秋天 in my iTunes. An English translation would be One is like summer, one is like fall. The title of the song is about how two really different things can actually suit each other quite well. Because they are so different, they cover each other's weakness. This song is quite old, and I never really paid a lot of attention to this song, but now I have. Like I've said, I dug out this song again after a few years, and looked at its lyrics; it really made me appreciate my friends even more than I already do.
This song is about how friends are so important. Sure, some will say family is more important, but I think you need both to be complete. There are some things where you can only tell your family, but there are other things where it's the other way around -- we really need friends to survive in this world. I know I wouldn't survive. I know I am pretty independent, but it's because I know if I ever need something, I can always count on my friends to break my fall.
The first verse goes like this 第一次看你不太順眼、誰知道後來關係那麼密切。我們一個像夏天、一個像秋天。卻總能把冬天變成春天. Translation would be I didn't like you very much when I first saw you, but who knew that we would become so close. We were like summer and fall, but we can always make Winter Spring again. This is very true for me; I have friends that didn't like me very much at first, but we still bonded in the end. I'm really happy.
There is one line that goes like this 如果不是你、我不會相信、朋友比情人還死心踏地. In English is If it's not you, I won't believe that friends are more loyal than lovers. There are countless cases where this had happened for me as I haven't dated in my life, but I can still feel the warmth from my friends overwhelming the sadness in my heart. Thank you.
Another beautiful line is 你了解我所有得意的東西、才常潑我冷水、怕我忘形. It's saying how you understand all the things I get overconfident about, and you put me down just to prevent me from embarrassing myself. It brings up a good point about relationship. Friendship is not friendship if all you're saying is the good part about your friend; that's really fake. Don't give me the bullshit "I like everything about her/him". That's not possible. If you're human, you're bound to find something you don't like about another human being, and it's fine to do that. That's all part of being human, BUT if you truly care about your friend, you would tell your friend the things you don't like about her/him, so the dislike wouldn't evolve into hatred or even further. A relationship built from compliments are fake, fake, fake. After that said, I am sorry if I ever hurt your feeling. I really do care about my friends, but sometimes my jokes are a bit too heavy to others.
One of my favourite line is from the song is 遇見一個人然後生命全改變. It means Life changes after meeting one person. People would think it's the other half, but this line can also work for a friend. In fact, I think it's better when it's describing a friend. How did you two get together? Because you two were friends. It's your other half when she/he was still a friend that changed your life. People think I'm very stubborn, but I always have my ears open for new ways of thinking. The thing is that I just didn't hear anything that would make me want to change my way of thinking, and therefore, it just seems like I am stubborn. What I didn't realise until I looked at this lyrics is that their words do change the way I think -- I may not change right away, but I do change the way I think. Big or Small. So everyone I met changes my life in one way or another, for better or worse. Even if someone makes me go downhill, I wouldn't blame them, it's just all part of life. Even if I sunk too low, I'm sure my friends would just pull me right back up.
Especially right now, I am like poor beyond imagine. Thanks to all my friends who are paying things for me when we hang out. Once I find a job, I will definitely repay this favour. And also, when I said I am moving, you have no idea how many people offered to help me move, or help me find a place. It really surprised me. I don't think I can ever repay this debt of friendship. Thank you for trusting me so much.
Since I'm being all emotional and all, I'd like to take this time to thank some certain individuals.
Cindy
You're like my closest friend, so I don't really need to worry about how heavy my jokes are because I know you'll know it's all okay. I can tell you anything, and you'll be there to listen. And you immediately offered me a place to stay when I said I need a place when I go back to Vancouver. Thanks.
Kathleen
I'm sorry that I scared you that one time, and the other few times that I got mad but wasn't directed to you. You probably think I am scary or something. Even though we have a term for you and all, but I think that's a good thing. Keep that innocence for as long as you can because once you lose it you can never go back. (If you don't know what I am talking about, don't think the wrong way. It is very legit)
Joseph
Though we haven't talked much after we graduated, but thank you for being there during my high school years. Giving me a good reason to skip PE and stuff. And thank you for putting up with my selfish demands sometimes.
Andy D.
I was never mad at you for that bag incidence; I just lost too much brain cells to think about anything that day... To be honest, I don't remember anything after being hit. Thanks for talking to me online when I'm procrastinating.
Nicole
I don't know if you still read my blog or not, but you're one of the most life inspiring person I've met in my whole life. You're probably the one who made me think that sometimes human do need to be emotional. Thank you for helping me with homework during grade 9.
Daniel H.
Don't be surprised that you're on this list. We always acted that we hated each other, but we get along pretty well. It's a relationship built on insults after all. I really enjoy the bizarre conversations we have as long as it doesn't involve certain people/things.
Kevin
Our hobbies matched really well -- sleeping and eating, so we bonded real quickly. Had lots of fun with you around, and I'm glad you're coming to UT this coming year.
Anne
You're another inspiring person I'm glad I met. Opened my eyes to new point of views. I also enjoy reading your blogs though I haven't been commenting very much. Hope you can come to UT though the final decision's still up to you.
Lisa
Really happy that you came to UT, even though it's Scarborough. You added many rays of sunshine to my dull Toronto life during the first month. I also won't forget about the many adventures we had during I block -- real fun.
Kristie
You made a lot of classes fun -- especially social classes. I'm also glad that you came to UT. Taiwan people need to stick together, you know. And it's because of you I met a lot of other people.
Crystal
You're one of the first people I met in Toronto, so if it weren't for you, I'd probably would have no friends or something. It's because of you that I met all your roommates, and thanks for cooking for me many times. Also thanks a lot for being in my video.
Atsushi
Thanks for being there many times for me, and staying up with me during all nighters. You're always okay with my outrageous demands. Had a lot of fun tickling you...
Mike
Tthanks for taking care of me when I sleepover at your place. I also enjoyed the talk we had the other night, opened my eyes to another point of view. I really appreciate for all the things you've done for me even though we just met this year. I would really like to repay you right now, but I just don't have the financial power to do so.
Vicki
You're really open and free towards Mike, unlike some other couples whom I wouldn't name. I really like that about a girl. I had fun talking with you, too. Really bonded for just met. Thanks.
Jinglin
You're the first friend I met from UTSC. You're the one who helped me rediscover my love for photography, so you're also the one who I named the term after. It's only reasonable to do so. It's also because of you I met lots of other people. It's because of you(and Lisa) I get to meet the Shutterbugs people.
Fiona
We didn't officially talk until recently, but the awkward stage didn't last very long at all. I mean just look at the facebook comments. I'm really looking forward to hanging out with you again.
Sunny
Thanks for remembering the name of a hobo like me. Though we haven't really talked until today, but I still had fun joking around with you. To tell you the truth, I enjoy those kind of conversation quite a bit -- as long as it doesn't go into too much details.
Andy K.
I'm thankful for telling me about the program, and offering so much help. Really, truly grateful. Thanks for treating me the other day; I'll return the favour when I can. You've been helping me endlessly ever since we met, but I haven't really done anything to repay you, yet. It's a fresh new start for me in Toronto, and it's quite hard on me.
Like I've mentioned in my earlier blogs, I believe that words can't truly express one's feeling, but that's all I can do at this point and time, so I'm sorry if this means nothing to you. My feelings towards all of you are all deeper than that, but it's all feeling of friendship. My friends are not like my second family because they ARE my second family. Thanks for helping me so much in Toronto. I've never felt so useless in my life right now more than ever. I don't have the power to help anyone as I am not really in the position to do anything like that. I don't have the power to do anything I feel like doing -- totally opposite from back in Burnaby. I believe I'll make it through though, and it's all thanks for all of you supporting me.
Things you see and feel in life will shape who you are in the future, and I find that friends are the most influential factor of all. It's not an exaggeration what so ever, so from the bottom of my heart, I thank all of you for being here for me. Far and near, high and low.
Thank you,
~Daniel Chou
Music's a big part of my life, and recently I found the song 一個像夏天 一個像秋天 in my iTunes. An English translation would be One is like summer, one is like fall. The title of the song is about how two really different things can actually suit each other quite well. Because they are so different, they cover each other's weakness. This song is quite old, and I never really paid a lot of attention to this song, but now I have. Like I've said, I dug out this song again after a few years, and looked at its lyrics; it really made me appreciate my friends even more than I already do.
This song is about how friends are so important. Sure, some will say family is more important, but I think you need both to be complete. There are some things where you can only tell your family, but there are other things where it's the other way around -- we really need friends to survive in this world. I know I wouldn't survive. I know I am pretty independent, but it's because I know if I ever need something, I can always count on my friends to break my fall.
The first verse goes like this 第一次看你不太順眼、誰知道後來關係那麼密切。我們一個像夏天、一個像秋天。卻總能把冬天變成春天. Translation would be I didn't like you very much when I first saw you, but who knew that we would become so close. We were like summer and fall, but we can always make Winter Spring again. This is very true for me; I have friends that didn't like me very much at first, but we still bonded in the end. I'm really happy.
There is one line that goes like this 如果不是你、我不會相信、朋友比情人還死心踏地. In English is If it's not you, I won't believe that friends are more loyal than lovers. There are countless cases where this had happened for me as I haven't dated in my life, but I can still feel the warmth from my friends overwhelming the sadness in my heart. Thank you.
Another beautiful line is 你了解我所有得意的東西、才常潑我冷水、怕我忘形. It's saying how you understand all the things I get overconfident about, and you put me down just to prevent me from embarrassing myself. It brings up a good point about relationship. Friendship is not friendship if all you're saying is the good part about your friend; that's really fake. Don't give me the bullshit "I like everything about her/him". That's not possible. If you're human, you're bound to find something you don't like about another human being, and it's fine to do that. That's all part of being human, BUT if you truly care about your friend, you would tell your friend the things you don't like about her/him, so the dislike wouldn't evolve into hatred or even further. A relationship built from compliments are fake, fake, fake. After that said, I am sorry if I ever hurt your feeling. I really do care about my friends, but sometimes my jokes are a bit too heavy to others.
One of my favourite line is from the song is 遇見一個人然後生命全改變. It means Life changes after meeting one person. People would think it's the other half, but this line can also work for a friend. In fact, I think it's better when it's describing a friend. How did you two get together? Because you two were friends. It's your other half when she/he was still a friend that changed your life. People think I'm very stubborn, but I always have my ears open for new ways of thinking. The thing is that I just didn't hear anything that would make me want to change my way of thinking, and therefore, it just seems like I am stubborn. What I didn't realise until I looked at this lyrics is that their words do change the way I think -- I may not change right away, but I do change the way I think. Big or Small. So everyone I met changes my life in one way or another, for better or worse. Even if someone makes me go downhill, I wouldn't blame them, it's just all part of life. Even if I sunk too low, I'm sure my friends would just pull me right back up.
Especially right now, I am like poor beyond imagine. Thanks to all my friends who are paying things for me when we hang out. Once I find a job, I will definitely repay this favour. And also, when I said I am moving, you have no idea how many people offered to help me move, or help me find a place. It really surprised me. I don't think I can ever repay this debt of friendship. Thank you for trusting me so much.
Since I'm being all emotional and all, I'd like to take this time to thank some certain individuals.
Cindy
You're like my closest friend, so I don't really need to worry about how heavy my jokes are because I know you'll know it's all okay. I can tell you anything, and you'll be there to listen. And you immediately offered me a place to stay when I said I need a place when I go back to Vancouver. Thanks.
Kathleen
I'm sorry that I scared you that one time, and the other few times that I got mad but wasn't directed to you. You probably think I am scary or something. Even though we have a term for you and all, but I think that's a good thing. Keep that innocence for as long as you can because once you lose it you can never go back. (If you don't know what I am talking about, don't think the wrong way. It is very legit)
Joseph
Though we haven't talked much after we graduated, but thank you for being there during my high school years. Giving me a good reason to skip PE and stuff. And thank you for putting up with my selfish demands sometimes.
Andy D.
I was never mad at you for that bag incidence; I just lost too much brain cells to think about anything that day... To be honest, I don't remember anything after being hit. Thanks for talking to me online when I'm procrastinating.
Nicole
I don't know if you still read my blog or not, but you're one of the most life inspiring person I've met in my whole life. You're probably the one who made me think that sometimes human do need to be emotional. Thank you for helping me with homework during grade 9.
Daniel H.
Don't be surprised that you're on this list. We always acted that we hated each other, but we get along pretty well. It's a relationship built on insults after all. I really enjoy the bizarre conversations we have as long as it doesn't involve certain people/things.
Kevin
Our hobbies matched really well -- sleeping and eating, so we bonded real quickly. Had lots of fun with you around, and I'm glad you're coming to UT this coming year.
Anne
You're another inspiring person I'm glad I met. Opened my eyes to new point of views. I also enjoy reading your blogs though I haven't been commenting very much. Hope you can come to UT though the final decision's still up to you.
Lisa
Really happy that you came to UT, even though it's Scarborough. You added many rays of sunshine to my dull Toronto life during the first month. I also won't forget about the many adventures we had during I block -- real fun.
Kristie
You made a lot of classes fun -- especially social classes. I'm also glad that you came to UT. Taiwan people need to stick together, you know. And it's because of you I met a lot of other people.
Crystal
You're one of the first people I met in Toronto, so if it weren't for you, I'd probably would have no friends or something. It's because of you that I met all your roommates, and thanks for cooking for me many times. Also thanks a lot for being in my video.
Atsushi
Thanks for being there many times for me, and staying up with me during all nighters. You're always okay with my outrageous demands. Had a lot of fun tickling you...
Mike
Tthanks for taking care of me when I sleepover at your place. I also enjoyed the talk we had the other night, opened my eyes to another point of view. I really appreciate for all the things you've done for me even though we just met this year. I would really like to repay you right now, but I just don't have the financial power to do so.
Vicki
You're really open and free towards Mike, unlike some other couples whom I wouldn't name. I really like that about a girl. I had fun talking with you, too. Really bonded for just met. Thanks.
Jinglin
You're the first friend I met from UTSC. You're the one who helped me rediscover my love for photography, so you're also the one who I named the term after. It's only reasonable to do so. It's also because of you I met lots of other people. It's because of you(and Lisa) I get to meet the Shutterbugs people.
Fiona
We didn't officially talk until recently, but the awkward stage didn't last very long at all. I mean just look at the facebook comments. I'm really looking forward to hanging out with you again.
Sunny
Thanks for remembering the name of a hobo like me. Though we haven't really talked until today, but I still had fun joking around with you. To tell you the truth, I enjoy those kind of conversation quite a bit -- as long as it doesn't go into too much details.
Andy K.
I'm thankful for telling me about the program, and offering so much help. Really, truly grateful. Thanks for treating me the other day; I'll return the favour when I can. You've been helping me endlessly ever since we met, but I haven't really done anything to repay you, yet. It's a fresh new start for me in Toronto, and it's quite hard on me.
Like I've mentioned in my earlier blogs, I believe that words can't truly express one's feeling, but that's all I can do at this point and time, so I'm sorry if this means nothing to you. My feelings towards all of you are all deeper than that, but it's all feeling of friendship. My friends are not like my second family because they ARE my second family. Thanks for helping me so much in Toronto. I've never felt so useless in my life right now more than ever. I don't have the power to help anyone as I am not really in the position to do anything like that. I don't have the power to do anything I feel like doing -- totally opposite from back in Burnaby. I believe I'll make it through though, and it's all thanks for all of you supporting me.
Things you see and feel in life will shape who you are in the future, and I find that friends are the most influential factor of all. It's not an exaggeration what so ever, so from the bottom of my heart, I thank all of you for being here for me. Far and near, high and low.
Thank you,
~Daniel Chou
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Where do you come from?
One night long long ago (maybe a month), Lisa and I spent the night nerding. No, we were not studying for some test we have. No, we were not doing a project. Yes, we were having an intense research/discussion about English. To be more precise, it's British English vs Canadian English vs American English. Before I go any further, I am going to say that I am going to bold the Canadian way of spelling the word and have the other way beside it (might be UK or might be USA, depends on the word). Note that I may be missing a lot.
It all started with me being angry at the mark I got on one of the assignment. They deducted my mark because I spelt/spelled parameter parametre. I always it's just another er and re thing, but apparently... there are exceptions. Should've known. English is almost the most complicated language ever created in the history of mankind. Every rule only apply to half of the words while the other half are exceptions. Seriously... Well, that's the event that got this night started. We went on google and started searching for "British American spelling". At least something good came out of this tragic event... totally made us realise/realize some of the differences between cultures. Truly amazing.
I don't know how else to introduce the other difference because there are some word that I'll never use in my blog, so I'm just going to come up with sentences.... enjoy. LOL
1. One day, Lisa bought Beatle's CD disc/disk, and she tried to rip it onto her harddisc/harddisk... but she got too excited and had diarrhea/diarrhoea.
British spell diarrhea diarrhoea... really? I've never seen that before.
2. I am pretty skeptical/sceptical about the British's way of spelling flutist/flautist... it's just too weird.
According to the website, Canadian spell sceptical both ways, and surprisingly sceptical is more common than skeptical.
3. Please beware of pedophiles/paedophile because most of them are quite skillful/skilful at what they're doing.
Same thing happened with skilful the way it happened to sceptical. Quite shocking actually.
Yea, I think three sentences should be sufficient. Just one last thing before I move on. According to the same website, the abbreviation for Doctor is Dr. right? Not if you're British! The reasoning on the website says "A contracted form of a word, ending with the same letter as the full form, is not followed by a full stop", so I am assuming it's the same for Ms., Mr., etc. I am Canadian though, so I shall spell it with a period at the end ;D!
So after the spelling difference, we moved on to speech difference. Example would be from this passage: "In both areas, saying, "I don't mind" often means, "I'm not annoyed" (for example, by someone's smoking), while "I don't care" often means, "The matter is trivial or boring". However, in answering a question like "Tea or coffee?", if either alternative is equally acceptable, an American may answer, "I don't care", while a British person may answer, "I don't mind". Either sounds odd to the other." ...Which one do you say?
Another website states that we, Canadians, start a sentence with As well, meaning 'in addition'... apparently that's a 'construction [of] Canadianism.' Do any of you do that??
Another speech difference is this one "While both forms are correct (and accepted in both British and American English), have got (have you got, he hasn't got, etc.) is generally the preferred form in British English while most speakers of American English employ the have (do you have, he doesn't have etc.)" Some example sentences are...
Do you have a car?
Have you got a car?
He hasn't got any friends.
He doesn't have any friends.
She has a beautiful new home.
She's got a beautiful new home.
One more difference...
American English - on the weekend
British English - at the weekend
American English - on a team
British English - in a team
American English - please write me soon
British English - please write to me soon
Soooooo after all this. Let me ask you one question.
Which country are you from?
It all started with me being angry at the mark I got on one of the assignment. They deducted my mark because I spelt/spelled parameter parametre. I always it's just another er and re thing, but apparently... there are exceptions. Should've known. English is almost the most complicated language ever created in the history of mankind. Every rule only apply to half of the words while the other half are exceptions. Seriously... Well, that's the event that got this night started. We went on google and started searching for "British American spelling". At least something good came out of this tragic event... totally made us realise/realize some of the differences between cultures. Truly amazing.
I don't know how else to introduce the other difference because there are some word that I'll never use in my blog, so I'm just going to come up with sentences.... enjoy. LOL
1. One day, Lisa bought Beatle's CD disc/disk, and she tried to rip it onto her harddisc/harddisk... but she got too excited and had diarrhea/diarrhoea.
British spell diarrhea diarrhoea... really? I've never seen that before.
2. I am pretty skeptical/sceptical about the British's way of spelling flutist/flautist... it's just too weird.
According to the website, Canadian spell sceptical both ways, and surprisingly sceptical is more common than skeptical.
3. Please beware of pedophiles/paedophile because most of them are quite skillful/skilful at what they're doing.
Same thing happened with skilful the way it happened to sceptical. Quite shocking actually.
Yea, I think three sentences should be sufficient. Just one last thing before I move on. According to the same website, the abbreviation for Doctor is Dr. right? Not if you're British! The reasoning on the website says "A contracted form of a word, ending with the same letter as the full form, is not followed by a full stop", so I am assuming it's the same for Ms., Mr., etc. I am Canadian though, so I shall spell it with a period at the end ;D!
So after the spelling difference, we moved on to speech difference. Example would be from this passage: "In both areas, saying, "I don't mind" often means, "I'm not annoyed" (for example, by someone's smoking), while "I don't care" often means, "The matter is trivial or boring". However, in answering a question like "Tea or coffee?", if either alternative is equally acceptable, an American may answer, "I don't care", while a British person may answer, "I don't mind". Either sounds odd to the other." ...Which one do you say?
Another website states that we, Canadians, start a sentence with As well, meaning 'in addition'... apparently that's a 'construction [of] Canadianism.' Do any of you do that??
Another speech difference is this one "While both forms are correct (and accepted in both British and American English), have got (have you got, he hasn't got, etc.) is generally the preferred form in British English while most speakers of American English employ the have (do you have, he doesn't have etc.)" Some example sentences are...
Do you have a car?
Have you got a car?
He hasn't got any friends.
He doesn't have any friends.
She has a beautiful new home.
She's got a beautiful new home.
One more difference...
American English - on the weekend
British English - at the weekend
American English - on a team
British English - in a team
American English - please write me soon
British English - please write to me soon
Soooooo after all this. Let me ask you one question.
Which country are you from?
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