Here are some things I learned which might perplex Canadians when in Britain.

• When ordering food or drinks, they say “to stay or takeaway” instead of “for here or to go.”

  I bought a drink the other day, and it look me a long time to actually understand what the server was asking— and the accent doesn’t help.

• “Are you alright?” is the British equivalent to “How’s it going?”

  The former phrase when used in Canada is commonly used only when a person has a problem, so it definitely feels kind of odd.

• Fries are ‘chips’, chips are ‘crisps’, elevators are ‘lifts’, guys are ‘blokes’ or ‘chaps’, paper money are ‘notes’, lines are ‘queues’, highways are ‘motorways’.

  These ones are obvious.

• Divided highways are ‘dual carriageways’, a cafeteria is ‘refectory’, sodas are ‘fizzies’.

  These are less obvious.

• On your keyboard, the ‘@’ sign is where the double-quotes are, the ‘#’ sign is a completely new key to the left of the return key, the return key is smaller on that row.

  Typing really pisses me off. For more, see check out Wiki.