things that weird me out

[deird1]

There are ads for ambulance-chasing lawyers EVERYWHERE.

You guys flip lightswitches UP to turn them on, instead of down.

When Canadians say "this is closed for winter", what they really mean is "this will not be open until summer".

Cars only have numberplates on the back, instead of front and back.

"Sausage" means anything made of sausage meat, rather than actual sausages.

Turning right on red is something I knew about in advance, but it is still an utterly crazy concept that freaks me out whenever I do it.

Squirrels can be BLACK! I had no idea.

Comments

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Wow! And what are actual sausages called?

[deird1]

The hotel breakfasts keep having signs for "pork sausage" or similar. This is either a patty of pork mince, or a sausage shaped object (without sausage casing). If it's actually in sausage casing... so far they're all called hotdogs.

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Amazing! Language is a many-splendored thing :')

[lyr]

Nah, they're still sausages when they're in casings. It's just that the mix of minced meat and spices that you could put in a sausage casing is still called sausage.

And Texas has plates front and back. We do turn right on red unless there's a sign saying we can't, though.

[deird1]

Interesting! Thanks!