Talk:Examples of EU regulations on Britain

Sidewalks? There aren't any in Britain. Same with "cell phones". And "bathrooms" in Britain actually contain baths, not just toilets. AlanE (talk) 00:08, 26 June 2016 (EDT)

It's for an American audience. Pavement, not sidewalks. Mobile, not cell phone. Water closet, not bathroom. Radiator, not towel holder. But thanks for clarifying. --Jpatt 07:47, 26 June 2016 (EDT)

In articles relating to Britain, perhaps a solution is parenthetical statements. For example, like this: (In Britain sidewalks are referred to as pavement). Conservative (talk) 00:35, 27 June 2016 (EDT)

Things are always more complex that they seem Cons. Down here, it's a footpath.

I once fiound myself having a chat with a well known British "Best Selling" popular historian who opined that he frequently debated with himself the worth of having his books published in The States because of the time and effort required to bring the American readership up to speed with facts and concepts he could take for granted that his British Commonwealth and even European readers would understand. (There is a certain amount of amusement in this country and the world over the fact that the earlier "Mad Max" movies were dubbed into American English for their American release. Not in Holland, mind you, nor Germany nor elsewhere in the world, where, it seems, the Australian vernacular is understandable within its context. Just in America.)

Frankly, I find it not particularly important what is called what unless it is right out out of cultural context... like the Scottish housewife saying to the visiting detective: "do you want cream with that?" AlanE (talk) 02:51, 27 June 2016 (EDT)