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[kellifer]

WHERE I COME FROM:
Sydney, Australia.

WHAT DO YOU CALL:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?
Pond or lake
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called?
Shopping trolley
3. A metal container to carry a meal in?
Lunch box
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?
Frying pan
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people?
Lounge or couch
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?
Rain gutter
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?
Verandah
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?
Soft drink
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?
Pancake
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?
Sub I guess... it's not a thing we've had forever...
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?
Swimming costume or bordies depending on what they're wearing. On a more unfortunate day, budgie smugglers
12. Shoes worn for sports?
Sneakers
13. Putting a room in order?
Tidying
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark?
Firefly
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball?
Spitfires do that don't they?
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down?
See-saw
17. How do you eat your pizza?
By hand
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Garage sale
19. What's the evening meal?
Dinner
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
We wouldn't have a furnace... heh. Basement
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
Bubbler

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[kiwikatipo.livejournal.com]

From Auckland, New Zealand

WHAT DO YOU CALL:

1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?
creek

2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called?
shopping trolley

3. A metal container to carry a meal in?
Lunch box

4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?
Frying pan

5. The piece of furniture that seats three people?
settee, couch

6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?
spouting/raingutter

7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?
verandah

8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?
Soft drink or fizzy drink

9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?
Pancake

10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?
A sub if I'm eating in that franchise otherwise it's a French stick.

11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?
Togs

12. Shoes worn for sports?
sneakers

13. Putting a room in order?
Tidying up

14. A flying insect that glows in the dark?
Firefly

15. The little insect that curls up into a ball?
earwig

16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down?
See-saw

17. How do you eat your pizza?
fingers

18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
garage sale

19. What's the evening meal?
Dinner or tea,

20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
Never a furnace most likely to be a rumpus room (what we call a rec room)

21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
drinking tap