DinaTheCat

Wow! Now whenever I watch the music video (approximately 1000 times per Christmas) I will always point and say "Hey, look! It's Uncle Tommy!" It's so bizarre that something so iconic in the UK is unheard of in the US. Because a lot of popular TV shows are American, we understand a lot of 'Americanisms' even if they don't make sense if you said them in England ('fanny pack', and 'pants' for example) I do have a few other questions about things I see on American television that seem a bit strange to me: Do people not say 'bye' at the end of phone conversations, or is that just a TV thing? No one ever seems to say 'bye' before they hang up :/ How big are the houses and flats (apartments)? Whenever I see people on a show complain about the size of their home, I'm like "Huh?? That bedroom room is twice the size of my entire flat!" On a related note: All houses seem to be detached (obviously I'm not counting apartment buildings). Do you not have semi-detached or terraced houses?

I have a very willful 2 (nearly 3) year old girl, and I do smack (I just can't call it 'spanking' lol) her when she's naughty - on the bum, through clothing. I also slap her hand if she touches or takes things after we've told her not to. I was smacked as a child (all the time, as I was naughty a lot!) and I remember just the threat of being smacked was enough to make me behave - even though I don't remember it hurting very much, just a slight sting for a few minutes, then that's it.

Hi, this is a question for Americans. Do you have the Christmas song Fairytale of New York by the Pogues over there? It's a very common Christmas song in the UK, but I noticed it never seems to be referenced by Americans. Please let me know, it's been bothering me for years lol

It worked! Thank you very much

Hi, I don't know if I'm being dense, but I can't seem to be able to post a story on aff.org. I've followed the instructions (My Control Panel > Harry Potter:Add) but it takes me to a page which looks like a story page, but with no text where the story is. I'd post a screenshot, but I can't figure out how to do that either D: I've tried using a different browser, but it's exactly the same. I don't know if I should be posting this somewhere else, let me know if I'm in the wrong place. I can't help but feel completely incompetent, so any help/advice would be appreciated Thanks