#asda walmart

[superstarbarbie]

born to poop in ASDA, forced to shit in Walmart

[androidghoulz]

whyyy are things walmart/target exclusives 😭😭😭

[naqati]

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[obaewankenope]

American to English translation for fic

So I read and write fanfic, as do lots of others, and I've noticed that when it comes to British shows or movies, Americanisms or American terms crop up often. It's mostly because most don't know we have specific terms for things in the UK, and I've seen references here and there before, but I've decided to write one of my own. Feel free to add to it tho! I'm gonna put it up on Ao3 too and any additions, I'll reference the tumblr and link them on Ao3 too.

AO3 link is here!!

Anyway, here we go I guess.

Some Americanisms to English-isms

Gas = fuel/petrol/diesel (we tend to specify the type of fuel the vehicle uses, diesel vehicle or petrol vehicle for example)

Gas station = petrol/fuel station

Gas court = petrol/fuel court, or sometimes forecourt (not often with this one tho)

License plate = registration plate/reg

Diner = cafe

Fast-food = takeaway (this is sort of interchangeable. McDonald's is called fast food, a meal from a pizza place that delivers is takeaway)

Motel = hotel

Side-note: We tend to use specific named hotel chains like Premier Inn (or Prem-Inn for short) or Holiday Inn or Travelodge. We also have Britannia Hotels and several others. If the fic is based in a specific place, local hotels or famous ones may be better options. For example, in Liverpool, we have The Shankly or Adelphi.

Cab = taxi or black hac for a specific type of taxi.

Side-note: These are what you see in BBC Sherlock, for example, and are a UK staple. They're less popular or common-place nowadays but there are dedicated taxi companies that use them. There's on in my town that operates until 4pm each day. They are also usually more expensive than a car taxi but they have oodles of space and you can have a pram/buggy kept upright rather than folded-down in them which is brilliant.

Cop = police officer

Side note: more informal, colloquial terms include "copper", "the fuzz", "tit-head" (because of the nipple hat okay, just look up the hat, it's hilarious), "bobby", "rozzer" (pronounced r-o-z-er not Row-zer), and "the bill" (there's an actual show called this btw. It can be a good reference for anyone writing crime fic in UK). There's more but those are the most common. Older terms do include "peelers" and "old bill".

Second side-note: the police have a whole host of terms, colloquial and slang that can be a great thing to include in fic, which I'll link a glossary of here. It's not all UK centric but cross-country policing is a thing so that may just be a boon imho. Also the short-hand acroynmns used are useful so here's a link to the Metropolitan Police glossary of those too!

Patrolman = constable or police constable

Antenna = aerial or TV aerial

Fall (season) = autumn

Bill = banknote or specifically "tenner", "fiver", "twenny" (not "twenty"). We don't have single banknotes like a dollar bill. We have pound coins

Dimes, nickels, etc = pound coin, two-pound coin, fifty-pence, penny, two-pence, five-pence, ten-pence, twenty-pence (link here about the coin currency)

Drug store = chemist or pharmacy

Optometrist = optician

Primary care physician = GP (general practitioner) here's a link about UK medical terms for doctors etc

Side-note: here's a link about medical terminologies etc between American and UK

Social security number = national insurance number

Liquor store = off-license or, specifically, Bargain Booze™

Liquor = spirits (usually)

Store = shop

Target, Walmart, etc = honestly, it's probably gonna be Tesco, ASDA, Morrisons, ALDI or Lidl

Superstore = supermarket

Shopping cart = shopping trolley or just "trolley"

Yard-sale = car-boot/car-bootie/car-boot sale

Attorney = barrister or solicitor (solicitors you go to for legal help, barristers tend to be involved in actual court matters, like a the Crown Prosecution Service), here's a link that explains it better

Janitor = caretaker

French-fries = chips (although McDonald's French-fries are just that, French-fries)

Intersection = crossroad

Highway/freeway = motorway

Interstate = usually an A-road or a motorway, we don't really have interstates here)

Overpass = flyover

Turnpike = toll motorway

Windshield = windscreen

Trunk of a car = boot or car boot

Hood of a car = bonnet or car bonnet

Truck = lorry

Sedan = saloon car

Blowout = puncture or flat tyre

Pavement = road

Sidewalk = path

Subway = underground (like the London Underground)

Drapes = curtains (though we do use "drapes" we tend to say "curtains" more)

Pacifier = dummy or "dodo" or "dodi"

Diaper = nappie or a pull-up (if its like underwear for toddlers)

Baby crib = baby cot (though we do use "crib", we tend to say "cot" more)

Baby carriage/pushchair/stroller = pram or buggy (more specific type tho, here's a link about the differences)

Trash/garbage can = bin, dustbin, rubbish bin

Garbage/trash collector = binman/binmen

Mail = post

Mailman = postman

Mailbox = postbox

The movies = cinema or pictures

Movie = film (less common nowadays with influence of Americanisms but I still use "film" and a lot of people my age and older do too (25+)

First floor = ground floor okay, it's the ground floor because it's on ground level

Sneakers = unless they're Converse, it's probably just "trainers"

Baggage = luggage

Purse (as in the bag) = handbag, or "purse" but that tends to be the thing you put your money and cards in then put in your handbag

Vacuum cleaner = hoover or a specific brand like Henry Hoover™, which you'll find we tend to just call Henry (though I have a John Lewis hoover I got from George, ASDA that I've named 'George' and yes, I do say "I need to use George in a bit to hoover" regularly)

Sweater = jumper or, if it buttons up it's a cardigan or cardi

Closet = wardrobe

Elevator = lift

Call collect = reverse charges

Schools = we have primary/infants (11yrs)and secondary/high school (11-16yo) with some high schools have sixth-form college (16-18yo) or actual independent colleges for the same ages

College = university

Semester = term

Vacation = holiday

Kindergarten = nursey/reception

Flashlight = torch

Wrench = spanner

Backyard = garden

Cookie = biscuits

Chips = crisps (like Walkers™ or Lays™ in the States)

Pants = trousers

Cottoncandy = candyfloss

Dude = bloke/fella/mate

John Doe = John Smith

Exhausted (tired) = knackered

Cell phone = mobile

Cell data = mobile data/4G/5G

Bathroom/restroom = loo/toilet (informal term "bog")

Thanks = cheers

Soccer = football

Y'all = "you lot"

Fuck off/hit the road/go away = bugger off

Some slang phrases too

Bits and bobs = stuff, usually random

Take the mick/mickey = making fun of someone or over-exaggerating

Bob's your uncle = there you go, basically

Bog standard = typical, run of the mill kind of deal

Gutted = feel upset, disappointed

Dull as dishwater = basically really, really fuckin boring

Chinwag = basically "shooting the breeze" or just having a talk/chat

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If you have any others that you think of or want added, reblog and add em! Tags too if you'd prefer but reblogs would be easier ☺️

[official-fedex]

ATTENTION CORPO BLOGS. I need everyone pronouns for my fic so like just reblog with your pronouns please

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[bbeeew]

the new complete list

Before we start honorable mentions go to @meowzartz , @bbeeew (me), @the-retailverse and @important-question-anon for not being gimmick blogs but being memorable or important

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@totally-official-yahoo

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@the-true-internet-explorer

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@yahoo-official

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If I missed some please tell me!

[speedron]

I don't know why, but I'm here, so...

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[sevendeadlyheadcanons]

I’ve seen this on tiktok with different fandoms so here is NNT if they worked in retail

(these will be british because i live in britain and so do they and saying big tescos is objectively funnier than walmart or whatever)

Meliodas: Still runs his pub, but it’s probably a Wetherspoons that he’s bought the franchising rights of. He plays the football on the TV and writes who’s playing on a chalkboard in front of the pub to draw more people in. Probably supports Millwall but lies to people about it because he doesn’t want to get beat up in his own pub

Diane: Claire’s. Never let this woman touch the piercing gun. Whenever she checks you out on the till she’s like “Ooh these earrings are stunning they’ll suit you so good” she always buys the blind bags and collects them all

Ban: Corner shop. Probably sells vapes to minors and gets them to call him bossman, but not intentionally he’s just drunk on the job (he drinks the 3 year old WKD that nobody has bought because it’s shit)

King: Marks and Spencer’s. He believes that M&S food is better than any other food. “Yeah sure Aldi might be cheaper, but are you gonna get Percy Pigs there?” “These oranges are of better quality and 10x better than the ones you can get at asda” bro will defend the prices at M&S with his life and constantly denies the tory allegations.

Gowther: Lush. Bro sells the fuck out of them bath bombs. He always smells like the shop. Does demos just for the fun of it, because he likes to see the ✨sparkle✨ the biggest snow fairy fiend, he stock piles snow fairy when it first comes into stock so nobody else can buy it for the first like week.

Merlin: Superdrug. She knows the shop like the back of her hand. Where’s the paracetamol? “Second isle” Where’s the pads? “At the end of isle 4” Where’s the makeup kept? “The back isle” She probably lets people shoplift to spice her day up.

Escanor: WHSmiths at daytime, Puregym at nighttime. Bro has bills to pay so he’s constantly on the grind. At smiths he constantly has to defend the prices and remind people that he personally is not the reason why the pencil cases are a tenner. At the gym he has no idea why people are working out at midnight but he’ll go and do it next to them just to flex.

Elizabeth: Probably still a waitress at the pub. Has to deal with rowdy footy fans all day with a smile on her face and she takes it like a champ. Doesn’t make the app orders late on purpose but they’ll still end up taking 2 hours to come somehow. She probably dropped the tray and had to remake it and then had to kick someone out. She needs her legally required 4 weeks paid holiday please 💔

Elaine: Primark. It’s the only job she could get and it makes her blood boil everyday. She hates the customers, she hates the cheaply made clothing. She is constantly applying to other jobs but she cannot get anywhere yet.

[neighbourhoodtwo]

why would i put america's best hellstore on a poll of british supermarkets

back with another wholly useless poll

[elodieunderglass]

If you shop in Asda it actually is on the packaging

(In reference to this, and by the way, if you’re going to send an ask like this, context is useful: they’re saying, “referencing your claim that aerosol whipped cream in the UK says ‘spray cream’ on the packaging but people call it ‘squirty’ in conversation, I have a formal correction to make: if you shop for aerosol whipped cream in Asda, it says ‘squirty cream’ on the can.” This is really NOT SOMETHING you can count on me remembering, caring about, or properly referencing the next day.)

You’re right! I stand corrected. And I think it’s something I’ve noticed and forgotten because now that I look at it, I think I’ve posted Asda squirty cream on tumblr before, to hurt Americans. So, like, I should be corrected several times over.

Anyway let’s take a tour around the UK via aerosol whipped cream. As you can see, Tesco and Asda match in price, with Aldi being the cheapest. Very interesting!

They’re all spray cream except Asda:

Only Asda sells squirty cream.

And Asda is the only one (to my knowledge) owned by American business interests - it’s owned by Walmart. It is a scumbag company devoted to killing the American working class and the British simply allowed it to buy one of their big working-class shops, but if you stab Asda, a Walton squeaks. It’s an American shop, folks! This right here is an American corporate decision. This right here is Squirty Cream. What do you think this means?

[quite-right-too]

Inspired by that one Good Omens interview, “What do you MEAN, ‘What’s a Walmart???’” (prompt for a prompt? :D)

“What do you MEAN ‘What’s a Walmart’?”

The Doctor looked aghast, staring at Rose who sat on the other side of the couch in the media room, staring at the TV in front of her.

“Is it a grocery store? What is it, Doctor?” she asked, staring him down. Was she serious? Did she honest to gods not know what a Walmart was?

He quickly stood up, running his hand through his hair. “It isn’t not a grocery store but it doesn’t just sell groceries. You can buy all kinds of things there. Parts for your car, flat decor, even house paint and televisions.” His animated version of a Walmart description went on as he intended to truly show Rose the complexity of an American Walmart.

“But like… What is it?” She barely got the words out before the Doctor whisked her up, pulling her down the hallway and into the console room. She was lightly shoved in the direction of the jumpseat, rolling her eyes as he manically danced around the console. Flicking switches and pressing buttons, she felt the TARDIS jerk as she navigated the vortex. Landing with a shudder, the Doctor offered Rose a hand.

“Tampa, Florida. The year 2016 in the United States of America. Rough year for them, 2016. Donald Trump gets elected president,” he says with a cringe, pulling his coat on while continuing his manic rant, “famous gorilla killed at a zoo in Ohio, Muhammad Ali dies…” He trails off, looking at Rose’s smirk with a puzzled look on his face. “What? Why are you staring at me like that?”

She couldn’t hold it in any longer. Rose burst out in a fit of laughter, tears welling in her eyes. “Did you really think I didn’t know what a Walmart was, you knob?” She stood up, putting her hands on his shoulders. “Doctor, we have them in London. They’re called ASDAs.” She couldn’t help but smile at him as he smiled.

“You lied to me, Rose Tyler,” he accused. Her laugh said all he needed to know as he grabbed her by waist, picking her up and carrying her on his shoulder. Her squeak of surprise brought a satisfied smile to his face.

“We’re already here, Rose. Time to go for a little shopping spree.”

Send me a sentence prompt and I’ll write you a TenRose ficlet!

[pinbones-creations]

unpopular crochet opinions no one asked for because Halloween is for darkness and evil:

those tiktok amigurumi bees are awful. in fact i don't like a single one of the lumpy over-simple viral amigurumi patterns that everyone loves, not the bee, not the dinosaur, the duck, any of them

i really don't like that horrid yarn everyone loves that's half an inch thick and feels like cheap asda/walmart pajamas

i hate safety eyes. why would i want blank solid plastic beads sticking out of my stuffies. they don't even look like eyes

ergonomic hooks hurt more, with regular aluminium ones i don't have to turn my wrist, because i just use my fingers to turn the hook at the flat part

those are my unpopular crochet opinions, what do you guys think?

[sztupy]

Az ASDA mindig is szar volt, de amióta nem Walmart azóta valamiért még szarabb lett

És persze mandatory

[ladyluscinia]

A better "Where do you buy groceries?" poll because the other one's choices were so broken in scope

Detailed descriptions below if you don't immediately know which answer applies

1. Big-Box / Hypermarket stores can have a grocery section but they sell a lot of other general goods too. If there's equal or more not-food (clothes, electronics, furniture) than food it's probably this.

2. Bulk / Wholesale stores often require memberships and you buy in bulk with limited selection for cheaper prices. These are basically warehouses.

3. Discount Supermarkets in the US, at least, have Aldi's business model stand out as somewhat unique, though I expect it has more competitors in Europe. There's a focus on the cheapest possible prices by emphasizing store-brand items and reducing employee staffing.

4. Large Grocery Chain examples in the USA include Kroger (& Brands), Safeway, Hy-Vee, Publix, etc. They are big enough to cover a whole region instead of just a few states.

5. Large Grocery Chain in Europe would be the supermarket you can reliably find all over your country and possibly neighboring countries. I think Asda in the UK counts? I haven't grocery shopped across Europe for more examples.

6. Same kind of store as above, scaled to your country size. Not gonna pretend I know enough about groceries across the world to give more details.

7. In the US, if it covers a few states but most of the country would have no idea what you're talking about? It counts. Everyone use best judgement on how small they would consider a "local" chain.

8. Another best judgement but I was thinking of brands like Whole Foods Market (pricier, organics) or Trader Joe's (emphasis on marketing private labels but not specifically budget goods).

9. This one is especially for Americans who are immigrants or from immigrant families that shop at specialty stores (ex: Pan-Asian Market) to buy ingredients / brands that the local options don't sell, but I would assume it's internationally applicable.