Well, they may cause confusion if the speaker is unaware that they mean something different in the UK...
An Australian acquaintance said that one of her first memorable conversations in England went something like:
Her: Hey, nice pants! Man she'd just met: *Gives her extremely funny look* Her: What? [pause] ... Oh. That was one of the things I was supposed to remember not to say, wasn't it?
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Date: Thursday, 12 October 2006 09:59 am (UTC)From:An Australian acquaintance said that one of her first memorable conversations in England went something like:
Her: Hey, nice pants!
Man she'd just met: *Gives her extremely funny look*
Her: What? [pause] ... Oh. That was one of the things I was supposed to remember not to say, wasn't it?