ENGLISH Vocabulary Differences US vs UK vs Australia vs New Zealand vs South Africa [REACTION]

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  • @amandahawker
    @amandahawker 2 роки тому +66

    The reason why South Africans call traffic lights robots: Before traffic lights were introduced, traffic officers (colloquially referred to as speed cops or traffic police) would control the flow of traffic. When traffic lights were introduced in 1932, people called them "robot policemen" and eventually this was just shortened to robots. That's the history :-)

  • @pelomk9022
    @pelomk9022 2 роки тому +39

    Another name for Lollipops is Stalk(Stock) sweet or Stalkies in South Africa.
    The thumbs-up symbol is "sharp" in South Africa which generally means great/ok/sure. When we leave or are about to go or end a conversation we'd say "sharp sharp" with two thumbs-up.

    • @godsbabeborn-again5945
      @godsbabeborn-again5945 Рік тому +1

      When he said Kiff, I was like ALL other South Africans would have said SHARP! He really didn't represent us well right there.

    • @jonasmaseko9194
      @jonasmaseko9194 Рік тому

      I think its "stok" sweet actually. I believe its afrikaans for stick.

  • @ekinematics
    @ekinematics 2 роки тому +20

    As an African I'm laughing at how shocked they are to know that corn is maize. Here in Nigeria it is corn or if you wanna be book smart then Maize. In agriculture classes no one will say corn rather the more professional term maize will be used.

  • @MosesMatsepane
    @MosesMatsepane 2 роки тому +35

    That dude was cappin', probably a small number of people in South Africa know what Kiff means. In fact Kiff is closer to something insanely derogatory, no one would ever say that. We say "Sharp" 👍 when we make that gesture. He got everything else right though.

    • @sinalofrance7591
      @sinalofrance7591 2 роки тому +5

      Kiff means cool, why would it be derogatory? Or are you making a very distant connection to the K-word?

    • @mehitabel6564
      @mehitabel6564 2 роки тому +5

      'Kiff' was universally understood by everyone in the Eastern Cape when I lived there nearly 40 years ago. But language and slang moves on, so maybe 'sharp' is the current one.

    • @MosesMatsepane
      @MosesMatsepane 2 роки тому +5

      @@mehitabel6564 Makes perfect sense. Every region has its own slang words, but at a National level, very few people know what it means.

    • @sarikehibbert2676
      @sarikehibbert2676 2 роки тому +5

      Ek dag dit was net shap

    • @Arty047
      @Arty047 Рік тому +4

      I Have never heard kiff

  • @NightOwl_30
    @NightOwl_30 2 роки тому +28

    The word maize comes from "mahiz" in the Taino language of the Caribbean. In Italian, corn is also called "mais". In Portuguese we call corn "milho" but we call cornstarch "maizena". So you can see maize is actually used in many languages. In fact, it's in the scientific name for it too, Zea mays. Now it's just a guess, but the South African guy calling it millies, I can see a similarity with the Portuguese "milho". It comes from the Latin for "thousand", indicating the amount of kernels in a cob. I'm a bit of a language geek.

    • @elodiej
      @elodiej 2 роки тому +4

      We say maïs in France too😊

    • @kimuge5846
      @kimuge5846 2 роки тому +2

      Swahili is mahindi

    • @africanadage852
      @africanadage852 2 роки тому +4

      @NightOwl_30. Pretty much all of Africa calls it maize but the small popcorn varieties are called just that, popcorn. Pounded dried maize is called Mealie Meal. We know South America is where mealies/maize originated as well as regular and sweet potatoes.

    • @cynthiadagama9303
      @cynthiadagama9303 2 роки тому +2

      Nerd

    • @chanesy_
      @chanesy_ 10 місяців тому

      mais in germany

  • @mogp427
    @mogp427 2 роки тому +21

    Yep in South Africa we call it a robot, and corn 🌽 is maize

  • @obakengotlwaetse3440
    @obakengotlwaetse3440 2 роки тому +17

    In Botswana we call traffic lights robots too🤣😂

  • @oarabiletshwagong1736
    @oarabiletshwagong1736 2 роки тому +8

    In South Africa we also call a fuel station a "Garage"

  • @Gunner_in_the_CDN_Rockies
    @Gunner_in_the_CDN_Rockies 2 роки тому +10

    If I'm not mistaken Maize is the actual original, but corn became mainstream because of popcorn

  • @amandahawker
    @amandahawker 2 роки тому +7

    "Kiff" is white boy surfer slang so a lot of people might not know it, especially if they didn't grow up in a beach town like Cape Town. It's also a word that was more popular in the 90's than it is now. If something is kiff, it's cool, it's dope, it's nca. There's also a band that goes by the name, The Kiffness.

  • @DiamondPreston1234
    @DiamondPreston1234 2 роки тому +19

    Us native Americans here in America also use the term Maize for corn. Just a fun fact.

    • @TheDemouchetsREACT
      @TheDemouchetsREACT  2 роки тому +4

      Thanks for sharing this! I think I've seen the name in stores, but I couldn't remember during the recording. We didn't know we had so many Native American supporters on the channel. You are the 6th person I am responding to just this morning. If there is anything about your culture you'd like for us to react to, what would it be?

    • @DiamondPreston1234
      @DiamondPreston1234 2 роки тому +4

      @@TheDemouchetsREACT oh my I wouldn't even know lol but some fun information I suppose is I'm of the Choctaw Nation here in Oklahoma. Once you are born your parents can apply for a CDIB (certificate of degree of indian blood) card if you are of any native ancestry and that card ensures you can get free medical care and help with college tuition (here in Oklahoma at least). I don't live on a reservation or anything like that even though we have quite a few around the country (lol in all honesty my upbringing is probably pretty similar to yours and any other average Americans).

    • @TheDemouchetsREACT
      @TheDemouchetsREACT  2 роки тому

      Thank you for sharing with us. I learned about the certificate while studying law. Do any of your family live on the reservations?

    • @ffotograffydd
      @ffotograffydd 2 місяці тому

      Most countries call it maize (or their version of the word), the word corn to mean maize was specifically North American, but has spread probably due to US tv and film.

  • @maraeacookson1573
    @maraeacookson1573 Рік тому +6

    Rudisha from NZ most probably doesn't know that in Aotearoa/New Zealand the corn and maize thing is different. We have sweetcorn which is the same species of a maize but different variety. Sweetcorn is solely for human consummation where as maize though it can be used for human consummation it is only used as pop-corn after processing it but maize is used mainly for animal feed. And when you open the husk around a sweetcorn and maize you would be able to see a significant difference in the two varieties hence the reason people in Aotearoa/NZ will never buy maize to consume only sweetcorn. Chur from Tairawhiti, Aotearoa/NZ

    • @missyleaf9778
      @missyleaf9778 Рік тому +1

      Yep true that,glad you clarified that,I thought most kiwis knew this,but maybe not.. Also,maize,if left in it's husks to dry, is,or was often used in floral arrangements for the various mixed colors of the kernels..

  • @oryanwynterz1736
    @oryanwynterz1736 Рік тому +4

    In South Africa candy on a stick we call it "StockSweet" and this 👍 we say "Shap-Shap" which basically means everything is well

  • @aaronf1078
    @aaronf1078 2 роки тому +11

    the American girl said McDonald’s can be dodgy not that it’s called dodgy, and Aussie girl said underwear is called undies, not that pants are called undies open yo ears guys😂😂 also it’s strange how Americans invented McDonald’s yet they all pronounce it wrong, the mc in McDonald’s is short for Mac not mick hahah

    • @TheDemouchetsREACT
      @TheDemouchetsREACT  2 роки тому

      Open your ears. We are saying Mac. You're hearing our accent. 🙄

    • @susanhope-hill8678
      @susanhope-hill8678 Рік тому +2

      I am glad you pointed that out about the dodgy - these two often don't listen properly before commenting and then just make themselves look silly. As for his "interpretation" of why it's called Maize (thinking it's Maze and it's because of the way it is planted)😂😂

  • @lehlogonoloditshego9730
    @lehlogonoloditshego9730 2 роки тому +4

    😂😂 Because it is a robot, if you think about it. But I think the history behind it is that South Africa was one of the first countries in Africa to have automatic traffic control light, many just saw an amazing robot

  • @coryt8080
    @coryt8080 Рік тому +1

    She was saying the restaurants/locations can be dodgy; as in not good. Not saying they call it Dodgy.

  • @neomontja71
    @neomontja71 2 роки тому +9

    In South Africa the thumbs-up we say Sharp sharp. I don't know the word he said. It's an Afrikaans word and I guessed used by few people but the majority use sharp. Yes the street light is Robot.

    • @TheDemouchetsREACT
      @TheDemouchetsREACT  2 роки тому +3

      Sharp sharp =good job?

    • @neomontja71
      @neomontja71 2 роки тому +4

      @@TheDemouchetsREACT it means several things such as great/Ok/ sure and sometimes when you are leaving instead of saying goodbye you can say sharp. You are also correct you can give someone a thumbs - up and say sharp that would mean good job. You can also ask me how I am doing and I can give you a thumbs - up and say 'Ke sharp' meaning I am fine. It depends on the type of a conversation we would be having.

  • @mhlave2440
    @mhlave2440 2 роки тому +5

    Maize 🌽 is called like that from the native language, Taino (Mahiz), where the plant originated from (the America).

  • @RoseBasemera
    @RoseBasemera 2 роки тому +4

    In Uganda we call it Maize too...

  • @peterkotara
    @peterkotara 2 роки тому +2

    Maize and corn are closley related, however maize is typically feedstock for cattle and corn (also called sweet corn in New Zealand) is reserved for human consumption.

  • @michmbolingaba7310
    @michmbolingaba7310 Рік тому +3

    Being also a French speaker, Corn/Maize is called Maïs (pronounce it Mayiss). Maize was borrowed from Spanish word Mahiz. Corn 🌽 is more used in the U.S. and in Canada. 🙏🙏🤝

  • @NightOwl_30
    @NightOwl_30 2 роки тому +5

    Lekker is definitely Afrikaans instead of English. Lekker in German and Dutch means delicious. Afrikaans comes from Dutch and Dutch and German come from the same language family.

  • @blessingswilliams2989
    @blessingswilliams2989 Рік тому +1

    Vehicle repair shops "Garage" used to be at the Fuel filling station pre-1960 in most Southern Africa, South Africa maintained calling the place Garage while countries like Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana refer to the them as Filling Stations or Fuel Stations

  • @ohteeseven7571
    @ohteeseven7571 Рік тому +2

    this might be because I don't travel often but I've never used or heard someone call themselves a Saffa

  • @asandagumede8597
    @asandagumede8597 2 роки тому +1

    “Turn right at the next robot”is kinda like saying turn right at the next traffic light

  • @kagisomakwela1840
    @kagisomakwela1840 2 роки тому +3

    Nooo buddy, lollipops are called: stock-sweets in South Africa! 🇿🇦😅😅.. a sweet on a wooden stock, get it? 🤣

    • @mehitabel6564
      @mehitabel6564 2 роки тому +1

      As kids in SA we always called them suckers.

  • @corrinntwanzorikhotso6296
    @corrinntwanzorikhotso6296 2 роки тому +1

    The thumb up in South Africa is “sharp” or “okay” or “good”

  • @hanifleylabi8071
    @hanifleylabi8071 2 роки тому +1

    Nobody in the UK calls it maize lol we call it sweetcorn as a general term or corn on the cob in the form it was in the photo. She comes out with all sorts of random stuff in other videos too.

  • @isomario
    @isomario 2 роки тому +2

    Jamaicans abroad/diaspora are yardies/yaadies. We call Jamaica, the "yard" and people from yard are yardies.
    We no longer have McDonalds in Jamaica, no sure why. We say bathing suits or beach clothes. Candy=Sweety or bonbon. Great = bad! (You have to say it with an approving tone and also depends on the occasion)
    💛💚🖤

    • @TheDemouchetsREACT
      @TheDemouchetsREACT  Рік тому +2

      We just searched for your name and saw so many comments we missed. Catching up now!

    • @isomario
      @isomario Рік тому

      @@TheDemouchetsREACT Aaww... I sincerely appreciate the effort in going through all my responses. I was like what's happening with my notifications! LOL. Nuff love & respect Fam! I am definitely a Demouchets stan and will continue to support all your content💛💚🖤

  • @bandile21
    @bandile21 2 роки тому +5

    I live abroad and I’ve never heard any South African call themselves a SaFa....must be a white thing

  • @AngieSainty
    @AngieSainty Рік тому

    In NZ, 'maize' is usually fed farm animals. We eat sweetcorn or as we say 'corn on the cob' :)

  • @bulkheadineededthat1314
    @bulkheadineededthat1314 Рік тому +1

    I'm a Kiwi and I call it Macca's

  • @kerrydoutch5104
    @kerrydoutch5104 2 роки тому +1

    In Australlia the term banana hammock can be used for mens speedos as well. In case theyre covering more than just a little budgie 😁

  • @525569andrea
    @525569andrea 2 роки тому +2

    Maiz (pronounced mah-eeze) is Spanish for corn. It originated in Spanish islands of the Caribbean. They’re prob just trying to sound more posh by “pronouncing it correctly”, which ironically they’re not lol 🤷🏻‍♀️😆 oh well that’s how words get started I guess

  • @ffotograffydd
    @ffotograffydd 2 місяці тому

    In the UK we usually say maize because it is actually called maize. Corn is just the North American name for maize, but over time other, usually younger, English speakers have adopted that name for some reason, probably because we hear it on US film and television. Interestingly, despite the Australian in this video calling it corn it’s officially called maize in Australia too.
    We’ve had maize in Europe since the Spanish first colonised South America, and from Europe it spread to the rest of the world. In Spanish it’s called Maíz.

  • @zinhle_dladla
    @zinhle_dladla 2 роки тому +3

    Swimming pants for men in South Africa is usually called trunk pants no one says boards that man was lying

    • @Fauxkat69
      @Fauxkat69 2 роки тому

      Remember the era of BVDs?

    • @zeenkosis
      @zeenkosis Рік тому

      I think he grew up in a white beach town. Surfers usually use board shorts

  • @WarNeverChanges9191
    @WarNeverChanges9191 2 роки тому +1

    In South Africa we have a lot of words for corn we call it "Mielies, Maize or Corn"

  • @susanhope-hill8678
    @susanhope-hill8678 Рік тому

    If you look on Wikipedia you will see that Maize is the correct term for what the Americans and Australians call Corn. The British also call it Corn nowadays but the term Corn in Scotland and Ireland also encompasses Wheat and Barley and sometimes oats.

  • @njabulomwelase9169
    @njabulomwelase9169 2 роки тому +2

    No... in South Africa we call it StokSweets🍭 and Marshmallow is a Jub Jub

    • @mehitabel6564
      @mehitabel6564 2 роки тому +1

      Jub Jub! I love that. It sounds like it feels.

    • @njabulomwelase9169
      @njabulomwelase9169 2 роки тому

      @@mehitabel6564 😂😂💗even when you chew em you be like Jub Jub☺

  • @kagisomakwela1840
    @kagisomakwela1840 2 роки тому

    Nooo buddy, thumbs Up is for reference of 'Sharp-Sharp' all is sharp and good! 😅🤣

  • @perryaddaewinkle7322
    @perryaddaewinkle7322 Рік тому +1

    We call corn maize or just say corn.

  • @bonganisamuelthwala7520
    @bonganisamuelthwala7520 Рік тому

    Lollipop is called "Stick sweet" here in South Africa, nobody says lollipop damn...

  • @big1ne
    @big1ne Рік тому

    The SA one is tough because there are so many cultures here and my guy represents the Afrikaaner side. If they had like a Venda, Xhosa, or any other culture, the answers would be a bit different.

  • @starfishstarfish5162
    @starfishstarfish5162 Рік тому

    In Botswana we say sneakers or turkeys but turkeys is old school
    We say robbots too
    We say sweets not candy, the ones on the stick are lollipops
    We say mealies or maize not corn
    The thumb up meana yah! Or we put up our thumb like and say sharp or show agreement without saying a word

  • @r.s1681
    @r.s1681 2 роки тому +1

    In French corn is "maïs"... It's maybe why

  • @blessingswilliams2989
    @blessingswilliams2989 Рік тому

    Maize is used for dent corn and sweet corn, only popcorn would be referred to as Corn.

  • @anthonyadverse4449
    @anthonyadverse4449 2 роки тому

    Austraya... we call sweet corn, corn... maize is usually stock feed..

  • @siyabulelamdlazi608
    @siyabulelamdlazi608 Рік тому +2

    I hate how white South Africans don't know our language , now everyone will think we all talk like this.

  • @AhsokaTano36BBY
    @AhsokaTano36BBY 2 роки тому +2

    We say Mais in dutch.

    • @TheTerkzzz
      @TheTerkzzz 2 роки тому +1

      Same in most of Europe.. I am from Estonia and we also call it mais.

  • @christinecoombs3536
    @christinecoombs3536 9 місяців тому

    Sweet corn is a variety of the grain maize.

  • @leafrika6520
    @leafrika6520 Рік тому

    First time hearing SAns being called Saffas and I'm shocked having been abroad myself

  • @Nyakes1
    @Nyakes1 Рік тому

    Hello family. My comment is not related to this story but to the mother in the family. She advised that we shouldn't watch what we don't like/love. I think I understand why. I want to tell you , my family, that you are forever loved, here in the rainbow country of South Africa. A day never passed without watching you.

  • @mlondigcaba1394
    @mlondigcaba1394 2 роки тому +3

    Some of the words from the South African dude are from Afrikaans, like the word SAFFAS, it was the 1st time hearing it

    • @ladyvrega2670
      @ladyvrega2670 2 роки тому +2

      Saffas are South Africans in Diaspora. He’s right

    • @ianengel
      @ianengel Рік тому

      Afrikaans people don't say saffers it's an English thing

  • @saneleqondani4275
    @saneleqondani4275 Рік тому

    The word corn or maize these are all called common names, but scientificly it's called Zea meys and I think the word maize might have be derived from there.

  • @lynettedaicos8956
    @lynettedaicos8956 2 роки тому +3

    There are seven states and one Territory here in Australia and our accent differs to. Please learn more because that young women does not represent Australia...

  • @35478
    @35478 Рік тому

    Kenya too we say maize, swimming costume, the back of a truck is trunk here in the US but for us we say "boot" so i was lost the first time i said boot people looked at me crazy like what the hell is that then my mum said to say trunk😂😂😂

  • @njabulomwelase9169
    @njabulomwelase9169 2 роки тому +1

    And in South Africa 👍is Sharp

  • @AGirlNamedVan
    @AGirlNamedVan 2 роки тому +1

    lol we dont say kiff in south Africa . that's old . although The Kiffness is an awesome music group. why didn't he say lekker . we say that more often than not

  • @bigheartedbadguyy
    @bigheartedbadguyy 2 роки тому +1

    Nah guys the Guy From SA is capping

  • @simroysten7963
    @simroysten7963 Рік тому

    What are you planting : maize and padi. What are you eating sweet corn and rice.

  • @jobe1888
    @jobe1888 2 роки тому +1

    Lol actually American and UK English is very different. 😂

  • @joesola5225
    @joesola5225 Рік тому

    As a New Zealander we say Churr bro wanna go grab some maccas 😅

  • @peterkotara
    @peterkotara 2 роки тому

    In south Africa we call them a robot.
    I would not have known this if it hadn't been for this fantastic Die Antwoord music video,
    ua-cam.com/video/AIXUgtNC4Kc/v-deo.html (this link skips straight to the robot part)

  • @TheEmancipatingPoet
    @TheEmancipatingPoet 2 роки тому

    Posh in The UK are the rich people, similar to the Royals in terms of class

  • @Ngatikahu-aka-panbadass
    @Ngatikahu-aka-panbadass Рік тому

    In NZ maize is for cows and corn is for people its not so sweet and more fibre

  • @enardski-nardski303
    @enardski-nardski303 Рік тому

    Filipino word for Corn is Mais spanish is same i think

  • @andrewfolkard6347
    @andrewfolkard6347 2 роки тому

    Maize is a crop of corn

  • @heathcornbeef
    @heathcornbeef 11 місяців тому

    Mac D's cardboard with cheese

  • @anewjourneywithbertie5290
    @anewjourneywithbertie5290 2 роки тому +1

    Maize is French for corn 🌽

    • @DiamondPreston1234
      @DiamondPreston1234 2 роки тому +2

      Isn't it cool how we are from two separate nationalities with no interaction and have the same word for something? Native Americans also use the word Maize for corn and we called it that way before the English even settled here.

    • @mhlave2440
      @mhlave2440 2 роки тому +3

      @@DiamondPreston1234 The reason we call it Maize is because the Portuguese took it from the Americas and brought it to Africa and Europe together with the name. The plant is not indigenous to our region but over the centuries it has become our staple food.

    • @DiamondPreston1234
      @DiamondPreston1234 2 роки тому +1

      @@mhlave2440 are you trying to educate me or her lol. I assure you I know why us native Americans call it maize and not corn. I just didn't know if you meant to type my name or hers in your comment. As I said, we have called it maize since before Europeans came to America and called it corn.

  • @bigheartedbadguyy
    @bigheartedbadguyy 2 роки тому +2

    Stock sweet the guy from SA lies

  • @NaniMK1
    @NaniMK1 Рік тому +1

    mans just pulled up there to cap. some things were true but what is a Saffa? who says that?

  • @xrand0mx
    @xrand0mx Рік тому

    kiwi chick missed a golden opportunity to introduce everyone to 'skux'. maximum disappoint.

  • @trinaroach2832
    @trinaroach2832 2 роки тому

    Budgie = Parakeet...

    • @Kaha-ow1xt
      @Kaha-ow1xt 2 роки тому +1

      Budgerigar - it's a type of parrot

    • @thevannmann
      @thevannmann Рік тому

      @@Kaha-ow1xt Budgerigars are also known as common parakeets in other parts of the world. Budgerigar is the Aussie name for it.

  • @heathcornbeef
    @heathcornbeef 2 роки тому

    Yeah Nah us kiwis are the only people who can spoke England properly chur chur maybe maybe not couldn't say for sure

    • @TheDemouchetsREACT
      @TheDemouchetsREACT  2 роки тому

      Maybe, maybe not lol

    • @heathcornbeef
      @heathcornbeef 2 роки тому

      @@TheDemouchetsREACT kia ora hello from Aotearoa new zealand my friends how are you doing? Hay one thing us kiwis like is to take the piss out of each other and especially Australians BUT THE GOLDEN RULE IS YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE IT TAKEN FROM YOU WITHOUT HAVING A TODDLER TANTRUM IT'S ALL IN GOOD FUN AND IT'S ONLY NOISE DOESN'T GIVE YOU CANCER OR A BLOOD NOSE UNLESS YOU REACT BADLY AND GET INTO A BIT OF BIFFO which takes all the fun out of taking the PISS

    • @zinhle_dladla
      @zinhle_dladla 2 роки тому

      Spoke or speak 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @heathcornbeef
      @heathcornbeef 2 роки тому

      @@zinhle_dladla we spoke England properly like a wheelie bin 🤪😜👍

    • @heathcornbeef
      @heathcornbeef 2 роки тому

      @@zinhle_dladla I've met English people including my dad and i don't understand how our language is named after them it's dam near impossible to understand a word that comes out of their pie holes apart from its too hot! it's not warm enough! Too cloudy! Too much sun!!! moan moan moan and that's how you know an Englishman is HAPPY IF HE'S HAVING A MOAN ABOUT SOMETHING.
      WARNING IF HE IS WALKING TOWARDS YOU WITH A SMILE
      RUN RUN FOR YOUR LIFE THAT'S A MENTALLY DISTURBED VERY UNHAPPY ENGLISHMAN RUN DON'T LOOK BACK RUN YOU FOOL RUN

  • @DriveWheels
    @DriveWheels Рік тому

    Safas??? Lol that aint not south Africa

  • @adamriley3030
    @adamriley3030 Рік тому

    i say corn or sweet corn

  • @hmmmyeahnahdoh823
    @hmmmyeahnahdoh823 2 роки тому

    USA = Bathing/Swim Suit, UK/SA = Swimming Costume, AU/NZ = Togs
    6:49 NZ Advert: Trumpet Ice Cream - Simplifying Summer - Togs or Undies?
    Tip Top Ice cream asks how far from the beach togs (Speedos) become undies?
    New Zealand v Aussie kids...
    Togs, Togs, Togs..... Undies, Undies, Undies (Underwear).
    ua-cam.com/video/h-Lx2ihpGbc/v-deo.html

    • @thevannmann
      @thevannmann Рік тому +1

      Togs are only used by other NZers in Australia or in Queensland. Elsewhere they have other names.