Re: Communication 2
oh how right you are MW still have problems with the American citizans understanding me
We had a discusion here on the unit about this very same thing tonight, have put my foot in it a few times the most embarassing one was when i was stood at the telemoniters sneaking a peak or as i said when a RN asked what i was looking at i said "its OK im just tooting at the moniters" now were i come from tooting means sneaking a peak at somthing, imagine my toal embarassment when the RN said i was very open about it
i looked at here puzzled then she told me that i had just told her i was farting at the moniters
no i said and explained what i meant i tell you everyone on the unit were falling about laughing.
I wont even go down the route of trying to figure out why it was handed over to me that someone had a catheter in there arm
which in the UK we call venflons and urinary caths are called foleys.
There again we are in a different country and sometimes we are just reminded of the fact.
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"cross-cultural" vocabulary. I have had many laughs over the years at my job. The funniest thing is that still today at age 42 I find that some words I am using are British yet I never knew.. At least everyone knows my background and eventually we all come to an understanding.. My poor dad,, over the years. He was 41 when he came to California and the commotion that was started when he said that he was going to "knock someone up in the morning." :-) yes one ocean does really make a big difference ...
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