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Having fun with British slang - from an American's perspective

There's a bar nearby which has a British theme to it, called, "The Pub." At each table is a menu which includes some British terms and their definitions. After going through these terms and researching slang words and phrases from the country, I have a hunch I'd have a difficult time acting mature when traveling to England for the first time and hearing these very terms and phrases. Allow me to provide a few examples of such slang terms and phrases, before concocting hypothetical conversations between Americans using British slang with an American bent. British slang: Arse over tit - "Another version of arse over elbow, but a bit more graphic!" (Arse over elbow is "another way of saying head over heels but is a little more descriptive.") Americans conversing : Brian Smoothy: "Baby, you know it's our anniversary, right?" Shelia Gobsucker: "Of course I do, sweetie." Brian: "Well, I thought we could so something...