Have you ever seen pudding named Fanny in Finnish stores? It’s delicious.

Or how about all those Americans who wear “Fanny Packs”

When Yanks talk about “falling on their fanny”, even as a man it makes me wince.

Amusing words in Finnish when said badly by foreigners such as myself: my all time favourite is one not come across regularly in normal life but is normal in my hobby – rock climbing. Most rock climbers use a tarpaulin that rolls up into a bag to keep their rope clean – in english this is simply called a “rope bag” in Finnish it is a “köysipussi”: http://www.camu.fi/constructor.php?submenu_id=45&topmenu_id=3&product_id=281 Childish I know, but it still makes me giggle. (The Finns might need to try and deliberately miss pronounce this to get it!)

When I first cycled through the village of Pornainen, north east of Helsinki, I thought one more “n” and this could be the coolest place on earth.

Did you know that “Fanny” is a perfectly normal Swedish woman’s name? It’s my grandmother’s name.

When Yanks talk about “falling on their fanny”, even as a man it makes me wince.

Care for a fag?

Yeah, old ladies in the U.S. are named Fanny as well.

Have Americans always said “X debated Y”? In UK usage you would have to say “X debated with Y” or more likely “X and Y had a debate on…”.

Right, I think that’s how we’d say it, with Y usually being the incumbent if it was a political debate and X being the opposition. “John Kerry debated George Bush yesterday…”

One australian mate suddenly burst into laughter in K-Kauppa. At first I had no idea what he was laughing at, we were at the chips section, and he pointed out a taffel chips Mega Pussi. Very funny indeed.

are those crisps (potato chips) or chips (french fries)?

Is that a fag (cigerette) or a fag (homosexual)? Makes fun of the expession “I am dying for a fag” or a fag break.

When I was in school, a classmate of mine told a very funny story. He had been standing in the checkout line at the supermarket and in front of him was an American man. When the man took out his wallet to pay for his purchases, the checkout girl asked him: “Do you want…pussi?” showing him a plastic bag. My classmate told me that the guy’s facial expression was priceless.

send me some english meanings