Jim Jeffries on comedy clubs: Americans vs. British

[GAYPRIDE1985]

NO WAY!!!!! "Pissed" means drunk in Britain??? I didn't know that....I would think you were angry too. When I was little and read Alice in wonderland, I didn't understand what the mad hatter what angry about. It wasn't until I was 14 that I learned mad meant crazy in Britain which is what the British writer meant. Here "Mad" ONLY means angry....and so does "Pissed." Drunk would be fucked up or shit faced. Thats cool though....I just learned more British slang today! I guarantee no one else knows

[rushtonian]

@GAYPRIDE1985 everyone knows and it's not slang.

[GAYPRIDE1985]

@rushtonian Everyone doesn't know here in the US.....and yes it is slang.

[rushtonian]

@GAYPRIDE1985 everyone bar america does & no it really isn't

[GAYPRIDE1985]

@rushtonian umm no they don't, I live here so I would kno. NOBODY knows that meaning. And it most certainly is slang

[rushtonian]

@GAYPRIDE1985

when did you move to britain?

i've lived here all my life, the only people who don't know it are the very upper middle classes, like 1-5%, and no, its not slang, its common speech

[leapoffaith20]

@GAYPRIDE1985 Pissed means drunk, pissed off means angry.

[KillingDarwin]

@drarry13

How do you borrow a language? Are we giving it back? Are we exchanging it for Welsh?...

@bradyv666

This country was founded by English settlers who revolted. Leif Ericson is credited as the first European to find and establish settlements in America, but it was known as Vinland to the Norse people.

@lesterclaypool1

And spelling doesn't seem to be the issue...After reading some comments below I would say sentence structure and grammar are a far greater concern for 'we' Americans.

[Redfingers]

@KillingDarwin

I'm an American, but I like Vinland better, man.

That sounds pretty boss.

[PookyTooth]

This guy needs a life...

[Nothing2Funny]

wow what a heavy accent

[fishtank1599]

'off your tits' generally means involvement of drugs with or without drink

[hendabomb]

@fishtank1599

No it doesn't.

[DAVN121]

Actually a British friend of mine told me "off my tits" is the new way to say you were drunk.

[missdeckchair]

@DAVN121 Your friend is correct. Also, "shit-faced", "hammered", "plastered" and "sloshed".

[DAVN121]

@missdeckchair The brits borrowed those from America!

[drarry13]

@DAVN121 Americans borrowed English from the Brits.....

[bradyv666]

@drarry13 amercians came from england when they Columbus came over.

[drarry13]

@bradyv666 Ahaha Well done. Your point?

[bradyv666]

@drarry13

so americans came over europe basiclly,

so that means that no language was borrowed from anyone?

[drarry13]

@bradyv666 Yeh they borrowed a Dictionary from us when they left

[lesterclaypool1]

@drarry13

But then they never used that dictionary. Have you ever seen we Americans spell?

[iiFlii]

@drarry13 Seeing as before they were amercians they were british, they really didnt have to borrow anything because its what they knew since they were taught it. Americans now have basically changed english in to something more modern. I tend to hear british people talk as if the revolutionary war is still going on..sometimes.

[charlieistkool]

oh, go away seriously! NO ONE in England speak in the typical posh english accent that many americans like to think we do. Have you ever visited England? It really isn't like that outside the Royal family...

[HappySuckDayToMe]

holy shit that's really close to the House of Blues.

[tyu198]

he is 100 % spot on

[afreuden]

Come see Jim Jeffries LIVE at The Lakeshore Theater in Chicago for its last show! He is performing next week! For the last 3 years, The Lakeshore Theater has been comedians favorite venue to perform at in Chicago......Dont miss this legendary event! It is going to be insane!

[mike6413]

When was he in Chicago? I live 4 blocks away from that building on the north end of the river. Would've gone to his show had I known-GOD-DAMMIT

[jeffersonisleib]

Hotel Sax.

[jingabobo]

@mike6413 Keep an eye on Ticketmaster for events.. but DONT BOOK there they charge almost $20 over ticket cost!! Buy from Venue. I'm going to see Jim Next Week Woohoo!!!

[Humboldter]

Caught his HBO special...I'm so lucky I did this guy is off the charts!! To funny...I truly love how nothing is off limits. I still cant believe that American comics in the 21st century are still so xenophobic that they done even now what "pissed" means...jeez...

[dawsoninja]

and australian people don't know what waffles are.

[DancingInChains]

Humboldter wrote:

"I'm so lucky I did this guy..:"

missing punctuation fail.

[Humboldter]

@DancingInChains dancing chanins = douche-bag FTW!!! omfg you really posted on my f-in punctuation? I am still dumbfounded how much free time douche-bags like you have on your hands, f off!!