A True Story
I remember one time about 30 years ago when I was visiting England on business. I was with a client one day and he was driving up the motorway M1. I remember as we were driving, I looked to the left and saw a service area where they offered petrol and had a restaurant and facilities for motorists.
At the entrance to the service area was a large sign that said:
NO FOOTBALL COACHES ALLOWED
What a strange sign. Now I knew that Football for them is what we call Soccer in America. I’m not stupid. But the rest of it. So I asked my English friend next to me, “ They let the whole soccer team in but not the coach? What have you got against the coach?”.
And he replied, “What are ya on about Mate?”.
What haven’t I understood here?
Comments
Coach in England is a bus. Coach in America is the guy running the team, the trainer. So when the sign said Football coaches can't come in, I thought the soccer team could come in but not their trainer. I wasn't thinking about their bus or truck or what ever vehicle they used to get there. I was just thinking, why can't the trainer come in?
This is the difference!
In America, what the English call a coach is a Bus. And, In America, the Coach is the trainer of the team!!! So they let the team in but not the coach???
Yeah....in England, "coaches" means service vehicles. This is what I understood, too!
Soccer --> football
Bus --> coach
I don't know. Tell me, please.
No. Where's the difference with American English?
No. Wrong answer