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On holiday in Whistler back in 2019, I had a brief conversation with an Englishman in the hotel elevator. A few days later, he recognizes me outside the hotel
by anthomtb 2y ago
On holiday in Whistler back in 2019, I had a brief conversation with an Englishman in the hotel elevator.
A few days later, he recognizes me outside the hotel but I am noticeably slow to recognize back and he mentions "we chatted on the lift". I fake remembering while desperately searching my memory for the event of riding the chairlift with this English guy.
An hour later I remember that in the UK, "lift" == "elevator". Me, being North American and having spent plenty of time in ski towns, always associates "lift" with "chairlift".
- asr 2y agoHah! But if you say “on holiday,” I would have expected you to know “lift.” (or is there a region in the US where this is common? Everyone I know would say “on vacation,” but the US is very regional.)
- rconti 2y agoYeah, but in a ski town I could see making the same mistake.
- fsckboy 2y agoin warehouse/trucking situations, lift is pretty common in the US