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Even English/English gets corrupted. I'm British, in the US for 15 years. I've forgotten the British terms for some items. I have no idea any longer what Brit

Even English/English gets corrupted. I'm British, in the US for 15 years. I've forgotten the British terms for some items. I have no idea any longer what British people call the main bag you put rubbish into in the kitchen? In America it would be a trash bag or garbage bag (I can't tell when each of those is most applicable). Is it just a black bag in England? And what is the equivalent of a garbage truck? A rubbish lorry? These things have been completely lost to me.

orobinson 2y ago
Bin bag, bin lorry. I grew up saying dustbin but most people just call them bins these days. I believe “dustbin” is from the Victorian era where what little rubbish people had was burnt in the fireplace. The “dustbin man” would come by and take away your fireplace ashes.
- dfawcus 2y ago
  We had coal fires, and no central heating when I was a young child. So we had two (steel) dustbins, and the dust-men would empty them. I can't remember if the bin wagon had a different name, I shall have to ask my parents.
dannyobrien 2y ago
your second example i've struggled with myself (and came up with the same clumsy rubbish lorry back-derivation). but i think the first is "binliner"? british exile for 24 years
- qingcharles 2y ago
  Sweet baby Jesus, it's Danny O'Brien. I actually quoted NTK in a court hearing some time ago; that was confusing. I was also filming Chips With Everything at the time you were doing 404 with Dave :) Binliner definitely seems to tweak some deep neurons.
  - dannyobrien 2y ago
    Gosh! I would love to hear more about that court hearing! Good to hear from you again
KineticLensman 2y ago
(UK) My local council say ‘rubbish bins’ on their website. And talk about rubbish collection. I say dustbin sometimes at home to distinguish the bin outside from the one in the kitchen. ‘Wheelie bins’ is also totally understood
zimpenfish 2y ago
> British people call the main bag you put rubbish into in the kitchen? For me, once it's in use, it'd just be "the bin" but I guess the specific name for the bag itself would be "bin bag" or "bin liner". > And what is the equivalent of a garbage truck? A rubbish lorry? I've seen both but people would also just refer to "the bin men" (as in "the bin men come on Thursday")
- dfawcus 2y ago
  Bin wagon.
DicIfTEx 2y ago
Being British English, I'm sure are are bitterly fought-over regional variations, but I would say 'bin bag' and 'bin lorry'. And 'roll' for a round breaded morsel.

orobinson 2y ago

Bin bag, bin lorry. I grew up saying dustbin but most people just call them bins these days. I believe “dustbin” is from the Victorian era where what little rubbish people had was burnt in the fireplace. The “dustbin man” would come by and take away your fireplace ashes.

dfawcus 2y ago
We had coal fires, and no central heating when I was a young child. So we had two (steel) dustbins, and the dust-men would empty them. I can't remember if the bin wagon had a different name, I shall have to ask my parents.

dannyobrien 2y ago

your second example i've struggled with myself (and came up with the same clumsy rubbish lorry back-derivation). but i think the first is "binliner"? british exile for 24 years

qingcharles 2y ago
Sweet baby Jesus, it's Danny O'Brien. I actually quoted NTK in a court hearing some time ago; that was confusing. I was also filming Chips With Everything at the time you were doing 404 with Dave :) Binliner definitely seems to tweak some deep neurons.
- dannyobrien 2y ago
  Gosh! I would love to hear more about that court hearing! Good to hear from you again

KineticLensman 2y ago

(UK) My local council say ‘rubbish bins’ on their website. And talk about rubbish collection. I say dustbin sometimes at home to distinguish the bin outside from the one in the kitchen. ‘Wheelie bins’ is also totally understood

zimpenfish 2y ago

> British people call the main bag you put rubbish into in the kitchen? For me, once it's in use, it'd just be "the bin" but I guess the specific name for the bag itself would be "bin bag" or "bin liner". > And what is the equivalent of a garbage truck? A rubbish lorry? I've seen both but people would also just refer to "the bin men" (as in "the bin men come on Thursday")

dfawcus 2y ago
Bin wagon.

DicIfTEx 2y ago

Being British English, I'm sure are are bitterly fought-over regional variations, but I would say 'bin bag' and 'bin lorry'. And 'roll' for a round breaded morsel.