Erin Moore > Quotes

“The British claim that this tea has a negligible amount of caffeine. Don't you believe it. A couple of months after moving to London, convinced I was having panic attacks, I realized it was simply overcaffeination at the hands of generous friends and colleagues. Every cup of tea I was offered, I took–it seemed rude not to–to the tune of five of seven per day. The cumulative effects were heart-pounding, hand-sweating jitters that abated as soon as I learned my limits.”
― Erin Moore, That's Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us

“No place does home-turf nutjobs like America.”
― Erin Moore, That's Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms and What Our English Says About Us

“... a health drink company called Fuel, founded by a former tank commander in the British Army and an extreme-sports enthusiast, offers a liquid fry-up combining the flavors of bacon, sausage, poached egg, fried tomatoes, baked beans, mushrooms, toast, salt and pepper, and brown sauce. It's only 230 calories, and it packs twenty grams of protein (assuming you can keep it down).”
― Erin Moore, That's Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms and What Our English Says About Us

“According to the United Kingdom Tea Council, 96 percent of tea is consumed in the form of tea bags (an American invention), 98 percent of people take milk, and 45 percent take sugar. Residents of the United Kingdom each consume 2.3 kilos of tea per year to Americans' 0.2 kilos.”
― Erin Moore, That's Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us

“But there is also the HUMPED ZEBRA CROSSING, which sounds like a zoo genetics experiment gone horribly wrong. (Really it's just a pedestrian right of way path with a sleeping policeman–also known as a speed bump–in the middle).”
― Erin Moore, That's Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us

“There is ample evidence that servers can increase their take by doing things like writing thank-yous and smiley faces on checks, kneeling next to tables while taking orders, and touching patrons gently on the shoulder-all of which emphasized their lower status and the extent to which their livelihoods depend on pleasing others.”
― Erin Moore, That's Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us

“Although 77 percent of US companies do offer paid vacations and holidays, a quarter of Americans get none at all. The typical worker gets just ten days per year, along with six public holidays - and this only after being employed by the same company for at least a year.”
― Erin Moore, That's Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us