Imagine not speaking English and reading "ding dong ditch".

Or, for that matter, speaking English fluently and not being from whatever part of the US it is that that idiom is specific to.

manarth 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Imagine learning English in a country without that idiom, and reading it. Not to mention "knock down ginger"!

	▲	jimnotgym 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		My wife and I grew up about 10 miles apart. She knew those phrases, I didn't. Why? She lived in a town, I lived in the country. Playing that game where I grew up would have been pretty unproductive. Walk a mile>Open gate>dog barks as you walk up drive>farmer comes out and recognises you>says Hello x...
	▲	stavros 4 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yeah, knock down ginger was the one I went "wtf?" on, for sure.

"Please to not be ditching your ding dong in front of peoples houses"