Things for Americans to know about British things:
Big Ben is not the clock tower you typically see when people are talking about Big Ben. Big Ben is the bell inside the tower. So you should never say, "Look, Big Ben!" because you can't see it.
The 'h' in Buckingham Palace is silent, while the 'h' in herb is sounded.
'Shire' is pronounced 'shur', not 'shire' as in Lord of the Rings.
Things for Brits to know about Americans:
Just because we're 'Americans' doesn't mean you should say we live in 'America'. While strictly speaking it's true, we prefer to say we live in the US. It upsets the Canadians (as well as Mexicans and South Americans, who are ALL technically Americans) a lot less.
Buddies USA is not really an American dining experience. We don't usually eat mac and cheese on our burgers. Really. Even if it was pretty good.
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