An American girl has revealed the widespread British and Aussie phrase that “shocked” her to study in a hilarious video.
TikTok consumer Monica Patterson defined in a viral video over the weekend that “there’s not many issues that would shock me anymore”.
“I noticed a video right this moment, and think about myself very, very, very shocked,” she mentioned within the clip, which has been seen 1.6 million occasions. “I’ve been courting my British husband for eight years, married for 2, and solely right this moment did I study this.”
She then performed one other video from TikToker and author Brittan Tolford.
“Subsequent time you hear a British particular person speaking any sort of s**t about Individuals, any in any respect, ask them what this particular person’s job title is,” Tolford mentioned within the video, exhibiting an image of a lady with a cease signal and a “crossing guard” vest.
Ms Patterson confirmed the picture to her husband Sam, who replied, “Um, a lollipop woman?”
The reply brought on Ms Patterson to lose it. “No it’s not,” she laughed.
“Why?” her husband requested.
“That’s known as a lollipop woman? What if it’s a person?” she mentioned.
“It’s a lollipop man,” he mentioned.
“You’re mendacity,” she mentioned.
“No,” he insisted.
“That’s actual?” she requested.
Mr Patterson mentioned he “didn’t wish to say it as a result of I knew you’d chortle at me”.
“That’s the cutest factor I’ve ever heard,” she mentioned. “How have I by no means heard that.”
The clip has attracted 1000’s of feedback.
“I’m Australian and say lollipop woman too,” one particular person mentioned.
“Go away our lollipop women alone they’re the sweetest folks ever,” one other mentioned.
One particular person steered, “I feel [it’s] so kids perceive them. ‘Go to the lollipop woman’ for security.”
The clip additionally went viral after being re-shared on X.
“British folks, is that this true?” the consumer wrote.
One particular person replied, “They are saying issues like ‘arvo’ and ‘bangers and mash’ in fact it’s true.”