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Am I being overly sensitive to the bastardisation of our language and culture or does anyone else cringe at the increasing use of american terms for car parts on this and other Australian car forums?

Guards are now fenders

Side mirrors have become wing mirrors

Petrol/fuel is gas

A fuel tank has morphed into a gas tank

Bonnets are hoods

and Boots are trunks, the list goes on...

I can understand if you learnt english from b grade cable television movies.....but seriously WTF is going on here?

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Maybe you just need to watch some good ol' short bus riding :P

Wing Mirrors are called that in the UK. Lots of American influence here though with TV etc so that is probably responsible for some of the translation. :rofl:

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Yeah I wish the yanks would just crawl back under the rock and leave the rest of the world alone.It sickens me to see so many young people trying to act like some rap ( loser ) star.Stuff the American identity..Whats so wrong with our own ? Too much influence from them

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i thought u were talking about the "americana" pizza.. i was going to say, go all out and order urself a macedonian special >_< that gets the tastebuds happening..

but you didnt, so carry on...

americans are stupid :P

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i thought u were talking about the "americana" pizza.. i was going to say, go all out and order urself a macedonian special >_< that gets the tastebuds happening..

but you didnt, so carry on...

americans are stupid :P

Hahaha :P I'll have to track down a macedonian special....sounds good

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place next to little marios on high street in thomostown

best ull ever get, packs up friday/saturday night with all the wogs :blink:

cant remember the name though only been there couple times

but a lot of my mates go just to get a macedonian special :)

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