My dad rescued this school chair from a skip in the 70s. They were throwing them all out and replacing them with soulless plastic oneskuddlesworth9419 t1_jb0a4d1 wrote
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In the UK we just call them skips, I assume it has another name in other countries. If they even exist?
EveInGardenia t1_jb0omqx wrote
I’ve never seen one like this, close shape to like a construction dumpster or like a business dumpster here! Love learning things that are a little different than where I’m from. Confused on the downvotes 🤷🏻♀️
kuddlesworth9419 t1_jb0pfud wrote
They go on the back of a lorry that can lift them up and drive them away. They are pretty handy for getting rid of rubble and stuff like that. As for why someone downvoted you, well some people are just ass holes.
EveInGardenia t1_jb1zzc6 wrote
Yeah we definitely have our own versions of these in the states, I like the word “skip” for it :)
kuddlesworth9419 t1_jb3k79a wrote
We also have a crips called skips.
EveInGardenia t1_jb4gvu6 wrote
Crips in the US is plural for a gang haha
kuddlesworth9419 t1_jb5ofhf wrote
I meant crisps. Sorry. You guys call them chips for some reason.
EveInGardenia t1_jb5pbhr wrote
Oh haha that one I’m familiar with, damn English language
kuddlesworth9419 t1_jb5qtpe wrote
English is a really stupid language, there are so many rules but they all have exceptions. And then when you move around the UK there are a bunch of different accents and new words that make no sense.
EveInGardenia t1_jb6a9hq wrote
Oh same here in the US, my husband and I are from different sides of the country and we poke fun at each other for our regional slang all the time
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