What do you say to address a group of people? If we're assuming a similar age group then probably "guys," "you guys," "you all" or "ya all" (not sure where this one comes from, I think it's one of those blends...) probably the first two (Not gender specific )

Shadowlander, cheers, mate! I've never had quesadillas before but I've had something a little similar (maybe an Aussie take on the recipe).
As for guacamole, it's delicious!

Pronounce the following words: Aunt, Roof, Route, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Pajamas, Caught, Naturally, Aluminium, GIF, Tumblr, Crackerjack, Doorknob, Envelope, GPOY.

Arnt, not ant, roof, roote, theatre, ir-on, sa-mon, cara-mel, fire, water, New Or-leans, peacan, boath, prob-ably, Al-abama, Lawyer, coopon, mayonnaise, pyjamas, corght, na-turally, aluminium, Gee Eye EF, Tumbler, crackerjack, doornob, Onvelop.

What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
A waste of time, energy, money and resources.

What is a bubbly carbonated drink called?
Soft drink

What’s the bug, that when you touch it, it curls into a ball?
Slater. But why would I want to touch any bug?

What do you say to address a group of people?
Good morning/Good evening ladies and gentlemen.

What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
In Sydney, a huntsman would be the polite term.

Be a wizard or a vampire?
Wizard. Pathology samples aren't my cup of tea.

How old are you?
65

Is it cold where you are?
No 27C/80F. A lovely summer's day.

What is your favorite color?
Teal blue/green

What color are your eyes?
Hazel

Do you have freckles?
No.

When is your birthday?
17 January

What was the last thing you drank?
Glass of water

Eat a taco or a quesadilla?
A taco would be nice, with beans not minced meat.

Be a shark or an elephant?
A shark. Then I wouldn't need false teeth.

Do you speak a second language? Yes. French, mostly, Traveller's German, Vaguely remembered school Latin, a smattering of Scottish Gaelic words plus a couple of Chinese phrases etc.

Say something in it. Nein, Ich kann nicht gern Deutsch sprechen. Mais je peux parler français mieux. Aujourd’hui c’est vendredi, Février quinze et c'est deux heures et vingt quart après midi. C'est à dire Dihaoine, 15 dhen Ghearran en la langue écossaise. Aussi, j’ai étudié le latin au lycée. Et oui, j'aime des livres concernant Narnia. Dzien Dobry (Good day in Polish).

What do you call gym shoes?
Sand shoes, sneakers, or walking shoes of late.

What do you call your grandparents?
Isn't it more of a question of what my grandchildren, if I had any, would call me? What big teeth you have, Wagga?

What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
A shopping trolley.

What is the thing you change the TV channel with?
A remote, though twiddling with buttons and dials used to do the trick.

Do you think you have an accent?

In which language? In English I have a heavy Western Sydney accent. It is called "Strine".

Do you know anyone on Tumblr in real life?

What is Tumblr?

I was saying something about a trolley to an american I can't remember what but he stared blankly at me. I explained what it was and said ...... that called a cart.

If you say the word "trolley" to an American the image it conjures up in their minds is of this:

To us that's a trolley, or cable car as San Franciscans call it

The trolley thing - for me, "trolley" and "shopping cart" both come to mind.
SL, those trolleys are the best! I'm not sure how they differ that much from regular public transportation, but they are my favourite things to ride.

Here they are called trams. I can think of what kart means here but not cart.

Bella(not from Twilight) speaks truth! But you've also had the benefit of living in the US as well as Kenya, which has a lot of British influence in its history, so it is no surprise that you can so easily get the two cultural ideas from such things.

I love going to thrift stores and garage sales. In the UK I'm told they're called "Boot sales", not because people are lined up around the block to buy the footwear we call boots, but rather because I s'pose the locals sell out of their car trunks, or "Boots" as our English friends call them. Apparently one can find some good deals in this fashion!

We call them garage sales but we call car storage compartments boots. Well my family does anyway. we have a car port not a garage though since it doesn't have a door.

Here they are called trams.

Yes you are right. I expect that we originally called them tramcars, and then trams for short. In Sydney (where the powers that be like to be a bit fancy, as you know), now call it light rail. This is an example of the existing tram service from Central Station to Darling Harbour.

We did have a trolley bus service, which was actually called a trolley bus. It ran on electricity and it had two staircases inside. It was completely distinct from the normal bus services, though, it, too, did not run on rails. But this Rockdale to Sans Souci via Kogarah trolley bus was discontinued in 1959, before the advent of shopping trolleys. Here is a picture.

I thought that in USA trams were called streetcars. And I've also seen in Budapest that a tram being hauled up a steep slope is called a funicular.

When me and mum were in Melbourne,(no one is there to make sure you pay when you get on). mum says, people probably get on here and not pay and get away with it every time, just at the next stop 5 police officers or tram officers what ever they were jumped on the tram and started checking everyone had payed.

That sounds about right. Probably the non-payers concerned have mobile phones and mates to let them know where the tram police are.

Trams disappeared from Sydney roads in 1960, mainly because the streets in Sydney are too narrow, unlike Adelaide or Melbourne. They tarred over the original tram tracks, and to see our original toast-rack trams you had to go to a museum. But now the Central to Lilyfield (just beyond Darling Harbour) service is to be extended elsewhere in Sydney.

Wherever we went in Germany and Central Europe there were trams, even in large provincial cities like Poznan or Krakow, but I don't remember them in either London or Paris. In Paris, most people caught the Metro and we had three day tickets to cover some of our tourist expenses. You have to have a valid ticket to enter the Metro stations but unlike Sydney or London, you don't have to show anything to exit the station.

On the last day, as I was going through the turnstile at le Gare de Parmentier, a woman pushed her way through it just behind me, so that she got through on my ticket without paying for her own. The people at the nearby ticket box didn't do anything, not even tell her to go back and pay properly as they would certainly be expected do here, in Sydney. I was absolutely shocked at this fare evasion for which you could be fined, in addition to the cost of your ticket in Sydney. It wasn't as if the woman was poorly dressed, either. I'm also fairly sure they had ticket inspectors on the Metro there as well.

I wonder about public transport and how it is administered elsewhere? The only reason I know USA has trams is because of Tennessee Williams' play A streetcar named desire which was on some reading list or other, because San Francisco is famous for its cable cars (or are they funiculi?) and also because of a book I once read called Remember me to Harold Square by Paula Danziger.

When i was in london some guy just jumped over the gate you had to tag on before it opened with your ticket or oster card, it was very busy so no one noticed. The tickets become ruined if you put them near your phone or other electrons as my sister found out.

My mum doesn't take public transport so i forgot to tell her you have to tag off since i have been taking it for years I just assumed people knew about it and she got stuck on the tram until some guy yelled to the driver to stop. I thought i was going to be left strandared at some weird part of Melbourne by myself.

Bella(not from Twilight) speaks truth! But you've also had the benefit of living in the US as well as Kenya, which has a lot of British influence in its history, so it is no surprise that you can so easily get the two cultural ideas from such things.

Thank-you! Indeed, yes, that's true.

I wonder about public transport and how it is administered elsewhere?

Public transport over here is mostly buses and trains (and subway trains.) My experience with it in my city has been rather nice; even though I wasn't terribly fond of it sometimes, I have good memories of it. The prices are sometimes reasonable and sometimes unreasonable, but the service is pretty efficient most of the time. It's done in the way of a card or cash, which you insert in a machine. There are special transfer rates/special cards/etc.
The trains are pretty much the same process except transfers are a little quicker (and you pay once you get out of the station).
I think trolleys/trams are largely for tours in my city, which is why I don't have a distinct memory of travelling around them. I believe some might be private, then? I didn't really do much research on them, as I was quite young when I remember travelling in them. They're my favourite because you can ride outside or inside and their design is so different.

Transportation in Kenya is the famous "matatu" whose motto is "There is always room for one more." I had suspected and wiki verified - matatus are private minibuses, but are the means of transportation for many. I remember them to some degree, and they are certainly a unique and distinct part of Kenya. However, Kenya is different from what I remember in many ways, of course, so things must be different than what I recall of them.

when i was putting the item in my bag they gave me one pence back. I assumed since we don't have one and two cent coins they wouldn't have 1 and 2 pence coins there.

I only recently learned that Australia does not have pennies. So, Canadians are now in good company.

hearing an audiobook narrated by someone with an English or Australian accent would be rather unusual (and pretty awesome )

I purposefully try and purchase audio books narrated by someone with an English accent, because they are so beeeaauutiful and very pleasing to listen to.

We say it like vi-tamin and the other way is Vit-amin.

I have two very good friends who are English, and, yes, as we say "viteamin" (long "i"), they say "vitamin" (short "i"). Also, it's fun to hear their way of pronouncing the green vegetable known as "broccolee" to us; they say "broccoleye".

My favourite accents are English, New Zealand, South African, and Australian.

As for swimwear, we usually say "bathing suits" here in Canada.

We asked the lady at McDonald's for "serviettes" and then, upon receiving a perplexed look, had to quickly clarify.

Oh my, I have lost count as to how many times I ask for a "serviette" when I'm in the States, and the server looks at me with a totally blank look. I'll now do it on purpose, just to see their reaction.

I do like the term "bubblers". Such fun. We call them "water fountains" or "drinking fountains".

Trolleys, to me, are those streetcar vehicles that go up and down the hills, and are rather touristy. Trams may be another word. Carts are those things in which you put groceries at the store.

Okay, now for IlF's fun questions. I don't have time to write down all the pronunciations for those words, or some of the other questions, but can quickly answer the rest:

What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
Papering

What is a bubbly carbonated drink called?
Pop

What’s the bug, that when you touch it, it curls into a ball?
Pillbug or potato bug (but more commonly, the former)

What do you say to address a group of people?
Yo! Uh, I'm not sure: it depends if it is a formal or casual event.

What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
Daddy-long-legs

Be a wizard or a vampire?
Wizard

How old are you?
Somewhere up there.

Is it cold where you are?
Right now, yes. We have four very distinct seasons.

What is your favorite color?
Dark green; maroon/burgandy

What color are your eyes?
Blue/hazel

Do you have freckles?
Not as many as I used to have. Wish I had more still!

When is your birthday?
May

What was the last thing you drank?
A 16 oz glass of water

Would you rather: Have a million dollars or a million friends?
Neither

Eat a taco or a quesadilla?
Taco

Be a shark or an elephant?
Shark (because I love the sea)

Do you speak a second language? Say something in it.
Français ... un peu. Je comprends plus que je ne le parle pas. (I understand more than I speak it.)

What do you call gym shoes?
Running shoes or sneakers.

What do you call your grandparents?
One set was Grandma and Grandpa; the other set was Nanny and Poppy. Our kids call one set the former; the other set Nan and Gramps.

What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
Grocery cart

What is the thing you change the TV channel with?
A remote (short for remote controller)

Do you think you have an accent?
Not to me, but to those in other parts of the world, yes.

And, on another subject, we have great public transportation here in southern Ontario: in outlying cities, there is bus service; in Toronto there are buses, streetcars, an extensive subway system. Going in to the city for those of us who live west, north, or east of Toronto, there is the wonderful GO (Government of Ontario) train, which is such a great, smooth, and efficient way to ride, avoiding the crazy busy highways.

Transportation in Kenya is the famous "matatu" whose motto is "There is always room for one more."

That totally reminds me of my summer in Nigeria, where that motto was highly upheld and implemented in every way.