the dos and donts of the english

A chat with an Egyptian who just came to study in the UK and asked about the most important things to know about the English led to this:

The English don't have friends, they have mates
The English don't watch tv, they watch the tele
The English don't go to the toilet, they go to the loo
The English don't smoke cigarettes, they smoke fags
The English don't kiss, they snog
The English don't use the pound, they use the quid

A little bit of linguistic knowledge could be useful :)

Mai