glimmer_twin [he/him] to memes • 2 years agoThe Americans are asleep, post wheelie binsimagemessage-square28 fedilinkarrow-up164file-text
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minus-squareTheLepidopterists [he/him]hexbear11·2 years agoIf I need to distinguish one of these from a large metal dumpster that would be in front of a business, it's a trash can, and if I need to distinguish it from a small trash can that would be in a house it's a dumpster. link
minus-squareChangeling [it/its]hexbear9·2 years agoWe just call them cans. I’ve never had to call them wheelie because everyone’s cans are wheelie like this. link
minus-squareFlyberius [comrade/them]hexbear4·2 years agoWhat an enlightened land you must live in link
Do you call them wheelie bins though?
we do now
If I need to distinguish one of these from a large metal dumpster that would be in front of a business, it's a trash can, and if I need to distinguish it from a small trash can that would be in a house it's a dumpster.
We just call them cans. I’ve never had to call them wheelie because everyone’s cans are wheelie like this.
What an enlightened land you must live in
Nope