Alright, this has got be be one of those Proper English/American English translation things, like cleaner/janitor, lift/elevator, bonnet/hood or boot/trunk.

But seeing grown men have an extended dialogue about making their own knickers is breaking me up.


THIS is a pair of knickers:




THIS rider is wearing a particularly brief pair of knickers:




An American, I suppose, would call this variety of knickers a "thong", whereas to an Australian a pair of thongs looks like THIS:



When a bloke starts a thread called " I want knickers.. " I feel just a little bit uncomfortable.