Words I"ve Learned

You'd think we'd be saturated with enough US media output to understand them, but here's some things I've learned.

"Mono" is mononucleosis. As in glandular fever.
"Cooties" is "The Lurgy" (non-specific ailment, means you can't do something).
"Cukes" on a menu is cucumber.
Yams are what we call sweet potatoes.
Sweet potatoes look like what we call sweet potatoes, but they're white. And I don't know what they taste like, because the saucepan was full of yams.
Grounds are mince. As in Quorn grounds, soya grounds.
Americans don't know what a serviette is, you have to ask for a napkin.
Update: Oct 10th
A pram is a stroller. Even if you are on roller skates when you are pushing it.