More Britishisms?

[bluesqueak]

>> Grannybat 
> Car boot...is this the equivalent of what Rita SKeeter referred to 
> as a "bring and fly sale?" What Yanks call a swap meet?
> 

No, 'bring and fly' is a pun on 'bring and buy'. A bring and buy 
sale might be equivalent to a swap meet [I don't actually know what 
a 'swap meet is' ]. It's usually held in a church hall, or other 
public space. The space will be full of trestle tables. You should 
bring something to sell, and also buy something. Generally a 'bring 
and buy' is being held to raised money for charity - you don't keep 
any money from your donated goods. Donations will be arranged in 
advance, very often, and 'who is running the stalls' will usually be 
fought over.



A 'car boot sale' is more of a freelance market. It's held outside. 
You pack everything you want to sell in the boot [trunk] of your 
car, you head off towards the designated 'car boot' site, and you 
pay a site fee of about five or ten pounds, depending. Generally, 
nothing is arranged in advance beyond 'there will be a car boot sale 
at this time on this date'; sites depend on people turning up on the 
day.

Then you'll set out your goods on a trestle table in front of the 
boot of your car. After you've paid the site fee, you keep anything 
you make for yourself.

Usually there are a mixture of professional traders and people 
who've just cleared out the attic, and want to make a few quid.


Pip!Squeak