More Britishisms?

[grannybat84112]

Kathryn replied to me:

> > Car boot...is this the equivalent of what Rita SKeeter referred 
> > to as a "bring and fly sale?" What Yanks call a swap meet?
> >
> > Grannybat
> 
> Uh, possibly? The problem is that I understand your terminology 
> about as well as you get mine, 
> 
> Car Boot Sale - Event where people turn up to sell stuff (you get
> professional dealers at them nowadays as well as 'amateurs') 
> originally out of the boot (trunk) of a car but generally on tables 
> now -  they almost always start at a ridiculous hour in the morning
> .... They range from school events ...
> to regular weekly events covering vast areas of space, full of
> crowds of people 

Yup, that's a swap meet, all right. In the States they're often held 
at defunct drive-in movie lots, or in sports stadiums off season. 
Thanks for that.

Maybe this is how that Muggle woman picked up the magical tea set 
that Arthur had to sort out: The old witch died and her grandkids 
sold off the residue of the estate at the regional car boot. 

Granny