David Beckham still not hip to the lingo

July 11th, 2008 | Posted by PostmanR

When I was in London a few years ago (is this the most overused lead-in on my posts? it’s certainly up there), one thing that was made painfully obvious to me by all the study abroad peeps was that even though we speak the same language, we don’t speak the same language.

For instance: they don’t say garbage, they say rubbish. And one that was of utmost importance to me: I was not waiting in a line at a bar or club, I was in the GD queue.  (Also: They are more apt to say “postman” than “mailman.” Fun!) Though it certainly wasn’t a main cause of concern, sometimes I said something or someone said something and there was confusion. But man, I was growing and learning and expanding my cultural awareness … so it was all good, homey.

And that’s why I can understand why David Beckham is still totally clueless sometimes.

The LA Galaxy star revealed he’s not quite down with his team mates’ lingo, saying they sometimes don’t understand what he’s saying either.

Becks said: ‘I must say I’ve had a few issues on that front. I sometimes say something and team mates don’t understand me.’

‘Then they say things and I don’t have a clue what they are going on about.’

‘The other day one of them said they had a raspberry. I can’t remember. They were talking about a grass burn! I couldn’t get my head around that one.’

Later Beckham admitted the main problem was that he’s spent so much time trying to figure out what the hell Snoop is saying that he hasn’t had time to pick up on much of anything else.