American woman who lives in the UK reveals the three words that make British people sound 'super posh and proper'

An American woman living in the UK has revealed the three words which make Brits sound 'posh.'

Ash Loren, who moved from North Carolina to London in early 2023, frequently compares and contrasts the two cultures on her popular TikTok account where she boasts 20,000 followers.

The content creator, who posts under the username @ashseestheworld, recently took to the video-sharing platform once again to dish on the words that 'feel so proper.'

Her insight was quickly flooded with comments as people from the UK also shared their thoughts.

In the clip, which has so far been viewed more 45,000 times, Ash began: 'I'm an American in the UK. Here are some words that British people say that feel very posh.'

The content creator then launched into her insight as she shared: 'The first is holiday. In America, we say, "I'm going on vacation."

'Here in the UK, they say, "I'm going on holiday," and I've got to say, I like "holiday" better. It sounds much classier.'

Impersonating a British accent, she said: '"I'm going on holiday to my parents' place in the south of France."

'All right, I know my British accent is horrible but I like this one. I have started saying "holiday" instead of "vacation."'

Ash continued: 'Next is petrol. I think this sounds so much better than saying, "I'm putting gas in my car."

'No. "I'm putting petrol in my car or my lorry - putting petrol in lorry." Who knew the British could find a way to make gas sound classy?'

But the social media star did not stop there.

She shared: 'Okay, last but not least, "pushchair." This is a little extra. I had no clue what you guys were talking about. I thought you meant wheelchair.

'In the US, we call a "pushchair" a stroller which I guess isn't that bad but "pushchair" just sounds very [posh]. Don't forget it.'

And viewers were quick to flood to the comment section to share their own thoughts on Ash's insight. 

One person wrote: 'Why do Americans call it gas when petrol/diesel is a liquid?'

Another commented: 'Gas is not a liquid, but petroleum is. That's [definitely a] trigger for UK peeps!'

Someone else wrote: 'The shortened version of vacation (VAY-KAY) is nowhere near as annoying as HOLLY-BOBS. As in 'where you going on your hollybobs?!' Aaarrrgghh!'

'Sounds even posher when posh people say 'we are going on our hols,' one person wrote.

Several Brits joined in on the conversation with their own takes.

One person wrote: 'As a Brit myself, I think vacation sounds posh.'

Another person added: 'I'm British. Sadly not found a way to move to America yet. I think it's more the accent that makes things sound posh. 

'I far prefer vacation over holiday. I have no preference [over] the other ones.' 

A third person commented: 'Goes both ways. Faucet sounds so posh compared with tap.'