Lost in Translation--US vs UK English words

[Lachlan09]

UK = single cream, US = light cream
UK = double cream, US = heavy cream
UK = marrow, US = squash

[Phil]

UK courgette - US zucchini

One I am surprised nobody has mentioned yet -
UK holiday - US vacation

[sydnie7]

UK = single cream, US = light cream
UK = double cream, US = heavy cream
UK = marrow, US = squash

And then there's sour cream, which has no UK equivalent! No, no, no, creme fraish (sp?) doesn't do the trick, it's just not the same stuff.

[thanmuwa]

And then there's sour cream, which has no UK equivalent! No, no, no, creme fraish (sp?) doesn't do the trick, it's just not the same stuff.

Sour cream can be bought in every supermarket I've ever looked for it in here in the UK, usually beside the crème fraîche .

Edit: While wondering what the difference was, I found:
UK----------------US
Single cream------Light cream
Double cream-----Heavy cream