In America we have places where you can go smimming, we call them swimming pools?

Question

Do any other countries have similar things?

Answer 1

In the UK we call them swimming pools too.

Answer 2

In the north of the UK we call them whomping dermatology wrinklers, or WDW for short, in the south I think they're known as crinkly fun lakes.

Answer 3

We do in England

Answer 4

un yea!!!!!!!

Answer 5

you should visit Beachy Head.  Aim for the water

Answer 6

Is this a joke?

Answer 7

Whats smimming? Is it fun? We in Ireland Swim in OUR swimming pools. Might have to try this smimming tho

Answer 8

in Wales we call them Leisure centres and they also have gyms, sports halls and squash courts, as well as the pwll nofio.

Answer 9

we have something like that here too.We call them... ditch.

Answer 10

we have dykes.

youd like them.

Answer 11

Nope, they only have hot tubs in other countries.  Europe doesn't have enough room to build pools.

Answer 12

Your ignorance is immense... and now you probably think that the americans invented the swimming pool.

Actually, the greeks and the romans  used them long before Christ.

Answer 13

Are you referring to your Cement Pond ??

Answer 14

In SWcotland we also have places where you can go smimming, we call them swimming pools.

Answer 15

do u think that they r really tat dumb???

Answer 16

in the uk we have something much bigger than a swimming pool

its called the sea :)

wonders what smimming is, is it some new american thing?

Answer 17

Aye, in Scotland we all have swimming pools in our back gardens.  They come as standard with BBQ and hot tub

Answer 18

erm..what's smimming?

Answer 19

OK, terribly sorry here but are you truly that ignorant?

Answer 20

I should choke you for being so ignorant and you make us Americans look bad.

I bet you didn't know that swimming pools were once called "swimming holes" back in the day.

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Yeah this guy is definitely a troll. He obviously has a vendetta against American culture and society.

Answer 21

the second nonsensical question that this user has asked today.

either he is very, very dumb or a troll with a VERY lame sense of humour

{I know americans are noted for their parochial stupidity, but I think the latter option is more likely}

Answer 22

I didn't know that, in the UK they are called canals.

Answer 23

In Scotland adults often call them paddling pools...but I have heard the odd kid refer to them as piddling pools!!!Cant think why though!!!!!!what planet are you on?

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