Is it true that in England they call...

Question

that in England they don't call (what in america we call) napkins, napkins? Someone said that napkins in England is another term for "diapers" and they call napkins "sillouette"(howevr you spell it)

Is it true?

Answer 1

British on the left- American on the right :

          Nappy                =           Diaper

          Serviette             =           Napkin

                                  

//I hope it helped ...

Answer 2

I think you're thinking of nappies for diapers.

Answer 3

Napkins are called either serviettes or napkins

Diapers are called nappies.

Answer 4

They call napkins serviettes.

As far as I know they don't refer to diapers as napkins.