One of the weird things about American culture is the tendency to refer to things by brand name, as opposed to the product name.
For example, Iāve known people to say Kleenex when they meant tissue. Iāve heard people use Hoover instead of vacuum.
And it gets to a point with certain things that some people canāt distinguish the difference.
Weedwhacker is a brand. How many people know the real term is āstring trimmerā? Jell-O is a brand. And itās so pervasive that people call literally any gelatin dessert ājelloā even if itās not made by Jell-O. Tupperware! Thatās a brand!
The one thing that constantly messes with my head, though:
DUMPSTER IS A BRAND.
AND I HAVE GENUINELY NO IDEA WHAT TO CALL A DUMPSTER OTHER THAN A DUMPSTER.



















