In many ways I'm envious of the British variant of our fair language; I don't think we have such a good word for wellies, or anything quite like faffing about. I like trainers better than any of the words I grew up with for such shoes.
But it's just not worth it. The thing in the kitchen, for which I use the perfectly good word counter, is here called the top1 ... or the side. 2
1 Which I can almost see because I could call it a countertop without getting weird looks.
2 Which not only makes no sense (except maybe from sideboard?) but is also not allowed to be in any way equivalent to the top of anything.
But it's just not worth it. The thing in the kitchen, for which I use the perfectly good word counter, is here called the top1 ... or the side. 2
1 Which I can almost see because I could call it a countertop without getting weird looks.
2 Which not only makes no sense (except maybe from sideboard?) but is also not allowed to be in any way equivalent to the top of anything.