In the US, a the bucket where you throw refuse is called a trash can. In Britain, it’s typically called a dustbin or a bin. The US versions of Mac OS have a “Trash” folder where you put files you want to delete, and US versions of Windows use a “Recycle Bin.” However, British versions use “Wastebasket.” Nautilus follows that lead: “Trash” in the US English version, and “Wastebasket” in the British English version. Of course, this leads to anger on the part of those who feel that “Dustbin” or “Rubbish Bin” or “Bin.”
Within five minutes of this discussion beginning, it invariably goes beyond insulting Americans (everyone in the discussion agrees they can’t speak properly) to the various portions of the Commonwealth arguing over their respective dialects. I love watching people hash out colonial disputes that have been settled for generations.
Curiously, it’s mostly Australians and English people who do this– the Indian developers rarely get involved. For the most part, I think, Indian programmers are satisfied with the quality of the British translation and want to improve the quality of display for Hindi, Devangari, and so forth.
Secretly Ironic 