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Use of 'tailgating' outside the US

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Hi, the word 'tailgating' has a totally different meaning outside of North America.

In British English, tailgating means 'driving dangerously close to the car in front'. The word is not used outside of that context.

I believe most other English speakers around the world only ever use the word in the British sense, (ie in New Zealand, Australia, India, etc). This may be because people outside of N.America don't routinely have parties around the tailgates of cars. They may well be unique to the US (and possibly Canada?).

I accept that there may not be an alternative word with the same meaning, but without an explanation of this fact (the earlier in the article, the better) the page will confuse (and\or annoy) the majority of English users. Thanks Codeye (talk) 01:15, 17 September 2019 (UTC) [reply ]

FWIW this practice is called a 'boot picnic' in the UK, and tends to be for the affluent. Pheasant. Champers. Brie. It's not a beer and barbecue thing for plebs.2001:44B8:3102:BB00:D5EF:3985:2D2C:3966 (talk) 21:31, 28 November 2020 (UTC) [reply ]

@Codeye: I don't understand the relevance of this. This article is at the title "Tailgate party", not "Tailgating". I've checked the move log, and it reports that the page has never been at "Tailgating" or any other title. As such, what, pray, makes you think even 1%, let alone 51%, of English people would be confused by an article called "Tailgate party" being about tailgate parties and not something totally different? — Smjg (talk) 15:06, 26 November 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

I'm afraid I can't answer that! I left the comment 4 years ago. Thanks for checking into it, though. All the best. Codeye (talk) 00:52, 27 November 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

Criticism section needed

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Tailgating parties have become the most objectionable visitors to natural settings in the USA, e.g. river-side picnic spots, due to their noisy and oafish behaviour. Posses of jerks in baseball caps and tattoos with their gross troglodyte families turn up in their roaring crew-cab utes, drop the gate of their 'tub', hand out beers. They soon destroy the ambience of any peaceful place with their insensitive and selfish antics. Have at them here. 2001:44B8:3102:BB00:D5EF:3985:2D2C:3966 (talk) 21:36, 28 November 2020 (UTC) [reply ]

"Many people participate even if their vehicles do not have tailgates."

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I don't understand the relevance of this. Going by the opening statement, there has to be a vehicle with a tailgate (presumably the host's vehicle) for people to party around, but what could whether the guests' vehicles have tailgates – or even whether all guests have vehicles at all – possibly have to do with anything? — Smjg (talk) 14:54, 26 November 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

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