Quote Originally Posted by John_Carrick View Post
I remember the look of bemusement at Nordstrom in San Francisco when I told the assistant I was looking for a "jumper". Eventually I pointed to a shop dummy and the guy said "oh, a sweater!".
Ah yes, in the States a jumper is often a type of woman's dress, which is why they were thoroughly confounded.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumper_(dress)