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[GordonA]

Why is it; on the bus, on the boat, on the train, on the bike , but, In the car ? 

[bewva]

In Liverpool, the majority of people going shopping say...
I am going to The Asda,
I am going to the Aldi,
I am going to the Lidl.....
But they never say
I am going to The Sainsburys, or The Marks & Spencer, or The Tesco.
Is this just a Liverpool thing?

I thought it was 'I'm goin dee Asda, I'm goin dee Aldi And I'm goin d Lidl   

[Scunner]

Where I'm from, they pluralise nearly all supermarkets and large shops.

They go to Tescos, Marks & Spencers, Lidls and Smiths.

[Bluwise]

It's not a Liverpool thing Bewva - some say it over here in Yorkshire too - no idea why

[mary62]

In Liverpool, the majority of people going shopping say...
I am going to The Asda,
I am going to the Aldi,
I am going to the Lidl.....
But they never say
I am going to The Sainsburys, or The Marks & Spencer, or The Tesco.
Is this just a Liverpool thing?

I thought it was 'I'm goin dee Asda, I'm goin dee Aldi And I'm goin d Lidl   

It depends on where in Liverpool you are from  

[Dutchie]

Why is it; on the bus, on the boat, on the train, on the bike , but, In the car ? 

I think the question should be why it's on the bus instead of in the bus.
You're not sitting on it (unles you're in Africa).