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We had an Australian colleague back in the 2010s who asked for a band aid during a staff meeting, and everyone just looked at her and said, "Plaster."
I'm trying to think what brand names have become synonymous with their product here (UK). It used to confuse me when I'd read American books and the characters wound talk about "Xeroxing" stuff. It's a photocopier! All I can think of is Sellotape, Tip Ex and Blu tack. I think I'm in a minority by saying vacuum instead of hoover though. How can anyone call a Henry a hoover! That's blasphemy!
Roomba
Kleenex
CrockPot
Tupperware
Tupperware is the only one out of those that's common as a generic term here afaik. Never heard anyone call tissue Kleenex here. Roomba maybe, I just don't know anyone with one 😅