I love Americans - Page 4

Jingo · 09-07-2009, 17:28

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Originally Posted by Knipples

Dont you mean Narf zummmmmerzet!

Well if I wasn't brought up by the strictest of non-accented parents then I imagine I would be in the 'gert lush, cheers drive, where's it to, ear where'd ee get they, look out there windel' category of linguism.

I guess we'll leave the zider-talk to you Knips

Pheebs · 09-07-2009, 17:32

I've picked up some of those phrases from Picky. That, mixed in with weird things my Dad says as a Gordy (in a non gordy accent), mixed up with confused sayings in my head and I come out speaking in jibberish!

Jingo · 09-07-2009, 17:37

Our family has developed it's own gibberish/cornish/irish mix of colloquial terms and slang also- sitting around the table with friends is hillarious as they try and interpret the mixture of several languages & dialects!

Blackstar · 09-07-2009, 20:48

Pheebs you've always sounded down West to me, maybe its because i've grown up hearing it on holiday. My accent gets misplaced a fair bit, even by people in my home town. I have a very soft Edinburgh accent.

Kitten · 09-07-2009, 21:03

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Originally Posted by Streeteh

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I love America though, many are terribly educated about the outside world, but i tend to find they're always eager to learn and don't mind appearing dim for asking questions. Many of the friendliest people i've ever met are from America.

Just to add another thing in - it's not just foreigners that don't always get the context/language! I just read your post above and thought it said 'many are terribly educated about the outside world', and then the rest of it didn't make sense. I was thinking 'terribly educated' as in 'ever so much so' rather than badly

Pheebs, you sounded exactly like I thought you would.

They love Leo's accent in the States. And mine. Always giggling and telling us we have such cute accents & asking us to repeat things wherever we go

Paula, you sound like a yank

Burble · 09-07-2009, 21:15

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Originally Posted by Kitten

Always giggling and telling us we have such cute accents & asking us to repeat things wherever we go

Argh, I know how that feels. I was staying in California with friends a few years ago and we all went to a birthday party for a friend of theirs. One of the girls at the party did little all sodding night than ask me to say stuff. I'm a bit shy around groups of people I don't know so felt so uncomfortable about it!

Feek · 09-07-2009, 22:33

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Originally Posted by Blackstar

I have the most awesomely awesome accent in the history of accents ever.

Corrected for you

Kell_ee001 · 09-07-2009, 23:02

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Originally Posted by Briggykins

Tho it has to be said I think some Brits are Australian - specifically people from Surrey...

That might explain why it took so long to convince people I wasn't Australian when I moved up here

Darrin · 10-07-2009, 04:59

I had a call yesterday. I got on the phone to let the young lass know I was on the way. This delightful accent comes through my phone and I smile, thinking of this thread.

I get to her car, introduce myself, then dig out the jumper cables to get her car started.

In the process I ask her, "Pardon me, but Essex right?"

This beaming smile comes across her face and she confirms my suspicions. She is indeed from Essex. (I lucked out)

I then challenged her to name my accent. She had absolutely NO idea. I let her off the hook by telling her it was a mix of Vancouver Canadian, Southern Mississippi and North Carolina from the Navy, a little Texas from my boss in the TSA, a healthy dose of "Yeah, sure ya betcha" from Minnesota mixed in with 17 years of living with a SoCal wife...

Oh, and to top it all off my mum was from Glasgow and my dad's father was from Dublin. And we lived in Australia for 3 years. So yeah. A little hard to pick mine out...

Absolutely delightful girl to talk to, though.

Burble · 10-07-2009, 07:49

Blimey, that's one hell of a mixture you've got there Darrin.

09-07-2009, 17:32	#32
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	I've picked up some of those phrases from Picky. That, mixed in with weird things my Dad says as a Gordy (in a non gordy accent), mixed up with confused sayings in my head and I come out speaking in jibberish! __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

09-07-2009, 17:37	#33
Jingo Smother me in chocolate and eat flapjacks with it! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Somerset Posts: 1,854	Our family has developed it's own gibberish/cornish/irish mix of colloquial terms and slang also- sitting around the table with friends is hillarious as they try and interpret the mixture of several languages & dialects! __________________

09-07-2009, 20:48	#34
Blackstar Ambassador of Awesome Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edinburger Posts: 3,676	Pheebs you've always sounded down West to me, maybe its because i've grown up hearing it on holiday. My accent gets misplaced a fair bit, even by people in my home town. I have a very soft Edinburgh accent. __________________ Jim Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen

10-07-2009, 04:59	#39
Darrin Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hiding out in Mormon Country Posts: 1,629	I had a call yesterday. I got on the phone to let the young lass know I was on the way. This delightful accent comes through my phone and I smile, thinking of this thread. I get to her car, introduce myself, then dig out the jumper cables to get her car started. In the process I ask her, "Pardon me, but Essex right?" This beaming smile comes across her face and she confirms my suspicions. She is indeed from Essex. (I lucked out) I then challenged her to name my accent. She had absolutely NO idea. I let her off the hook by telling her it was a mix of Vancouver Canadian, Southern Mississippi and North Carolina from the Navy, a little Texas from my boss in the TSA, a healthy dose of "Yeah, sure ya betcha" from Minnesota mixed in with 17 years of living with a SoCal wife... Oh, and to top it all off my mum was from Glasgow and my dad's father was from Dublin. And we lived in Australia for 3 years. So yeah. A little hard to pick mine out... Absolutely delightful girl to talk to, though. __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern".

10-07-2009, 07:49	#40
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Blimey, that's one hell of a mixture you've got there Darrin.