A culture of lies and two faced talk
Feb 11th 2016, 4:03 pm
#91
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Re: A culture of lies and two faced talk
They were opposite Centennial Billiards, I used to play "10 reds" in there.
I've always found them embarrassing and nonsensical.
I've always found them embarrassing and nonsensical.
Feb 11th 2016, 4:07 pm
#93
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Re: A culture of lies and two faced talk
It's funny, when I was home last Christmas with my daughter (who has a firmly ingrained Australian accent) everyone in my family commented on how Australian I sound. I don't - I was in my 40s when we moved here, so I have never lost my accent. I think it's more that we use Australian slang and idioms. However it didn't take long for #1 daughter and I to fall back into Canadian slang and speech patterns. Within the first week we were laughing about us sounding like hosers and using "eh" at the end of our sentences.
Here in Australia I get mistaken for Irish all the time although I don't know why.
Here in Australia I get mistaken for Irish all the time although I don't know why.
Ive got a black country accent, which for anyone that doesnt know is the industrial region to the west of Birmingham....(but im not a Brummie!)
Its seems if theyre in doubt you get called Irish! lol
Feb 11th 2016, 4:22 pm
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Re: A culture of lies and two faced talk
We had an unfortunate 15 year old immigrant from Kent show up in our south Ontario neighbourhood in the 1970s. Absolutely the worst street hockey player over the age of 4 any of us had ever seen....
He introduced us to the joys of Monty Python, not the 9 oclock news and Blackadder. I found the latter two funny, but mostly struggled with skits like 'how to defend yourself against a man armed with a banana'.
He is still a friend [lord knows why].
He introduced us to the joys of Monty Python, not the 9 oclock news and Blackadder. I found the latter two funny, but mostly struggled with skits like 'how to defend yourself against a man armed with a banana'.
He is still a friend [lord knows why].
Feb 11th 2016, 4:24 pm
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Re: A culture of lies and two faced talk
Feb 11th 2016, 4:25 pm
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I think we have ideal neighbours.
They wave from their truck as they go by, we wave to them. Sometimes we converse to the extent of "cold today", "aye 'tis" or "no power again, do you have a generator?", "yes, thanks".
Once I got the tractor stuck in the snow and they came and showed a trick to get it out. Once I found a pony on our lawn and, guessing it was theirs, walked it over to them. One year we had no plans for the hay in the field so we offered it to them and they cut it, baled it, and took it away. Some time later one of them drove over with parts of some cows they'd had slaughtered.
That's the complete account of interaction after three years of living next door. I don't know if it's an account of interacting with friendly, helpful, respectfully distant, Canadians because I've no reason to know if they're Canadians. Even out in the country, few people are from around here.
They wave from their truck as they go by, we wave to them. Sometimes we converse to the extent of "cold today", "aye 'tis" or "no power again, do you have a generator?", "yes, thanks".
Once I got the tractor stuck in the snow and they came and showed a trick to get it out. Once I found a pony on our lawn and, guessing it was theirs, walked it over to them. One year we had no plans for the hay in the field so we offered it to them and they cut it, baled it, and took it away. Some time later one of them drove over with parts of some cows they'd had slaughtered.
That's the complete account of interaction after three years of living next door. I don't know if it's an account of interacting with friendly, helpful, respectfully distant, Canadians because I've no reason to know if they're Canadians. Even out in the country, few people are from around here.
Feb 11th 2016, 4:32 pm
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Feb 11th 2016, 4:39 pm
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Feb 11th 2016, 4:59 pm
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Re: A culture of lies and two faced talk
I get called Irish nearly everytime i meet someone new!! and ive never been to Ireland in my entire life, or any remote family connections!!
Ive got a black country accent, which for anyone that doesnt know is the industrial region to the west of Birmingham....(but im not a Brummie!)
Its seems if theyre in doubt you get called Irish! lol
Ive got a black country accent, which for anyone that doesnt know is the industrial region to the west of Birmingham....(but im not a Brummie!)
Its seems if theyre in doubt you get called Irish! lol
I was in Brum last September with my Canadian GF. We were in a clothes shop and there were a group of girls close to us chatting in very obvious black country accents. My GF asked me if they were English or not!!
Feb 11th 2016, 5:31 pm
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Re: A culture of lies and two faced talk
I get called Irish nearly everytime i meet someone new!! and ive never been to Ireland in my entire life, or any remote family connections!!
Ive got a black country accent, which for anyone that doesnt know is the industrial region to the west of Birmingham....(but im not a Brummie!)
Its seems if theyre in doubt you get called Irish! lol
Ive got a black country accent, which for anyone that doesnt know is the industrial region to the west of Birmingham....(but im not a Brummie!)
Its seems if theyre in doubt you get called Irish! lol
Feb 11th 2016, 5:58 pm
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Re: A culture of lies and two faced talk
I think we have ideal neighbours.
They wave from their truck as they go by, we wave to them. Sometimes we converse to the extent of "cold today", "aye 'tis" or "no power again, do you have a generator?", "yes, thanks".
Once I got the tractor stuck in the snow and they came and showed a trick to get it out. Once I found a pony on our lawn and, guessing it was theirs, walked it over to them. One year we had no plans for the hay in the field so we offered it to them and they cut it, baled it, and took it away. Some time later one of them drove over with parts of some cows they'd had slaughtered.
That's the complete account of interaction after three years of living next door. I don't know if it's an account of interacting with friendly, helpful, respectfully distant, Canadians because I've no reason to know if they're Canadians. Even out in the country, few people are from around here.
They wave from their truck as they go by, we wave to them. Sometimes we converse to the extent of "cold today", "aye 'tis" or "no power again, do you have a generator?", "yes, thanks".
Once I got the tractor stuck in the snow and they came and showed a trick to get it out. Once I found a pony on our lawn and, guessing it was theirs, walked it over to them. One year we had no plans for the hay in the field so we offered it to them and they cut it, baled it, and took it away. Some time later one of them drove over with parts of some cows they'd had slaughtered.
That's the complete account of interaction after three years of living next door. I don't know if it's an account of interacting with friendly, helpful, respectfully distant, Canadians because I've no reason to know if they're Canadians. Even out in the country, few people are from around here.
Feb 11th 2016, 6:37 pm
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Re: A culture of lies and two faced talk
Feb 11th 2016, 8:02 pm
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Re: A culture of lies and two faced talk
Yeah, the nuanced debate that goes on in these threads is what makes them so interesting and why I keep reading. To be honest it's something you only get from highly educated people like myself and a few select others of course.
Feb 11th 2016, 10:56 pm
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Re: A culture of lies and two faced talk
I haven't heard the expression "hosers" since Bob and Doug Mackenzie were popular, when was that? 1980 something?
It conjures up everything I dislike about this country, plaid, stupid hats, bags of stinking iced hockey equipment in the office, imitation wood paneled rooms, damp, people who actually drink the domestic beer, Cancon, endless repetition of lame "jokes" based on miniscule differences from people resident in the US.
I suppose only the expression "take off, eh?" has a more visceral impact. "Oh God", my gut cries "not this again".
It conjures up everything I dislike about this country, plaid, stupid hats, bags of stinking iced hockey equipment in the office, imitation wood paneled rooms, damp, people who actually drink the domestic beer, Cancon, endless repetition of lame "jokes" based on miniscule differences from people resident in the US.
I suppose only the expression "take off, eh?" has a more visceral impact. "Oh God", my gut cries "not this again".
