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Forum: The Welcome Inn

Jun 23rd 2015, 4:01 pm

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Not an Expat

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Posted By christmasoompa

Re: Not an Expat

Is that why you moved, so that your accent would magically become attractive?! :lol: Could be worse, it could be a Brummie or Liverpudlian accent.

Forum: The Welcome Inn

Jun 22nd 2015, 5:01 pm

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Not an Expat

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Posted By christmasoompa

Re: Not an Expat

Ah, that Agatha. She's one of my favourites, I've read all her books too. Just finished the new 'Agatha Christie' (Poirot) novel in fact, it was surprisingly good considering somebody else wrote...

Forum: The Welcome Inn

Jun 22nd 2015, 3:56 pm

Replies: 25

Not an Expat

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Posted By christmasoompa

Re: Not an Expat

Agatha? Where was your mum (mom) from?

Forum: The Welcome Inn

Jun 22nd 2015, 3:42 pm

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Not an Expat

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Posted By christmasoompa

Re: Not an Expat

Ahem. Note the pink icon next to my name.

Cheddar and onion?!? Bleurgh. That's not English! Cheddar and pickle perhaps. :lol:

You're bound to find someone on the forum who knows...

Forum: The Welcome Inn

Jun 22nd 2015, 3:11 pm

Replies: 25

Not an Expat

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Posted By christmasoompa

Re: Not an Expat

Well, you're certainly testing my Google skills if nothing else. I now know that's an American idiom, and have learnt a new phrase today. :lol:

I've also Googled the tv program, and it turns out...

Forum: The Welcome Inn

Jun 22nd 2015, 1:15 pm

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Not an Expat

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Posted By christmasoompa

Re: Not an Expat

There are plenty of English accents that I think are gorgeous, but I'm afraid Mancunian isn't among them, and it's not an accent that us Brits think of as 'lovely'. The nickname above 'Manky accent'...

Forum: The Welcome Inn

Jun 21st 2015, 11:13 am

Replies: 25

Not an Expat

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Posted By christmasoompa

Re: Not an Expat

I've never heard of that tv program, but somebody from Manchester simply has a Mancunian accent. It's not normally one that's described as 'pleasant to the ear' though! :lol:

Welcome to BE.

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