I'm a Liverpudlian and I've been in London since 1963. While most of my accent is southern, I still can't bring myself to say barth or grarss!

When I went to university and told people I came from a small town about an hour north of Aberdeen - the usual response was that they didn't know there was anything north of Aberdeen.

Do i win a prize for being the northermost person?

No.

I know an Icelandic chap.

R.

That's one item that made the cull of belongings prior to the move - our Still Game box sets. So, so funny. Just right when you need to be cheered up a bit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTshN...eature=related

and a particular favourite when Jack sets Victor up with his girlfriend's sister

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zyjl...eature=related

bah humbug.

No it goes more like burski burgi schnorschnump schmittir gurrb.

R.

which town is it im fae the broch

Is his name Santa?

sadcasiy quick, call an ambulance ,i`ve broke a rib

Keith - so the broch is probably north of there.

We had some new windows put into the house a couple of months ago, and the two guys that did that, their mum came from Sandend!

small world isn't it!

it is that.

I've been here yonks, just like Steve, but like Ann M I still say bath and plant - with an "ah" sound in the middle. I have to admit I sometimes say "tomayto" but sometimes I don't. I always say "vytamins". As I worked in an office, I had to change pronunciations or people could never understand me.

On the other hand, my husband, who is a butcher still says things that I can't even understand. He calls a courier a "currier". Is that how its pronounced in England? I don't know! He was in the States when my son and his wife had their baby last week and when I phoned him, he said: Did they have a "gew" - I said "yes they had a girl"!! Another one of his that it took me ages to get was "a-KYOO-ra" a what??? Oh you mean an AK-yoo-ra (Acura). And his version of "walk" and "talk" sound to me like "wowk" and "towk".

When I hear a recording of me speaking, it sounds to me exactly like my sister who stil lives in England. But when I get over there, people ask if I am "American"!

I have family in Halifax - West Yorkshire and Scotland IS North from us .... just as London is South.

I think most people just tone down there accent to prevent ackwardness of conversion in real life situations! I used to get the phone put down on me all the time as the person on the other end didnt have a clue what i was talking about! Since my 10 months in BC my work pals from Scotland can actually understand me more now, my yorkshire accent must be fading slightly i guess!