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Re: What REALLY pisses me off...
Originally Posted by airbornesapper
(Post 5741445)
At that point you can imagine our friggin response...:p
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Re: What REALLY pisses me off...
Originally Posted by YYZlover
(Post 5742972)
I hope you told the teacher where she could stick it.
As for accents, I was born in Aldershot-Hampshire, growing up I lived in Lincoln, Nottingham (some place called Ranby), Bodellwyddan-North Wales, Bovey Tracy-Devon, Carisbrooke-IOW, and Cannock-Staffs; all before joining HM Forces at 16. If you move around, accents naturally evolve, it does not take long before you sound like the rest of the local population. My accent was fairly neutral by the time I came to Canada at 25...I still think I sound English even if I naturally say Canadian words. Some change has occurred, but to my workmates I remain English (ish). I am trying to recall, the first time my father in Devon reinforced the change aspect as he handed the phone to my mother....with a "there is a Yank on the phone for you"....it was not that long after arrival, a couple years at best. So if you do not have a strong accent, your voice is very likely to change. That's my experience. But then again, who gives a Shiiiiiiite. For those that do...take a look at my avatar...I would insert smiley with raised finger if one was available. |
Re: What REALLY pisses me off...
Originally Posted by jossie
(Post 5741513)
if I was to talk in my geordie accent I dont think anyone would understand me so it is kinda fun using the twang
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Re: What REALLY pisses me off...
Originally Posted by Yes-can-do
(Post 5729584)
The UK has a very rich and varied array of accents and you don't have to move very far so see huge differences in the way people talk. It can be difficult enough to for English people to understand Scottish/Welsh people and vice versa so its no surprise that Canadian's would find it even harder to understand.
:D I found myself saying "no, Im good" when someone offered me something i didnt want which worried me a bit last year when we spent 2 weeks upnorth of Toronto with family! |
Re: What REALLY pisses me off...
Originally Posted by Biiiiink
(Post 5730306)
You're scaring me now. http://youtube.com/watch?v=-FF95JjCdaM
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Re: What REALLY pisses me off...
This is very interesting since i have moved to Canada i have become friends with both Canadians and Brits...... none of our new friends are from the North East of England so there are various accents. But my friends have started to pick up my accent and sayings, it is so funny.......they have moved all the way to Canada and talk Goerdie!!!! both my British friends and Canadian friends really digg my accent and vice versa, we all share different local traditions it is great!!! The first foot thing on New Year took some explaining my poor son nearly was suffering from Hypothermia by the time we explained why he was waiting outside in the cold until after midnight!!!! but it is really good how we all can share this stuff.
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Re: What REALLY pisses me off...
What's the first foot thing?
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Re: What REALLY pisses me off...
Originally Posted by jossie
(Post 5744411)
This is very interesting since i have moved to Canada i have become friends with both Canadians and Brits...... none of our new friends are from the North East of England so there are various accents. But my friends have started to pick up my accent and sayings, it is so funny.......they have moved all the way to Canada and talk Goerdie!!!! both my British friends and Canadian friends really digg my accent and vice versa, we all share different local traditions it is great!!! The first foot thing on New Year took some explaining my poor son nearly was suffering from Hypothermia by the time we explained why he was waiting outside in the cold until after midnight!!!! but it is really good how we all can share this stuff.
I drank with some Geordies in Canada for five years or so. The only thing I ever understood them to say between themselves was "Gan yem then, Gary?" which immediately preceeded their departure. Now I see Novo in pubs from time to time but, fortunately, he's never brought a second speaker of this curious dialect. |
Re: What REALLY pisses me off...
Originally Posted by YYZlover
(Post 5731701)
I rarely met a British person who wasn't blown away speaking with me and see me switch back and forth between Swedish and perfect british and then canadian.
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Re: What REALLY pisses me off...
Originally Posted by Madmac
(Post 5744614)
I had a girlfriend when I was 16 who hailed from Trondheim in Norway. She had stayed in Scotland for a few years and spoke perfect West Coast English (i.e with a Glesga twang). When she flipped into fluent Norwegian it seemed surreal...but then again I was mesmerized by other things than her accent. ;)
Ah, Norwegians. We got a contract, from here, to do some stuff in Oslo. There's a pub there "The Scotsman". Every visit to the Scotsman results in shocking fornicatory experiences but the prudent of us don't leave a business card so the prudent of us don't find a Norwegian on the office doorstep in Toronto. |
Re: What REALLY pisses me off...
Originally Posted by Madmac
(Post 5744614)
I had a girlfriend when I was 16 who hailed from Trondheim in Norway. She had stayed in Scotland for a few years and spoke perfect West Coast English (i.e with a Glesga twang). When she flipped into fluent Norwegian it seemed surreal...but then again I was mesmerized by other things than her accent. ;)
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Re: What REALLY pisses me off...
Originally Posted by Caitilin
(Post 5744536)
What's the first foot thing?
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Re: What REALLY pisses me off...
Originally Posted by YYZlover
(Post 5744655)
Come may 17, most young swedish males with bubbling hormones, west in to Norway to drool over the young estrogen filled trimmed and voluptuous female Norwegians, in hope that they might bring one home to their lair... I mean hotel/hostel.
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 5744647)
Ah, Norwegians. We got a contract, from here, to do some stuff in Oslo. There's a pub there "The Scotsman". Every visit to the Scotsman results in shocking fornicatory experiences but the prudent of us don't leave a business card so the prudent of us don't find a Norwegian on the office doorstep in Toronto.
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Re: What REALLY pisses me off...
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 5744604)
I drank with some Geordies in Canada for five years or so. The only thing I ever understood them to say between themselves was "Gan yem then, Gary?" which immediately preceeded their departure. Now I see Novo in pubs from time to time but, fortunately, he's never brought a second speaker of this curious dialect.
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