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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)
-   The Trailer Park (https://britishexpats.com/forum/trailer-park-96/)
-   -   Pet Peeves? (https://britishexpats.com/forum/trailer-park-96/pet-peeves-733083/)

paranoidandroid Sep 22nd 2011 5:44 am
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 9636568)
Frank Butcher.
Who's that?

Juswus Sep 24th 2011 1:22 am
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Originally Posted by paranoidandroid (Post 9636503)
Are you talking Jason Statham, or Horatio from CSI Miami? :D
Neither. The stupid women who think it's sweet/cute/endearing to talk in an almost whisper and they all do this stupid thing with their lips when they talk. I want to punch their faces in.

Poppy girl Sep 24th 2011 3:29 am
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Originally Posted by paranoidandroid (Post 9636578)
Who's that?
Eastenders mate ;)

paranoidandroid Sep 24th 2011 3:37 am
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Originally Posted by Juswus (Post 9639760)
Neither. The stupid women who think it's sweet/cute/endearing to talk in an almost whisper and they all do this stupid thing with their lips when they talk. I want to punch their faces in.
In that case, I think you should. ;)

I hate the put on "squeaky little girl voice" thing too.. irritating when it's a woman in her 30's.

paranoidandroid Sep 24th 2011 3:38 am
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Originally Posted by Poppy girl (Post 9639858)
Eastenders mate ;)
Oh that crap? :D

Linneyb123 Sep 24th 2011 12:56 pm
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 9635048)
At least they don't hear your accent, make a few incorrect mental leaps in their head, then call it a 'brogue' and bang on about how great the forkin' IRA are. I'd kill for a few 'cute accent' comments sometimes.

That's a big peeve of mine :banghead:
quick comment: I was once asked what language do they speak in England.
Another time asked if they speak French in England.
This one gets me though, local young man from S.E. VA took a trip to rural N.Y. and stated in amazement "They have trees up there."

SultanOfSwing Sep 24th 2011 4:41 pm
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Originally Posted by Linneyb123 (Post 9640352)
quick comment: I was once asked what language do they speak in England.
To which you affect your most patronising, yet drippingly polite tone and say "Why, English of course. What do you speak here?" ;)

The French one is interesting, because we do speak it, but usually only until you're done with your GCSEs. Not sure if that counts though.

cindyabs Sep 25th 2011 1:49 am
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 9640506)
To which you affect your most patronising, yet drippingly polite tone and say "Why, English of course. What do you speak here?" ;)

The French one is interesting, because we do speak it, but usually only until you're done with your GCSEs. Not sure if that counts though.
I got to be multi lingual (:rofl:) at work last week, had guests from Germany, Netherlands and France all in one day. They always get a big kick out of me attempting to speak their languages, but it does please them, that I try.

paranoidandroid Sep 25th 2011 7:57 am
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Originally Posted by cindyabs (Post 9641067)
I got to be multi lingual (:rofl:) at work last week, had guests from Germany, Netherlands and France all in one day. They always get a big kick out of me attempting to speak their languages, but it does please them, that I try.
Exactly, we're all pleased that you always try and speak the Queens English. ;)

SultanOfSwing Sep 25th 2011 3:31 pm
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Originally Posted by cindyabs (Post 9641067)
I got to be multi lingual (:rofl:) at work last week, had guests from Germany, Netherlands and France all in one day. They always get a big kick out of me attempting to speak their languages, but it does please them, that I try.
I had a history teacher at school who (and I wasn't there to verify but I heard on good authority) decided in order to be understood on a trip to Berlin, he would speak English very loud in a German accent.

Doubt it worked but I'd love to have see it it :lol:

robin1234 Sep 26th 2011 12:58 am
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 9641885)
I had a history teacher at school who (and I wasn't there to verify but I heard on good authority) decided in order to be understood on a trip to Berlin, he would speak English very loud in a German accent.

Doubt it worked but I'd love to have see it it :lol:
Talking about history teachers & Germans, I had a history teacher who had served as a fighter pilot in the RFC in the Great War. He taught us a certain amount of history, but mainly filled the allotted time with anecdotes about his past life. One was that in performing a loop in a plane with an open cockpit, he'd forgotten to strap himself in, so fell out and luckilly fell back into the cockpit at the bottom of the loop.. carried on flying and no doubt shot down a Boche. We all believed this story.

paranoidandroid Sep 26th 2011 1:14 am
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 9641885)
I had a history teacher at school who (and I wasn't there to verify but I heard on good authority) decided in order to be understood on a trip to Berlin, he would speak English very loud in a German accent.

Doubt it worked but I'd love to have see it it :lol:
He probably thought he was doing the Reich thing. ;)

SultanOfSwing Sep 26th 2011 1:48 am
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Originally Posted by robin1234 (Post 9642355)
Talking about history teachers & Germans, I had a history teacher who had served as a fighter pilot in the RFC in the Great War. He taught us a certain amount of history, but mainly filled the allotted time with anecdotes about his past life. One was that in performing a loop in a plane with an open cockpit, he'd forgotten to strap himself in, so fell out and luckilly fell back into the cockpit at the bottom of the loop.. carried on flying and no doubt shot down a Boche. We all believed this story.
At least he kept things interesting in class for you . . .

Originally Posted by paranoidandroid (Post 9642371)
He probably thought he was doing the Reich thing. ;)
Quite possibly :lol:

Leslie Sep 26th 2011 3:59 am
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Did I mention people that post made-up stories on the internet to make themselves look big and clever?

SultanOfSwing Sep 26th 2011 4:00 am
Re: Pet Peeves?
 
Originally Posted by Leslie (Post 9642602)
Did I mention people that post made-up stories on the internet to make themselves look big and clever?
People do that? :blink:


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