farmerwife

Don't you think *any* British accent sounds classy to the American ear?
They are happy to hear any of us talk, and probably can't tell the difference between 'estuary' and a 'plum in the mouth'.
Anything in Brit speak = romantic
They think they are getting Hugh Grant and could end up marrying Del Boy...

Haggerwood

You are right.

TouristTrap

British men are the most henpecked on earth...who are they trying to kid?

anabella

My American man is very unruly..

anabella

Que?!!

neil

You obviously haven't met an American friend of mine and his wife. There have been a few times when we've been out for a drink (he was allowed out because she had a work thing) and he would get a call that she's on her way home so he would have to leave. I've also noticed that when out shopping other guys out with their wives are obviously just being dragged around and don't really offer opinions or comments about what they're looking at whereas I definitely will. I've noticed other women in shops looking at us and wondering what's going on when I pick stuff out for her that I think would look good, or tell her if I really don't like something she's picked off the rack.

Haggerwood

I clarified further on that I didn't mean ALL British women.

Brync

Not in Arkansas; everyone thinks I'm a bloody Australian. Quite how they get that from my delicate & delightful Mancunian accent I do not know!!!

Titchski

Standard procedure when I'm on the phone complaining:

"You can deal with me, or you can deal with my wife. Trust, me, you'd rather deal with me"

After 5 minutes of me being polite and charming on the phone to no avail, I pass it over to Mrs Titchski and in less than 5 minutes of "the hairdryer treatment" the complaint is usually resolved

And yeah, she does try to boss me around - I use the same tactics as I did on my mum, my nan and every teacher I ever had...

In one ear, out the other

neil

I've taught my wife that it's good to start off polite and turn it up a notch if you don't get anywhere rather than going in guns blazing; probably the same principle. If you start off polite they're more likely to want to help you if they can - if you then get nasty then they know it's a big deal and will then really try to sort it.

Mallory

I live in Irmo.

Sophia_S

Strange...but we're the opposite!..my USC husband is,always has been, very quietly spoken and reserved,and I always used to be,I'm not 'loud' now either,but I definately won't be 'walked over',if I think someone is trying to take advantage,or make a fool of me,I will definately voice my opinion straight away,and I don't care whether anyone likes it or not,but once I've had my say I won't mention it again.......no matter how much I'm seeeeething inside!!!...I won't do it in a loud obnoxious way,but I can be extremely sarcastic(my ex used to say I could kill a man with one lash of my tongue!).....he may've been right,because whoever gets me that mad always avoids me like the plague once I've had my say!........Sophia

gardnma

Biggest drawback.......the kids grow up rude and disgusted at their own behaviour.

Silly Sod

Must be just the manc accent Brync because I get it all the time up here in Michigan. I never hear londoners saying this though and you would think theirs would be more mistakeable for australia. (If mistakeable is even a word?)

neil

As unmistakable is a word it would seem to make sense that mistakable would be too.