British accents
 

Apologies if already posted somewhere - a lot of the same things that come up on here are mentioned in this article so thought it might be interesting if you haven't seen it yet:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6470095.stm

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My fiance (scottish) who will be a vet was told...

Now for you accent wh*ores who want to go off to the states and peddle your accents...

He was told he probably wouldn't have a problem finding a job "ooooh SCOTland"

gag lol

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Not just for jobs - I found (back when I was single) it was much easier to get laid here in the US.

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Well he'd BETTER NOT!!! Note word fiance! :) :)

I'm sure you're right - to his great disgust, all the teenage girls (don't ask why, I had a pack of them around) absolutely fawned over him - and tried to get him to recite Harry Potter lines.

And a nurse who he thanked for helping him "Oh I don't mind - I loved listening to you" LOLOL Never mind she could hardly understand a word.

He'll just have to concentrating on charming potential bosses. :)

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Nothing wrong with flirting. A couple of weeks ago I had to point out to a gorgeous young girl (not that I'm that old but she was in her 20's and I'm not any more) that I had a wedding ring on. It didn't stop her trying though. The accent didn't play a part at first but I do wonder whether that was what kept her hanging around.

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lol nothing wrong with flirting if I'm not watching :)

So now just how do I convince him that UK men CAN wear wedding rings?

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Whoopsie...I didn't notice your wedding ring Neil. :o

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I said young...

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You asking for a slap :eek: ;)

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That sort of thing doesn't really do it for me but thanks for offering.

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:lol: :sneaky:

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...that's why I knew you were referring to me. :lol:

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I didn't realise you were asian and had an american accent. It was very nice to meet you.

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:lol: very good JG.

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:rofl: oh dear.

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I can be anything you would like me to be..... :kiss: :kiss:

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Nothing I can't get out of Vic....:lol:

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I know :lol: your to quick for him mate.

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People say I talk like I bleeedin well came from Arrow

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Having spoken to you...I'll vouch for that.

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You only get that in the South I found and the mid-west, not in Seattle area which is a bit of a relief when living somewhere as it does get tired after a while.

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You sound dead posh :D

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:ohmy:
:rofl: :rofl:

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I'll turn a blind eye to that Davy. :p

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Arrow on the ill?

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Jersey if it had been anyone else but you it just would have been :rofl: :rofl: without the :ohmy:

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I'm sure I don't know what you mean.

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Snot fair!! Hardly anyone ever comments on my accent and I live in the mid-west. Bar stools!!!! So far I have had one fairly hot chick (by which I mean under 40 without a bleach blond hairdoo and not quite enough make-up to sink a battleship) say 'I love your accent, I could listen to it all.....night (wuff!!!), one old gal and one supersize girl at Cracker Barrell who said I sound just like Austin Powers. Austin bleedin Powers???!!?? I am from Manchester for god sake.

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He's Canadian....you Silly Sod.

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He mentioned the mid-west and Seattle so I thought....oh sod it :)

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As another poster said it'd have to be Scottish or a 'nice' English accent for people to say "I luv your accent" ;) :p ;) :D

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A nice Yorkshire accent gets compliments all the time.

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Thet guy I work with (another Brit) get that sometimes, although he's also had it from blokes too, perhaps they think bats for both sides :rofl: :rofl: (if he reads this he's gonna kill me!)

I tend to get complimented often ;) Mined ewe I also regularly get the 'huh, wotchootalkingaboutwillis' look too sometimes:lol:

Must be my West Cundry accent:ohmy: :ohmy:

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Some woman told my fiance "oh I just looooove your accent, I could eat it up with a spoon!"

I think he started backing slowly away...

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slowly lmao .....

although i think that is quite nice to hear, never heard it before.

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I'm sure it does, Sweetheart - but how do you make yourself understood? :confused:

Ayup :) :thumbsup:

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lolol I was speaking to a woman in Yorkshire on the phone, and I managed - just.

I actually have more trouble with some of the Scottish accents (not my honey's thankfully).

I also remember my elderly neighbor - "Oh, you should hear the Scottish guy next door. Can't understand a word he says, but we LOVE to listen to him" - following by delighted cooing of the young women she was speaking to.

He also can speak French, so was always pested to speak French to the girls. So he smiled sweetly and gently taught them the most horrendous insults, which of course sounded lovely. I hope noone takes those phrases back to their high school French teachers. I think one involved anatomically impossible acts with chickens...

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Well, anyone who doesn't like the way I talk can baiser mon cul... :p

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OK, can you be a surrogate grandmother for me?

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lol I unfortunately do NOT speak French - other than one phrase I suspect I shall never use ;)

I'll ask my "translater" later today :)