British accents - and getting hooked up
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Originally Posted by Circus-of-Power
But just to be on " topic" for a short time .......... I did find that women for some unkown reason in the USA loved the Wigan accent ..... strange but true .... ok back to "off topic"
You must've met me a helluva lot of times!
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I did ok .... having talked to the wife once or twice I knew which words to avoid using and to speak slowly
Elton John may want to come to Wigan later this year .... that way he can watch Premiership football or watch a real game and catch some Rugby League
The Frames ... Vines etc ... may only use 3 chords ( not true as it happens ) but they are a damn sight better to watch than some old bloke and a piano
Wigan College or what was the college is now the town hall ....
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Elton John may want to come to Wigan later this year .... that way he can watch Premiership football or watch a real game and catch some Rugby League
The Frames ... Vines etc ... may only use 3 chords ( not true as it happens ) but they are a damn sight better to watch than some old bloke and a piano
Wigan College or what was the college is now the town hall ....
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So why Eureka Illinois? I'd bet your accent would be exotic there!
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You cant beat old elton that four eyed, effeminate, Ivory tinkling, sprouty haired lord of rock. Songs that tell a story with a nice tune. Many a time when Ive been in a pub with to many beers under the belt have I belted out Benny and the jets or crocodile rock. Sigh, those were the days. Recently revived by the kaoroake scene
Those of you that put him down, enjoy his music really. Your just making a modern statement and ascerting your individuality
Those of you that put him down, enjoy his music really. Your just making a modern statement and ascerting your individuality
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Originally Posted by snowbunny
So why Eureka Illinois? I'd bet your accent would be exotic there! ![Wink](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
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How did you meet your wife? I find it next-to-impossible to meet decent relationship-orientated British men on the 'Net.... though I must stress that this isn't picking on the nationality because I have no experience with "seeking" any other.
Congrats to you and the missus
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Originally Posted by Circus-of-Power
Its simple ..... the young lady you see in my avatar is my beautiful wife and Eureka is her hometown .... and will hopefully in a couple of months be my hometown . I was there for 8 months last year... certainly viewed as an oddity and for some curious reason mist people assumed I was Aussie ...
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Don't you have to sound like Crocodile Dundee, the Outback Steakhouse advert bloke, or The Wiggles to be Australian? ![Wink](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
I think if you sound like Tony Blair you might be correctly identified as British.
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I think if you sound like Tony Blair you might be correctly identified as British.
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Originally Posted by anotherlimey
If you don't sound like Prince Charles or Hugh Grant then you can't be British so you must be Austrailian.
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If only they had seen a few George Formby films .... I would have been alright ..
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Both australian and british accents go down well. However, the 'posh' australian accent goes down best as does the moderately posh (but not anally posh) british accent. Or so my sources tell me.
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Originally Posted by berni
Both australian and british accents go down well. However, the 'posh' australian accent goes down best as does the moderately posh (but not anally posh) british accent. Or so my sources tell me.
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Originally Posted by berni
Both australian and british accents go down well. However, the 'posh' australian accent goes down best as does the moderately posh (but not anally posh) british accent. Or so my sources tell me.
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Originally Posted by AdobePinon
The 'I love the sound of my own voice' accent generally flops.
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"snort". i wonder how long your hairline has been receding.
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Originally Posted by berni
"snort". i wonder how long your hairline has been receding.
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