Un-fellow Americans...lend us yer ears

FETCHER. · 01-03-2013, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Nobody in the UK knows the difference between Americans and Canadians, they all speak with a twang and have that shopping-mall mentality. Bless em!

I do, I worked with a Canadian. To be honest I thought she sounded as if her voice was breaking, apparently it wasn't.

right-track · 01-03-2013, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I think I got this in an email during the 2000 election debacle.

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Originally Posted by Plankton

Yep.

Nice to see it still applies now, as it did then.

Plankton · 01-03-2013, 05:04 PM

A timeless classic. Enjoy.

Unknown Soldier · 01-03-2013, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by FETCHER.

I do, I worked with a Canadian. To be honest I thought she sounded as if her voice was breaking, apparently it wasn't.

Hahaha I think I know what you mean there, I once met a Canadian girl with dental braces that spoke like that.

On a more serious note, I know the difference between a Southerner in the USA and Northerner accent wise but that's about it. I know that doesn't exactly sound impressive, but I also confuse Aussies and Kiwis as well. South Africans though are easy to identify.

right-track · 01-03-2013, 05:10 PM

It's an odd thing, the ear.
I struggle to understand a Belfast accent, yet find it easy to identify the localities of various American accents.
And yet, on holiday in the U.S. I was asked by an American if I was Irish?

duga · 01-03-2013, 05:11 PM

So what happens to Dunkin Donuts? We've also been increasing our use of roundabouts... People are still getting the hang of it. And I would have agreed with the beer thing until I discovered American craft beers.

midnight rain · 01-03-2013, 05:11 PM

Gee, the British want to take over a country and inject their way of life into the citizens to rid of them their 'barbaric' way of lives? Why does this sound so familiar?

right-track · 01-03-2013, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuna

Gee, the British want to take over a country and inject their way of life into the citizens to rid of them their 'barbaric' way of lives? Why does this sound so familiar?

Probably because you did just that

Unknown Soldier · 01-03-2013, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuna

Gee, the British want to take over a country and inject their way of life into the citizens to rid of them their 'barbaric' way of lives? Why does this sound so familiar?

Is that so surprising, when the average American tourist in Europe dresses like so.

midnight rain · 01-03-2013, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Is that so surprising, when the average American tourist in Europe dresses like so.

That photo looks 30-40 years old.

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right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	It's an odd thing, the ear. I struggle to understand a Belfast accent, yet find it easy to identify the localities of various American accents. And yet, on holiday in the U.S. I was asked by an American if I was Irish?

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midnight rain Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,711	Gee, the British want to take over a country and inject their way of life into the citizens to rid of them their 'barbaric' way of lives? Why does this sound so familiar?