I found a difference in accent in many places, my first posting was Bridgend S. Wales and then years later Rhyl N. Wales I thought i was in a different country. N. Germany was easy for me although in Bavaria it was a struggle and Austria you gave up. Belgium my late wife would rattle off her school girl French and be understood mine left blank stares, I suppose French with a N.E. accent was beyond the locals but then I may have been talking to the none French speakers. In Naples I asked how come there were so many Geordie waiters it turned out they were Italians who worked in newcastle all winter and went home for the tourist season. This is my moan then, The English PC police on here groan when they see a misplaced punctuation or to their minds bad grammar, I had to learn Formal English at school, they wanted us all to have BBC voices then you went home and out to play it was all informal English. I did write reports in Formal English though my personal letters were informal, I did not have to impress family or friends, if the odd comma went astray so what. Language is about communication not showing off how good you are and sorry mukka as waa gan fre life along the Scotswood Road tis hoo it tis. Frank
I lived in Bristol for a while. Never got used to 'where's it to?' rather than 'where is it?' My ex was Brizzle and he was going out one day. I asked 'where are you getting the bus to?' meaning where was his destination. He gave me a puzzled look and said 'Round the corner where I always get it.'
I wish I was a glow worm A glow worm's never glum Cos how can you be grumpy When the sun shines out your bum!
I come from up north where loons are loons and quines are quines. When I took my new fiance home, he was slightly put out when my dad called him a loon, as in ' come on loon, we'll go for a pint'. He thought he was being called a loony!
'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
I don't go to the theatre that much now. I can't stand watching everyone tweeting and checking FB. If you sit at the back, all you see is rows of lit up screens. It makes me want to yell. Sometimes people actually take calls. Often, if there are class groups at the National etc, you see the kids watching videos or playing online games during the performance. It makes me want to give up humanity all together.
The worst case, that still stuns me: I went to see a student choir performance, conducted by a friend of mine. One of the singers had her phone go off in the middle a movement. The wingnut then answered the call and preceded to have a long, loud conversion with her mate while her fellow singers battled to finish the piece. She looked around blankly when brought up for her outrageous rudeness. She couldn't see what the fuss was about. "But my phone was ringing", she said.
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N. Germany was easy for me although in Bavaria it was a struggle and Austria you gave up. Belgium my late wife would rattle off her school girl French and be understood mine left blank stares, I suppose French with a N.E. accent was beyond the locals but then I may have been talking to the none French speakers.
In Naples I asked how come there were so many Geordie waiters it turned out they were Italians who worked in newcastle all winter and went home for the tourist season.
This is my moan then, The English PC police on here groan when they see a misplaced punctuation or to their minds bad grammar, I had to learn Formal English at school, they wanted us all to have BBC voices then you went home and out to play it was all informal English. I did write reports in Formal English though my personal letters were informal, I did not have to impress family or friends, if the odd comma went astray so what. Language is about communication not showing off how good you are and sorry mukka as waa gan fre life along the Scotswood Road tis hoo it tis.
Frank
A glow worm's never glum
Cos how can you be grumpy
When the sun shines out your bum!
We get irony, banter and extraction of urine and mickies.
Plonkers can also be pulled if appropriate.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44722812
I mean WTF?