I used to frequent a bar on the N.W coast of Scotland, in a place called Lochinver. The first time I went in, I was thinking that I was hearing the most impenetrable Scots accent ever. Finally someone explained it was Russian, men coming in off the trawlers.
Great bar, every table and chair screwed into the floor. There must have been some fun nights in there.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
That made us laugh Punkdoc. Talk about the Wild West!
meant to say, Lilyp, thanks for asking about HRH. She seems much better today but as usual is snoozing beside me on the lounge. Depending on what the Vet says, we might have to take the risk of surgery for her teeth. She keeps getting sick from the bacterial infections. Still thinking about it.
I work with a French chap whose English is amazing but his accent is "interesting". He puts the emPHAsis on the wrong syllAble. It takes a while to get your ear in when you haven't spoken to him for a while. I love it.
We have all sorts of weird and wonderful accents in our place and we get used to having a laugh trying to translate each other. Especially the Chinese! We have, on occasion, resorted to pictures!!!
I still can't understand my OH after 37 years. Kitty what a good job your daughter has a sensible boss.
Pdoc I've heard of pubs where everything's nailed down but not been in one (yet).
LilyP sorry I went shopping before I got your list. Hope you don't starve. It wasn't all food as I managed to get a pair of sandals and a necklace for our holiday. Five weeks to go yet. It has been quite chilly here too with heavy rain every time I stick my nose out of the door. I've been sanding down the wooden windowsills as they were such a mess with water damage. Some idiot wasn't very careful watering her seedlings and the dog has a habit of resting her wet chin on them when she's had a drink.
For our first 'proper' date my OH (him from ee-bah-gum W Yorkshire, me from oooh-arrh Norfolk) took me to a long organised works do.
It was a miners' social at Cawood Caravan Park (oh the glamour!). The buffet featured unknown delicacies such as sliced cucumber & onion in malt vinegar (have had it many times since but only in Yorkshire) and the cabaret featured a comedy duo called 'Neat & Tidy'
Suffice to say he had to translate nearly every punch line...
After nearly 30 years OH can still come out with the occasional funny little Yorkshireism I've not heard before.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Never been in a pub where everything's nailed down but have visited some where your feet stuck to the floor. .
"Neat & Tidy" cracking name for the cabaret circuit Topbird.
My hubby played football for a pub where they had a weekly meat raffle (unthinkable these days), the anticipation for the Sunday afternoon draw was a little overwhelming at times, watching folks gripping on to their tickets, all hoping for the top prize of a large leg of lamb or prime beef joint.
I watch lots of TV shows with the subtitles on Pat, sometimes to understand what they're saying but often to overcome the noise levels in my house (2 teen girls + boyfriend mucking about).
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I used to frequent a bar on the N.W coast of Scotland, in a place called Lochinver. The first time I went in, I was thinking that I was hearing the most impenetrable Scots accent ever. Finally someone explained it was Russian, men coming in off the trawlers.
Great bar, every table and chair screwed into the floor. There must have been some fun nights in there.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
That made us laugh Punkdoc. Talk about the Wild West!
meant to say, Lilyp, thanks for asking about HRH. She seems much better today but as usual is snoozing beside me on the lounge. Depending on what the Vet says, we might have to take the risk of surgery for her teeth. She keeps getting sick from the bacterial infections. Still thinking about it.
In California, I got asked if I spoke English.!!!
I work with a French chap whose English is amazing but his accent is "interesting". He puts the emPHAsis on the wrong syllAble. It takes a while to get your ear in when you haven't spoken to him for a while. I love it.
We have all sorts of weird and wonderful accents in our place and we get used to having a laugh trying to translate each other. Especially the Chinese! We have, on occasion, resorted to pictures!!!
Our old lab x alsatian had all her teeth out at 12 and never looked back. Anaesthetics have improved a lot in the 40 years since then.
I still can't understand my OH after 37 years
. Kitty what a good job your daughter has a sensible boss.
Pdoc I've heard of pubs where everything's nailed down but not been in one (yet)
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LilyP sorry I went shopping before I got your list. Hope you don't starve
. It wasn't all food as I managed to get a pair of sandals and a necklace for our holiday. Five weeks to go yet. It has been quite chilly here too with heavy rain every time I stick my nose out of the door. I've been sanding down the wooden windowsills as they were such a mess with water damage. Some idiot wasn't very careful watering her seedlings
and the dog has a habit of resting her wet chin on them when she's had a drink.
For our first 'proper' date my OH (him from ee-bah-gum W Yorkshire, me from oooh-arrh Norfolk) took me to a long organised works do.
It was a miners' social at Cawood Caravan Park (oh the glamour!). The buffet featured unknown delicacies such as sliced cucumber & onion in malt vinegar (have had it many times since but only in Yorkshire) and the cabaret featured a comedy duo called 'Neat & Tidy'
Suffice to say he had to translate nearly every punch line...
After nearly 30 years OH can still come out with the occasional funny little Yorkshireism I've not heard before.
I'm loving all your funny tales
Never been in a pub where everything's nailed down but have visited some where your feet stuck to the floor.
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"Neat & Tidy" cracking name for the cabaret circuit Topbird.
My hubby played football for a pub where they had a weekly meat raffle (unthinkable these days), the anticipation for the Sunday afternoon draw was a little overwhelming at times, watching folks gripping on to their tickets, all hoping for the top prize of a large leg of lamb or prime beef joint.
I watch lots of TV shows with the subtitles on Pat, sometimes to understand what they're saying but often to overcome the noise levels in my house (2 teen girls + boyfriend mucking about).