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bridget jones Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:06 PM |
Whenever non-Americans try to mimic an American accent, they usually speak like George Bush. Everyone seems to think that we all speak with southern or Texas accents.
People also don't seem to have a grasp of how large the country is. For example, I had a friend who was in Boston for a visit, and he had a brother who lived in Chicago. He thought that he could just rent a car to visit his brother one Saturday. |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:08 PM |
bridget jones wrote: Whenever non-Americans try to mimic an American accent, they usually speak like George Bush. Everyone seems to think that we all speak with southern or Texas accents.
People also don't seem to have a grasp of how large the country is. For example, I had a friend who was in Boston for a visit, and he had a brother who lived in Chicago. He thought that he could just rent a car to visit his brother one Saturday.
why can't you rent a car then ? |
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Hanne Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:10 PM |
AbsolutPurple wrote: talking pastries ?
Now that would certainly make a headline in News of the World. |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:11 PM |
Hanne wrote: AbsolutPurple wrote: talking pastries ?
Now that would certainly make a headline in News of the World.
do you read this piece of crap ? |
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bridget jones Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:12 PM |
AbsolutPurple wrote: bridget jones wrote: Whenever non-Americans try to mimic an American accent, they usually speak like George Bush. Everyone seems to think that we all speak with southern or Texas accents.
People also don't seem to have a grasp of how large the country is. For example, I had a friend who was in Boston for a visit, and he had a brother who lived in Chicago. He thought that he could just rent a car to visit his brother one Saturday.
why can't you rent a car then ?
You could rent a car, but its a 32-hour roundtrip drive, so it's not exactly a day-trip as he had thought! |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:13 PM |
bridget jones wrote: AbsolutPurple wrote: bridget jones wrote: Whenever non-Americans try to mimic an American accent, they usually speak like George Bush. Everyone seems to think that we all speak with southern or Texas accents.
People also don't seem to have a grasp of how large the country is. For example, I had a friend who was in Boston for a visit, and he had a brother who lived in Chicago. He thought that he could just rent a car to visit his brother one Saturday.
why can't you rent a car then ?
You could rent a car, but its a 32-hour roundtrip drive, so it's not exactly a day-trip as he had thought!
except if you're driving french-style !
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Hanne Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:14 PM |
AbsolutPurple wrote: Hanne wrote: AbsolutPurple wrote: talking pastries ?
Now that would certainly make a headline in News of the World.
do you read this piece of crap ?
Not if I can possibly avoid it, so no. But I've heard stories where this piece of non-existing journalism was quoted as a source. The only possible reaction must be 'oh dear'. |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:14 PM |
Hanne wrote: AbsolutPurple wrote: Hanne wrote: AbsolutPurple wrote: talking pastries ?
Now that would certainly make a headline in News of the World.
do you read this piece of crap ?
Not if I can possibly avoid it, so no. But I've heard stories where this piece of non-existing journalism was quoted as a source. The only possible reaction must be 'oh dear'.
a very reliable source indeed
the headlines make me laugh though - they had "Bonking Boris" for Boris Johnson affairs... |
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bridget jones Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:17 PM |
AbsolutPurple wrote: bridget jones wrote: AbsolutPurple wrote: bridget jones wrote: Whenever non-Americans try to mimic an American accent, they usually speak like George Bush. Everyone seems to think that we all speak with southern or Texas accents.
People also don't seem to have a grasp of how large the country is. For example, I had a friend who was in Boston for a visit, and he had a brother who lived in Chicago. He thought that he could just rent a car to visit his brother one Saturday.
why can't you rent a car then ?
You could rent a car, but its a 32-hour roundtrip drive, so it's not exactly a day-trip as he had thought!
except if you're driving french-style !
Ah yes. French-style, German-style. I know it well. When I was in Europe for work, I kept grossly underestimating the amount of time it would take for me to drive to meetings, because everyone gave me driving estimates based on driving 100 mph. And it's not like I'm timid behind the wheel or anything!! |
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Hanne Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:18 PM |
AbsolutPurple wrote: a very reliable source indeed
the headlines make me laugh though - they had "Bonking Boris" for Boris Johnson affairs...
Hence the theory that they'd take up the story about talking pastries. |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:22 PM |
bridget jones wrote: AbsolutPurple wrote: bridget jones wrote: AbsolutPurple wrote: bridget jones wrote: Whenever non-Americans try to mimic an American accent, they usually speak like George Bush. Everyone seems to think that we all speak with southern or Texas accents.
People also don't seem to have a grasp of how large the country is. For example, I had a friend who was in Boston for a visit, and he had a brother who lived in Chicago. He thought that he could just rent a car to visit his brother one Saturday.
why can't you rent a car then ?
You could rent a car, but its a 32-hour roundtrip drive, so it's not exactly a day-trip as he had thought!
except if you're driving french-style !
Ah yes. French-style, German-style. I know it well. When I was in Europe for work, I kept grossly underestimating the amount of time it would take for me to drive to meetings, because everyone gave me driving estimates based on driving 100 mph. And it's not like I'm timid behind the wheel or anything!!
i had an american teacher who on his 1st time in France rented a car to do sight-seeing and whenever he asked how long it would take to drive from Paris to Marseille, ppl would ask "what kind of car d'you have ?". He couldn't figure out why ppl said that until someone explained that if you have a wee car, you drive slowly but if you have a big car, you can speed up on the motorway.
Make sens doesn't it ? |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:26 PM |
Hanne wrote: AbsolutPurple wrote: a very reliable source indeed
the headlines make me laugh though - they had "Bonking Boris" for Boris Johnson affairs...
Hence the theory that they'd take up the story about talking pastries.
only the talking pastris would have to be in some politician's office while he's kissing his assistant or anyone vaguely related to him |
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Hanne Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:30 PM |
AbsolutPurple wrote:
only the talking pastris would have to be in some politician's office while he's kissing his assistant or anyone vaguely related to him
Oh yeah, I forgot about that little detail. Maybe if they caught a health minister eating those loud, little, greasy bastards? |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:31 PM |
Hanne wrote: AbsolutPurple wrote:
only the talking pastris would have to be in some politician's office while he's kissing his assistant or anyone vaguely related to him
Oh yeah, I forgot about that little detail. Maybe if they caught a health minister eating those loud, little, greasy bastards?
LOL |
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Beatle Babe Posted Mon 09 Jul, 2007 9:32 PM |
Canadians are more Scottish than the Scots in many respects...
pissed my bf off so much! don't get him started on that one... |
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