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09-07-2007, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by CrazyFlamingos 
No. But you are the only Brit that I encounter regularly online who has ever lived outside of Britain.
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I don't doubt that as you obviously live a sheltered life in Allybama!
And I know plenty of Americans who have lived outside of America.
Would you like to present some statistics that prove that a higher number of British than Americans have ever lived abroad? Or would you like to admit that you just spouting ethnocentric BS?
| Brits travel abroad far more than Americans. Partly because we don't have far to go to get to another country, and partly because we have far more holiday time
But my initial point was about recognising different accents, rather than familiarity with regional variations in vocabulary. My experience has been that Americans aren't nearly as good as Brits when it comes to recognising accents, even in a cosmopolitan place like Los Angeles.
You were a bit too quick off the mark to try and create a confrontation. But it's ok I forgive you for that.
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09-07-2007, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by garysher Brits travel abroad far more than Americans. Partly because we don't have far to go to get to another country, and partly because we have far more holiday time
But my initial point was about recognising different accents, rather than familiarity with regional variations in vocabulary. My experience has been that Americans aren't nearly as good as Brits when it comes to recognising accents, even in a cosmopolitan place like Los Angeles.
You were a bit too quick off the mark to try and create a confrontation. But it's ok I forgive you for that.
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Originally Posted by garysher I find most Americans don't have much knowledge of what happens outside their country. |
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09-07-2007, 05:02 PM
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Right. Remarks like this could never be intended to be confrontational.
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It wasn't meant to be confrontational, merely an observation which I and many other Brits have made.
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09-07-2007, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by CrazyFlamingos Right. Remarks like this could never be intended to be confrontational.
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Just patronizing. | 
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09-07-2007, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by knot_e_lady Not confrontational.
Just patronizing. |
We know you have a compulsion for taking everything the wrong way. I think it's called paranoia!
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That's my two cents on Anglo-American relations.
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09-07-2007, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by mytmouse57 Chicks with a British accent sound freakin' hot.
That's my two cents on Anglo-American relations. | Ever thought of applying for Secretary of State??
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Originally Posted by garysher Ever thought of applying for Secretary of State?? | Maybe I should. Chicks did men in positions of power.
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