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I have Irish friends who accuse me of urine extraction. Michael Send a noteboard - 04/03/2010 09:59:39 PM
I am terrible for that, I've got a really nasty habit of picking up the accent of whomever I am speaking to. Often people think I am mocking...

Whether it's Dutch Dutch, Quebecois French, Andalusian Spanish or Scottish English. I don't speak any of those properly, but still I find myself unconsciously imitating aspects of it (okay, in the case of the French it's not unconscious, it just sounds nicer). I've never been accused of mocking, but I could see it happening. I have on occasion in the Netherlands avoided the problem by speaking English instead of Dutch, but that gets a bit ridiculous.


And I got some very funny looks when I was working in Indiana. But that might just be because I had the correct number of chromosomes.
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Rebekah, this is addressed to you (and anyone else with Scotland lore ) lyringlas - 04/03/2010 01:56:20 AM 338 Views
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And this has the added benefit of being close to both Ben and us. *NM* Rebekah - 04/03/2010 10:56:39 AM 62 Views
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Oooh, a message for me. Rebekah - 04/03/2010 10:57:50 AM 194 Views
Bekah, why is the sky blue...? Joel - 04/03/2010 06:11:11 PM 184 Views
We usually recommend Pillars House, and everybody seems to love it. *NM* Tim - 04/03/2010 12:15:44 PM 67 Views
It says everything you need to know about Edinburgh... Michael - 04/03/2010 09:27:00 PM 194 Views
Re: It says everything you need to know about Edinburgh... lyringlas - 04/03/2010 09:33:55 PM 172 Views
No, no I appreciate exactly why you asked her. Michael - 04/03/2010 09:37:28 PM 183 Views
repeat *NM* lyringlas - 04/03/2010 09:44:06 PM 71 Views
Re: No, no I appreciate exactly why you asked her. lyringlas - 04/03/2010 09:47:10 PM 187 Views
It all depends what you define as accent. Michael - 04/03/2010 09:51:11 PM 187 Views
Re: IT all depends what you define as accent. lyringlas - 04/03/2010 09:54:54 PM 180 Views
I'm not entirely sure if it helps, but I try to speak with a Scottish accent in Edinburgh. Legolas - 04/03/2010 09:45:37 PM 243 Views
Well, I applaud you for making an effort. Michael - 04/03/2010 09:48:07 PM 164 Views
Same here. Legolas - 04/03/2010 09:52:17 PM 184 Views
I have Irish friends who accuse me of urine extraction. Michael - 04/03/2010 09:59:39 PM 180 Views
Re: I have Irish friends who accuse me of urine extraction. lyringlas - 04/03/2010 10:08:19 PM 181 Views
Not quite making fun, but I got a few odd looks. Michael - 04/03/2010 10:13:47 PM 181 Views
Really? That's horrible ironclad - 05/03/2010 08:52:00 AM 169 Views
Wibble is! *NM* Legolas - 04/03/2010 09:35:22 PM 67 Views
Sheer tokenism. Positive discrimination in action. Michael - 04/03/2010 09:38:01 PM 171 Views
Shoosh weegieboy. *NM* Wibble - 04/03/2010 11:48:15 PM 74 Views
Wibble is Scottish. Rebekah - 05/03/2010 07:52:49 AM 182 Views
As above, Wibble is the token Scot. And the token Dunfermline supporter. Michael - 05/03/2010 08:20:33 AM 180 Views
Poor Tom. Rebekah - 05/03/2010 12:54:06 PM 175 Views
Can he catch a haggis with his bare hands? That's the test. Michael - 05/03/2010 01:03:14 PM 173 Views
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