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Now maybe you are not aware of this but it does not happen often. In my entire life I have personally met probably 5 people from the UK.

Anyway, the guy was a bartender at this restaurant here called Penny Lane Pub which has a very British theme.

So when he got me my drink, I said, "Are you from England? I noticed your accent earlier." Please keep in mind I was not hitting on him; the guy was like twice my age and thats creepy.

"Yes, I'm from England. I'm from London."

"I listen to Radio 1 a lot. all the time. I'm a huge fan."

He seemed really surprised. "Really? The BBC streaming through the internet?"

"Yeah."

"I mainly listen to Radio 5."

"I dont really listen to Radio 5. I dont think I have before." Well, I think I did like once and wasnt interested.

"Yeah, its sport."

"Well, I'm all about Radio 1. Scott Mills and Chris Moyles are my favorite."

He seemed stunned. "Really? Thats cool."

So yeah and then I went back to my friend and we sang cheesy songs for kareoke.

I thought that was kind of cool though :D

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Danishgirl

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for some strange reason the American's have a thing for the Scottish accents :|, to be fair though they do find Glaswegian rather difficult to understand though :D

I understand why they love Scottish accents, so do I. But actually, the Glaswegian one is my favourite.

Il n'y a qu'un devoir, c'est d'être heureux; il ny'a qu'une vertu, c'est la justice -Denis Diderot

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American impressions of english accents are usually rubbish. Something i hate is the misconception that we go around all day going "'Ello guvnor!". I've never said that and have never heard anybody say it.

lol! I have said it in a joking way, it is one of my vast array of strange greetings and salutations (if thats the correct word for goodbyes)

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lol! I have said it in a joking way, it is one of my vast array of strange greetings and salutations (if thats the correct word for goodbyes)

Nope sorry Chris. Salutation is the same as greeting, think you're looking for farewells perhaps?:)

'To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity'.

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Oi! That's not always the case and a bit of a generalisation to be fair. I go to the US quite a lot as I have family there and the Americans rarely have difficulty understanding me. In fact they love my accent...:P

No offence Neil, I don't know if you have a Glasgow accent or not and I hope this doesn't sound like a rant but Glasgow accents get bad press and it annoys me, we don't all speak like 'Pizza Ned'. As with most places there are people who speak clearly and those who don't.

No offence taken Kirsty, I dont have any problem with Glasgow accents as I am engaged to somebody from Renfrew :D. At the end of the day everybody has different accents wherever they may come from as I have to try and understand many foreign dialects with working in a college.

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Oi! That's not always the case and a bit of a generalisation to be fair. I go to the US quite a lot as I have family there and the Americans rarely have difficulty understanding me. In fact they love my accent...:P

No offence Neil, I don't know if you have a Glasgow accent or not and I hope this doesn't sound like a rant but Glasgow accents get bad press and it annoys me, we don't all speak like 'Pizza Ned'. As with most places there are people who speak clearly and those who don't.

Okay, I'm really new to this forum, but I gotta know. What the heck is a "Pizza Ned"? :confused:

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DelDalek

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Thanks, Popb and Geezer. Who woulda known? I'm getting better with euphemisms and slang, but that one passed me by. I will have to check out the youtube bit when I get home, as my work computer won't allow me to view it here. Cheers!

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