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Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by GoodForAnother, Jun 3, 2023.

  1. Taffy

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    Geordies are specifically Newcastle. Mackems are neighbouring Sunderland, and you should never confuse the two because they're quite sensitive about that.
    To @WhiskeyDeltas point above, it always makes me laugh to hear Americans talking about a 'British' accent.
     
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  2. WhiskeyDelta

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    When we say that we mean “Julie Andrew’s posh” or “Dick Van Dyke who sounds more Australian than Cockney”
     
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  3. Jimmy the Saint

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    I did an internship in London as part of my study abroad program. Two of my coworkers were a Russian (or other former Soviet bloc country, I don’t remember) and a Geordie. Her English was far easier to understand.
     
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  4. BayouMafia

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    My boss is from East End, London and I often have to translate what he says for other people, except I don’t always catch his rhyming cockney phrases.
     
  5. Phil Brickma

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    I didn't even know the Welsh had their own language, until I watched that Wrexham documentary.

    As to your British accent point, I guess it's like the UK calling us all "yanks", which I laugh at too.
     
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  6. JGator1

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    Sounds like you need to watch the most important show on English culture Geordie Shore.
     
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  7. Taffy

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    A fair point well made
     
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  8. Taffy

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    One of my early posts here was me speaking Welsh, with English subtitles, talking about my Harris Hawk which had its own thread here for a little while.
     
  9. IV

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    the only way is Essex


     
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  10. H/T

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    You'd know much more Welsh if you stopped following Liverpool and supported the largest club in Wales.

    Just saying.
     
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  11. Jimmy the Saint

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    Wrexham doesn’t need any more new fans.
     
  12. H/T

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    Twmffat pen pidyn
     
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  13. JGator1

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  14. Phil Brickma

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    I don't follow Cardiff, sorry.
     
  15. GoodForAnother

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    yeah it’s not like that here

    here it doesn’t matter which foot is checked on the form, you would just go straight to bankruptcy court
     
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  16. dump bueckers

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    I didnt know Wales was its own little country until watching The Crown when they had Charles first go there and then having Taffy post here
     
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  17. kezarmyaj

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  18. Constant

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    A good cabinet chat can make me a little fruity as well.
     
  19. MtOread

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  20. Taffy

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    Today was the day he became prime minister
     
  21. southlick

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  22. Shinzon

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  23. London Humphreys

    London Humphreys The next Julian Edelman, obviously.
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    Hawk that on yo bussy as it claps is going to be the dance hit of the summer.
     
  24. TC

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    Nineteen and ninety. Two different words that sound the same when pronounced by Brits.
     
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  25. WillySaliba

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    It's like their version of hawk.
     
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  26. London Humphreys

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    ...tua on that thing.

    I'll see myself out.
     
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    I follow several Brit YouTubers channels and have noticed over the years that none of them can say "sixth" correctly. It's wild how they say it differently every time and it's always an abomination of an attempt.
     
  28. EMAW FC

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  29. Dick Dollars

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  30. Shinzon

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  31. WhiskeyDelta

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    Mother in Law has been going on for 5 min about “the heat” which was “sweltering” today.

    It was 79 degrees F today.
     
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  32. Taffy

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    100% the inspiration for that one scene in Zoolander
     
  33. H/T

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    Taffy

    20 cars destroyed at Day's Motorpark in Gorseinon

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  34. Taffy

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    Yeah this is a couple of miles away from where I work and same industry, so its big news. Wasn't expecting to see it on here, mind you :laugh:

    P.s. long time no see, welcome back
     
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  35. DirtBall

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    Did the dinosaur do it?
     
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  36. football501

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  37. DirtBall

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  38. Jimmy the Saint

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    Same way Brits feel looking at a spice rack.
     
  39. IV

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    That round about was designed by Diana Mitford
     
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  40. WhiskeyDelta

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    This is actually not hard to navigate. If you can use a single roundabout you can do this.
     
  41. Gallant Knight

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    what a pull
     
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  42. JGator1

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    Few years old but fast forwarded to the Danny Dyer stuff absolutely perfect

     
  43. TheFreak55

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    It's not %100???

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  44. CaneKnight

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  45. DirtBall

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    The royal family accounts for 20% of all Brits?
     
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  46. WhiskeyDelta

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    Royals, Norfolk, the West Country, and a good portion of first generation immigrants.
     
  47. ~ taylor ~

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    I should have had hotter cousins