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Turning American
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When in Rome do as the Romans, they say.
When i move to the US, i have got to adapt somewhat. For starters they can/t understand my Brummie accent, they really can't if i talk fast.
Thing is, i just cannot say ter-may-doze, my grandad, black country man as he was, said tumartus. I am sticking with that, there are other such as zucchini for courgettes i am prepared to go with, even diapers at a push, but not straight alternative pronunciations, i will just feel like a berk. And they can stuff "Aloo minum" and Bayda (Beta) .
When i move to the US, i have got to adapt somewhat. For starters they can/t understand my Brummie accent, they really can't if i talk fast.
Thing is, i just cannot say ter-may-doze, my grandad, black country man as he was, said tumartus. I am sticking with that, there are other such as zucchini for courgettes i am prepared to go with, even diapers at a push, but not straight alternative pronunciations, i will just feel like a berk. And they can stuff "Aloo minum" and Bayda (Beta) .
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You are going to have trouble getting a proper cup of tea..... boiling water poured into a cup or mug, served up with a teabag on the side, ready to be dunked in, does not make *tea* by any stretch of the imagination....lol..
Getting a curry will be difficult too, unless you are in one of the really larger cities... and as for a full english.... well, just give up there !
However, on a positive note, you can now look forward to brilliant service, nothing is too much trouble, anything you want you can achieve...so long as you can pay for it !
Getting a curry will be difficult too, unless you are in one of the really larger cities... and as for a full english.... well, just give up there !
However, on a positive note, you can now look forward to brilliant service, nothing is too much trouble, anything you want you can achieve...so long as you can pay for it !
ChuckFickens, that's exactly what happened to my aunt. After fifty years of living there, she's still definably English to everyone in her town, but to us, she's an American, no argument (although technically, she's still British).
What is funny is listening to my cousins. They speak like any other American most of the time, but then will come out with some British swear word or expletive that they've picked up from 'Mom', all dropped 'h's and everything.
What is funny is listening to my cousins. They speak like any other American most of the time, but then will come out with some British swear word or expletive that they've picked up from 'Mom', all dropped 'h's and everything.
When my Brit ex was over there many years ago, he had to do undergraduate teaching. He referred to an erasure for the ba lckboard as a rubber(condom)...they fell about laughing,needless to say. When he went to his first Thanksgiving dinner, he was offered squash (the veg )...his response was "squashed what?? "..lol!
LOL @ fag funnygirl,
I got caught out by that one the first time I went to the states and asked somebody if they would like a fag :)
after explaining the error they were most amused when I then pointed out that in the UK (well some parts) if you wanted to get a ciggie from somebody else the phrase "can I bum a fag" could be used.
I got caught out by that one the first time I went to the states and asked somebody if they would like a fag :)
after explaining the error they were most amused when I then pointed out that in the UK (well some parts) if you wanted to get a ciggie from somebody else the phrase "can I bum a fag" could be used.