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Too funny!
This video should not be played around kids due to language, but it's pretty
funny (at least to me). http://foamy.libertech.net/xmess.swf Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... This video should not be played around kids due to language, but it's pretty funny (at least to me). http://foamy.libertech.net/xmess.swf Jill Wow. I watched the video and afterwards I realised I can't understand American! It sounds strange to my English ears and the speech was too fast for me to understand at least 50 per cent of it! Which leads me to wonder whether you USA folks always understand the British accent? LOL! You would have no chance at all with my neighbour's wife. She has a very strong local accent, so extreme that I can hardly understand her myself some of the time ;-) It makes it worse when she can't think of a word and substitutes "wotsit" or "thingie" and carries on regardless. These neighbours are both very kind, and invite me to dinner every Monday evening, and all I have to do is take some wine. Sometimes all I can do is nod and smile for some of the time. They are a very close couple and have almost developed another language between them. Which I can't understand. They are so nice that when my German friend was here, they invited her too, every Monday she was here. It was a turn-up for the books really, as they were able to understand her, but she had great difficulty herself. Once or twice she went home earlier than I did, claiming extreme tiredness. Okay, the first time, yes, she had only just got here after coming over on the coach, but after the second time I asked her why. "I started to not understand what they said, so I thought I must be drunk" !!! LOL. She hardly drinks at all, and one glass of wine is plenty! She wasn't drunk. A strong Leicestershire accent had beaten her, that was all. She was reassured when I said for these two people only, I had the same problem. She has never heard the Queen speak, so today I videoed her speech and will sent the tape to Germany. We spoke on the phone this morning and I felt I had to say that after she hears the Queen, she'll think *my* English is rubbish ;-) Tweed |
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jmcquown wrote:
This video should not be played around kids due to language, but it's pretty funny (at least to me). http://foamy.libertech.net/xmess.swf I've seen and enjoyed other videos of the "cranky squirrel", but this one annoyed me. It's the usual spiel: sorry you're feeling marginalized at this time of year, but I suggest you just shut up and take it. Gee, that's an original message! Joyce |
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Christina Websell wrote:
Wow. I watched the video and afterwards I realised I can't understand American! It sounds strange to my English ears and the speech was too fast for me to understand at least 50 per cent of it! Which leads me to wonder whether you USA folks always understand the British accent? LOL! You would have no chance at all with my neighbour's wife. She has a very strong local accent, so extreme that I can hardly understand her myself some of the time ;-) It makes it worse when she can't think of a word and substitutes "wotsit" or "thingie" and carries on regardless. These neighbours are both very kind, and invite me to dinner every Monday evening, and all I have to do is take some wine. Sometimes all I can do is nod and smile for some of the time. They are a very close couple and have almost developed another language between them. Which I can't understand. They are so nice that when my German friend was here, they invited her too, every Monday she was here. It was a turn-up for the books really, as they were able to understand her, but she had great difficulty herself. Once or twice she went home earlier than I did, claiming extreme tiredness. Okay, the first time, yes, she had only just got here after coming over on the coach, but after the second time I asked her why. "I started to not understand what they said, so I thought I must be drunk" !!! LOL. She hardly drinks at all, and one glass of wine is plenty! She wasn't drunk. A strong Leicestershire accent had beaten her, that was all. She was reassured when I said for these two people only, I had the same problem. She has never heard the Queen speak, so today I videoed her speech and will sent the tape to Germany. We spoke on the phone this morning and I felt I had to say that after she hears the Queen, she'll think *my* English is rubbish ;-) Tweed I love to watch the British comedies on TV. But you're right, half of the time I can't understand what they are saying but they still are funny to me. Bob |
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jmcquown wrote:
This video should not be played around kids due to language, but it's pretty funny (at least to me). http://foamy.libertech.net/xmess.swf Jill I liked it Jill. Hilarious. Bob |
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