tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post4499941181306676745..comments2024-03-14T04:13:52.274-04:00Comments on Lost in the Pond | British accent. American life.: 10 Reasons Why It's Great Being A British Expat in the USALaurence Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273049523024052213noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-43979476209101638142016-03-14T16:04:21.643-04:002016-03-14T16:04:21.643-04:00When I was a very young social worker, I had a Bri...When I was a very young social worker, I had a British client in his 80s. He was so charming (and I am such a sucker for a British accent), I would check on him on my way home from work each day. We remained friends until his death. I still have a long distance friendship with his daughter in the UK. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794646707303424801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-49063004777563927422016-03-14T14:49:58.568-04:002016-03-14T14:49:58.568-04:00I'm an American and our perception of your acc...I'm an American and our perception of your accent is completely true. I don't know what I would do if I was ever around more than one British person. The thought of being in London with ALL those British accents makes my head swirl. <br />Squidgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10499694044647479586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-20319132961440569832015-07-07T18:41:12.146-04:002015-07-07T18:41:12.146-04:00Sadly not true...when I order a burger I get a che...Sadly not true...when I order a burger I get a cheese sandwich. I have been married 10 years and my yankee wife says I have a "fake British accent". At the bowling alley, they say "I know you are speaking English but I cant understand you". I have a clear and distinct slightly Northern accent (Ilkley), and I have been here 8 years, but to no avail. The locals avoid me in case I am a socialist. French is the one to have - knocks em bandy !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-30707082093011986892014-12-04T11:34:41.239-05:002014-12-04T11:34:41.239-05:00The dark side of #2 is that naive Anglophiles (*co...The dark side of #2 is that naive Anglophiles (*cough cough*) automatically assume that anyone with a charming accent is also a good, moral, kind, truthful, trustworthy, upstanding person, and never a womanizing sociopath, cf., Russell Brand.Kimberly B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05091396228565545627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-59321498852581933992014-07-16T13:41:04.235-04:002014-07-16T13:41:04.235-04:00Because they don't usually use the term "...Because they don't usually use the term "wee'd" (as in urinated), but rather "pee'd."Laurence Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273049523024052213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-41821854977362633972014-07-16T13:33:40.281-04:002014-07-16T13:33:40.281-04:00Hello! I'm British and so I have to ask having...Hello! I'm British and so I have to ask having never tried the joke on an American: Why on earth would Americans not get the joke ''Why was the sand wet?'' (A- because the sea weed)?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-65380190258773605792014-04-17T22:33:47.864-04:002014-04-17T22:33:47.864-04:00I luv " Blackadder"! Where i live, is St...I luv " Blackadder"! Where i live, is St. louis Mo., our public television station use to show it. When they couldn't afford to buy any more episodes, they'd stopped airing it! Pissed me off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-29003339071483899722013-12-28T16:27:13.872-05:002013-12-28T16:27:13.872-05:00Anyone (American or otherwise) who claims to love ...Anyone (American or otherwise) who claims to love British comedy and has never seen Blackadder is a total fraud. They are Thick Jack Clot who Sits in the Stocks and Gets Pelted with Rancid Tomatoes. Avoid these people at all costs. The same goes for people who love Benny Hill.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512544170181864148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-7356129721584618482013-12-16T14:45:40.659-05:002013-12-16T14:45:40.659-05:00All true, especially #1. All true, especially #1. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-57889109565652574362013-11-12T19:09:49.677-05:002013-11-12T19:09:49.677-05:00I had a 73 year old British professor of anatomy a...I had a 73 year old British professor of anatomy and physiology when I was in nursing school. Whenever he spoke, the girls swooned. I used to meet him at his other job (Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC) for dinner sometimes. No matter what restaurant we were at, when John spoke, all the women turned to see who it was. He called it his "magic trick" and got endless amusement out of it. It also got him laid in spades when he was younger. Gotta love an Englishman in New York!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-19734746782811531252013-11-12T17:53:56.592-05:002013-11-12T17:53:56.592-05:00You're welcome.You're welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-40939542669407164432013-06-27T13:25:27.102-04:002013-06-27T13:25:27.102-04:00Driving through MacDonald's used to be so madd...Driving through MacDonald's used to be so maddening to me when I first arrived in the US, I would be asked to repeat my order several times while hearing quite whispers in the background. ie, listen to this etc.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06274462510001807734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-26620892584459586012013-05-14T11:55:49.206-04:002013-05-14T11:55:49.206-04:00What? I don't think I've ever got(ten) any...What? I don't think I've ever got(ten) anything free in the 23 years I've been here. Must try harder.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-46897119002314702272013-05-13T19:01:20.429-04:002013-05-13T19:01:20.429-04:00MommyHeadachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924035710478459520noreply@blogger.com