Americans and Brits: The Little Differences
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- paraselene0
they've told you wrong, engage.
douche bag is not offensive in the least. it's like a cartoony juvenile insult that people used in high school in the 80s.
think jeff spicoli.
- chossy0
talking about yourself again paraselene ;)
- GreedoLives0
i just found out recently that scumbag is actually a term for a used condom... O__o
- ********0
I went for Ribs in Tupelo and the waitress went nuts over my accent. Hers was pretty hot too. You dont come accross many Southerners in the UK - I get the impression they dont like leaving their own back yards so all the American accents we get to hear are the rubbish ones like those on Friends or ER etc...
The Southern accent is the business though. Me and that waitress couldn't get enough of one another.
- paraselene0
most everybody who has a southern accent and travels at all tends to get rid of it pretty quickly because people (especially here) are even more prejudiced and bigoted against americans from the deep south than americans in general.
- Jaline0
True, chossy. I'm not comfortable with saying cunt out loud and I know most of the people I know wouldn't be comfortable either. But we're fine with saying some other things.....HOSER.
- jevad0
with good reason para....
- vespa0
shut it para i love southern accents *swoon
- ********0
Do you say it in your head sometimes though Jaline? When you think no one is looking.
- thinman0
The Southern accent is the business though. Me and that waitress couldn't get enough of one another.
determinedmoth
(Mar 20 06, 06:42)I remember reading something about the Southern vernacular and its similarities to 'Victorian Day' English. I suppose you could say it came here and never left or evolved in the way that modern English is spoken in the UK? not so sure
- ********0
most everybody who has a southern accent and travels at all tends to get rid of it pretty quickly because people (especially here) are even more prejudiced and bigoted against americans from the deep south than americans in general.
paraselene
(Mar 20 06, 06:44)In the UK?
I dont think so. Unless you mean the prat that runs the show.
- paraselene0
shut it para i love southern accents *swoon
vespa
(Mar 20 06, 06:47)christ on a crutch, darlin, so do i. but the only time i dare use one is locked safely in my house with all of the lights off and the curtains drawn.
- thinman0
God Damn it. I am cancelling my trip to London town. My folks are originally from Biloxi, Mississippi. home of the best food on earth.
I'm a true Southerner
- ********0
But you're not Southern are ya?!
- paraselene0
In the UK?
I dont think so. Unless you mean the prat that runs the show.
determinedmoth
(Mar 20 06, 06:49)*chokes laughing
really, though, perhaps i should do an experiment. spend a week speaking with an east texan accent and a week speaking with a south carolinian accent and log how people react to me.
- thinman0
paraselene, you would have guys lusting after you.
are you a hottie?
- paraselene0
But you're not Southern are ya?!
determinedmoth
(Mar 20 06, 06:51)i guess that depends on how you determine southernness.
- ********0
I'm confused. What was the question?
- Jaline0
Do you say it in your head sometimes though Jaline? When you think no one is looking.
skt
(Mar 20 06, 06:48)of course. I'm sure it'll come out eventually.
Heights (http://imdb.com/title/tt0382073... is one of my favourite movies that I saw last year and the hottest character was, in my opinion, the guy from Wales (Andrew Howard). His accent was immensely attractive.
- mrdobolina0
The southern accent is all over the country. If you go just south of Chicago in the state of Illinois, you'd think you were in Alabama.