On 19/01/2022 12:47 pm, Clocky wrote:
> On 18/01/2022 4:53 am, alvey wrote:
>> On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:43:52 +1100, Noddy wrote:
>>
>>> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>> On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>>>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>>>>>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking English
>>>>>>> without an American accent....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem
>>>>>> talking to
>>>>>> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a
>>>>>> diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a
>>>>>> diet coke" weird.
>>>>>
>>>>> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find
>>>>> "New
>>>>> Yarkers" difficult at times.
>>>>>
>>>>> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
>>>>> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
>>>>> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
>>>>> York City.
>>>>>
>>>>> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks his
>>>>> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak
>>>>> too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his
>>>>> accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to
>>>>> get it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alcohol made it worse :)
>>>>>
>>>> Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)
>>>
>>> Usually :)
>>>
>>>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit
>>>> like New
>>>> York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them. I
>>>> worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
>>>> especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but spoke
>>>> very
>>>> softly too.
>>>
>>> You can get it anywhere.
>>
>> Oooh look!
>> Fraudster has a relevant anecdote! "What a surprise..."
>>>
>>> The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island of New
>>> Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export" Commodore,
>>> and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to stop at a KFC
>>> for
>>> a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but their chips are okay :)
>>>
>>> Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
>>> counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
>>> understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so she
>>> could order instead.
>>>
>>> She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)
>>
>> Zzzzzz
>>
>
> Since when do you walk into a KFC and have a conversation so heavy
> that you can't make it out. They are there to take *your* order and
> how hard is it to say "chups" FFS :-)
>
> We went to 12 different countries in Europe and never had any trouble
> ordering anything yet he goes to NZ and he has to get his Mrs. to
> speak English. What a load of fucking crap :-)

LOl, yeah..

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On 19/01/2022 1:43 pm, Xeno wrote:
> On 19/1/2022 12:47 pm, Clocky wrote:
>> On 18/01/2022 4:53 am, alvey wrote:
>>> On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:43:52 +1100, Noddy wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>>> On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>>> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>>>>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>>>>>>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking
>>>>>>>> English
>>>>>>>> without an American accent....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem
>>>>>>> talking to
>>>>>>> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a
>>>>>>> diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a
>>>>>>> diet coke" weird.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find
>>>>>> "New
>>>>>> Yarkers" difficult at times.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
>>>>>> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
>>>>>> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
>>>>>> York City.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks
>>>>>> his
>>>>>> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak
>>>>>> too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his
>>>>>> accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to
>>>>>> get it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alcohol made it worse :)
>>>>>>
>>>>> Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)
>>>>
>>>> Usually :)
>>>>
>>>>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit
>>>>> like New
>>>>> York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them. I
>>>>> worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
>>>>> especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but
>>>>> spoke very
>>>>> softly too.
>>>>
>>>> You can get it anywhere.
>>>
>>> Oooh look!
>>> Fraudster has a relevant anecdote! "What a surprise..."
>>>>
>>>> The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island of
>>>> New
>>>> Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export" Commodore,
>>>> and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to stop at a
>>>> KFC for
>>>> a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but their chips are
>>>> okay :)
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
>>>> counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
>>>> understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so she
>>>> could order instead.
>>>>
>>>> She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)
>>>
>>> Zzzzzz
>>>
>>
>> Since when do you walk into a KFC and have a conversation so heavy
>> that you can't make it out. They are there to take *your* order and
>> how hard is it to say "chups" FFS :-)
>>
>> We went to 12 different countries in Europe and never had any trouble
>> ordering anything yet he goes to NZ and he has to get his Mrs. to
>> speak English. What a load of fucking crap :-)
>
> Maybe the *real issue* is that they couldn't make head or tale of the
> *limited English* interspersed amongst all the swear words. Darren's
> command of the English language, as he has oft demonstrated, is
> severely limited.
>
>

Noddy orders KFC: "gimme some of them fucking wing things and chips you
fucking stupid bitch!" lol!  :)

--
"his opinions have been crushed into insignificant dust by
the enormous weight of his lies"- Alvey on the Fraudster

On 19/01/2022 2:49 pm, Yosemite Sam wrote:
> On 19/01/2022 1:43 pm, Xeno wrote:
>> On 19/1/2022 12:47 pm, Clocky wrote:
>>> On 18/01/2022 4:53 am, alvey wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:43:52 +1100, Noddy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit
>>>>>> like New
>>>>>> York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them. I
>>>>>> worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
>>>>>> especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but
>>>>>> spoke very
>>>>>> softly too.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can get it anywhere.
>>>>
>>>> Oooh look!
>>>> Fraudster has a relevant anecdote! "What a surprise..."
>>>>>
>>>>> The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island
>>>>> of New
>>>>> Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export" Commodore,
>>>>> and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to stop at a
>>>>> KFC for
>>>>> a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but their chips are
>>>>> okay :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
>>>>> counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
>>>>> understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so
>>>>> she
>>>>> could order instead.
>>>>>
>>>>> She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)
>>>>
>>>> Zzzzzz
>>>>
>>>
>>> Since when do you walk into a KFC and have a conversation so heavy
>>> that you can't make it out. They are there to take *your* order and
>>> how hard is it to say "chups" FFS :-)
>>>
>>> We went to 12 different countries in Europe and never had any
>>> trouble ordering anything yet he goes to NZ and he has to get his
>>> Mrs. to speak English. What a load of fucking crap :-)
>>
>> Maybe the *real issue* is that they couldn't make head or tale of the
>> *limited English* interspersed amongst all the swear words. Darren's
>> command of the English language, as he has oft demonstrated, is
>> severely limited.
>>
>>
>
> Noddy orders KFC: "gimme some of them fucking wing things and chips
> you fucking stupid bitch!" lol!  :)
>
>

"and hurry up with it you stupid cow!"   :)

--
"his opinions have been crushed into insignificant dust by
the enormous weight of his lies"- Alvey on the Fraudster

On 19/1/2022 2:49 pm, Yosemite Sam wrote:
> On 19/01/2022 1:43 pm, Xeno wrote:
>> On 19/1/2022 12:47 pm, Clocky wrote:
>>> On 18/01/2022 4:53 am, alvey wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:43:52 +1100, Noddy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 17/01/2022 5:25 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>>>> On 17/01/2022 11:42 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>>>> On 17/01/2022 12:13 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 17/01/2022 9:25 am, Noddy wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Wait until we reach the point where we start getting subtitles for
>>>>>>>>> English, like American news services do for anyone speaking
>>>>>>>>> English
>>>>>>>>> without an American accent....
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Been there done that, I generally didn't have much problem
>>>>>>>> talking to
>>>>>>>> yanks, but for some reason I always had difficulties asking for a
>>>>>>>> diet coke. I'd have to say "Diiiiet coooo-ek" then they'd say "Oh a
>>>>>>>> diet coke" weird.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Depends a lot on what part of the US they're from I think. I find
>>>>>>> "New
>>>>>>> Yarkers" difficult at times.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> One of the wife's long time Kiwi friends moved to the US to become a
>>>>>>> teacher in the New York school system, and she married a local. Nice
>>>>>>> guy. Puerto Rican family origins I think, but born and raised in New
>>>>>>> York City.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On the couple of occasions that we've got together and had drinks
>>>>>>> his
>>>>>>> wife had to act as the interpreter between us as he reckons I speak
>>>>>>> too fast with a "twang" that makes no sense to his ears, and his
>>>>>>> accent to me is quite harsh and I have to hear things a few times to
>>>>>>> get it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alcohol made it worse :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alcohol makes everything worse (or better) :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Usually :)
>>>>>
>>>>>> I spent most of my time around New England, the accent is a bit
>>>>>> like New
>>>>>> York, but not as harsh I didn't have a problem understanding them. I
>>>>>> worked with a lot of Israelis, some of them were more of a problem
>>>>>> especially my boss not only did she have a strong accent, but
>>>>>> spoke very
>>>>>> softly too.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can get it anywhere.
>>>>
>>>> Oooh look!
>>>> Fraudster has a relevant anecdote! "What a surprise..."
>>>>>
>>>>> The wife and I did a random driving tour around the South Island of
>>>>> New
>>>>> Zealand years ago in her oldie's borrowed 2 litre "export" Commodore,
>>>>> and we were driving through Dunedin when we decided to stop at a
>>>>> KFC for
>>>>> a bite to eat. I'm not much into fast food, but their chips are
>>>>> okay :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, I dived in to grab some stuff and the young chick behind the
>>>>> counter spoke with such a heavy Kiwi accent that I genuinely couldn't
>>>>> understand a a word she said and had to go out and get the wife so she
>>>>> could order instead.
>>>>>
>>>>> She was very apologetic, saying "I'm sorry, but he's Australian" :)
>>>>
>>>> Zzzzzz
>>>>
>>>
>>> Since when do you walk into a KFC and have a conversation so heavy
>>> that you can't make it out. They are there to take *your* order and
>>> how hard is it to say "chups" FFS :-)
>>>
>>> We went to 12 different countries in Europe and never had any trouble
>>> ordering anything yet he goes to NZ and he has to get his Mrs. to
>>> speak English. What a load of fucking crap :-)
>>
>> Maybe the *real issue* is that they couldn't make head or tale of the
>> *limited English* interspersed amongst all the swear words. Darren's
>> command of the English language, as he has oft demonstrated, is
>> severely limited.
>>
>>
>
> Noddy orders KFC: "gimme some of them fucking wing things and chips you
> fucking stupid bitch!" lol!  :)
>
>
No, you have too much English and way too few expletives in your
example. Try again.

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Xeno

Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)